TITLE: Project Manager
FUNCTION:
To establish, manage and maintain the operations and production processes, systems, and resources at a facility in the Teesside area. To ensure that all safety, environmental, quality, commercial performance, specifications and delivery requirements for each project is secured on behalf of the company.
To focus clearly on operational improvements, cost reduction and safety initiatives and to partake in the preparation of risk reviews and projects specific client requirements as specified under the contract. To report on all safety, operational and quality matters at the regular Business Units and Board meetings to the Managing Director and Denholm Universal Board.
This contract is a collaboration between Denholm Universal and a local Teesside company; creating a partnering environment is critical to the success of the project. Denholm Universal are a ‘Trusted Partner’ it is paramount this is maintained.
REPORTS TO: Director
INTERFACES WITH:
Contracts Manager
Site Commercial Manager
Site Planner
Site HSEQ Manager
Group HSEQ Director
Group Quality Manager
Client Representatives
Supervisors
SUPERVISES:
Contracts Managers
Site Commercial Manager Site HSEQ Manager
Quality Control Inspectors (As necessary)
Administrators
Supervisors
Trade Resources
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for establishing all systems, utilising the Company’s integrated Management System, monitoring compliance through regular meetings and interfaces with Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager and Supervision to ensure established processes and procedures are effective throughout the project lifecycle. Ultimate site responsibility for safety; ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the daily workings of the teams and that the highest visibility is given to the achievement of project milestones and objectives.
· To ensure that safety, environmental and quality matters are dealt with in a professional manner and are afforded the highest priority.
· Ensuring that all projects and facilities are well established with site organisation, plant, equipment, materials, management and supervision and technical information to support effective operations.
· To promote the use of the management system to achieve a standardised approach in managing the project.
· Ensure suitable procedures are established to measure acceptable progress to client programme requirements and for reporting to client meetings, DU BU reviews and Board meeting schedules.
· Ensure that the Project Management team establish good reporting techniques in line with the company control procedures through regular review with the site Project Manager.
· Ensure that adequately trained, skilled and experienced resources are available to undertake the project work through regular communication with site management team.
· Ensure that all plant and equipment procured meets regulatory requirements and is of the correct capacity and robustness to support effective and efficient operations in the field.
· Ensure that all technical queries are raised in accordance with the company control procedures for Client resolution.
· Chair and record regular project review meetings to evaluate safety and quality performance, commercial issues, planning and progress status, improvement initiatives, commercial claims and client relations for reporting up to DU Board.
· To actively partake in the review of detailed cost estimates prepared by the Commercial Manager for future works and where necessary to carry out Client negotiations for any potential contract changes.
· To ensure the welfare of the management, supervision, and tradesmen in addition to undertaking team building activities to establish a collaborative working environment for all DU site personnel.
· To hold regular operational team briefings to ensure that communications channels are kept alive and that discussions are a two-way process between all site management personnel.
· To attend the regular Board meetings and to report on all operations activities, successes, and areas for improvement.
· To maintain regular communications with the Contract Manager and to actively support their development and operational needs and requirements.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
The Project Manager reports directly to the Director and works closely with all Company Directors in support of each of the businesses.
PROFILE:
* The Project Manager shall be conversant with all statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to the core skills and operations as they relate to the DU Contract.