Our client is a water and civil engineering contractor with many years’ experience delivering world class projects across the UK and they are currently looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager/PM from the Water industry located in Midlands.
Main Responsibilities for a Senior Project Manager/Project Manager role include:
- Ensuring the highest standards of safety and environmental protection are consistently maintained, and strive to out-perform standard practice at every opportunity
- Ensuring that quality throughout project delivery is maintained and meets the business policy and exceeds client expectation
- Leadership of the assigned project delivery team including Site Management and Supervision staff, the Procurement team, the Commissioning team and the Design team
- Detailed understanding of the project scope and active management of change from this scope utilising the contractual mechanisms set out in their signed contracts.
- Coordination and managerial responsibility for the design, procurement, sub-contract packages of work, DfMA/OSB, commissioning and handover process;
- Maintain a presence on site during the construction phase, ensuring that day to day operations are proceeding in alignment with the programme and budget
- Ensuring that the programme and budget are central to decision-making during the coordination and management of project deliverables
- Active participation in Client meetings as the lead representative of the company
- Ensure procurement is progressed in line with the project programme/schedule;
- Ensure supply chain value is achieved through a competitive tendering process and continuous challenge
- Maintain an oversight on all technical aspects of the project, and ensure the project team have a clear and consistent understanding of the technical deliverables
- Continuous liaison with and coordination of project support staff including SHEQ, Planning, Commercial
- Report to the Contracts Manager both on an informal ad-hoc basis and on a formal basis focussing on agreed KPI’s and key deliverables
Experience required for a Senior Project Manager / Project Manager (Water):
- Minimum 5 years a Project Manager role in the UK Water Industry, preferably with a Tier 1 contractor OR Consultancy
- A mechanical or electrical based academic qualification, preferably degree level
- CSCS Card and EUSR Water Hygiene card
- Driven individual
- Proactive / can-do attitude
- An organizer who can coordinate on multiple fronts
- Structured thinker / Client-focused
- Facilitator of innovative thought and ideas