Project Manager

Our client is a leading provider of professional and technical support to the water industry. They design and deliver cost-effective sustainable solutions for the repair, refurbishment, installation and maintenance of clean water, wastewater, and drainage networks. Helping create smarter resilient networks, collaborating to develop new intelligent network solutions.

Location: Leeds
Sector: Power and Utilities
Job Type: Permanent
Remuneration: tbc
Published:
Expiry Date: 31/03/2024
Duration: N/A
Start Date: 01/04/2024
  • Permanent
  • Leeds

Person Specification

  • Collaborative team player
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Commercially aware
  • Analytical and problem solving
  • Innovative

Job Role & Responsibilities

  • The role is end to end project management, starting from inception stage and taking the project through various stages such as investigation, bid, outline design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
  • You will hold budgetary control, forecasting project expenditure and monitoring programme performance, whilst ensuring effective delivery. Responsible and accountable for the delivery of project on time and budget.
  • Managing and overseeing the production of outline and detailed designs, reports, drawings, tender documents, specifications etc.
  • Experience with programming (i.e. Primavera, MS project etc.) and program control systems.
  • Managing project budget and forecast accurately to client and company’s board of directors. Identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives.
  • Identifying and acquiring necessary project resources, managing staff forecast.
  • Ensure the project specific Project Management Plan is developed and regularly updated throughout the lifecycle of the project.
  • Ensuring works procedures are compliant with the design, project management and quality plans.
  • Ensure constructability and planning reviews are carried out in timely manner.
  • Encourage and integrate innovation and cost effective working methods.
  • Ensure change is managed effectively on the project and follow company quality management processes for the management of change on a project and follow TQ processes and Compensation Event processes under the contract.
  • Manage Subcontractors and Suppliers on the project where appropriate and ensure the relevant NEC form of subcontract is used and complied with.
  • Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams through the project life-cycle, and experience of managing large workloads of multiple projects concurrently.
  • You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills; including the ability to present and communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences.
  • Ability to build, maintain and manage strong client relationships.
  • Supporting and engaging in design reviews and HAZOP studies.
  • Drive excellence in Health & Safety in design, ensuring a culture of safety by design by eliminating hazards and risks wherever possible.
  • Monitoring and reporting against the project program
  • Monitoring and pro-actively managing the project programme. Working closely with the construction managers, chairing programme meetings to co-ordinate the construction activities
  • Manage risk and opportunities on all assigned projects

Qualifications

  • Civil Engineering qualification and relevant experience
  • Good working knowledge of different contract types including NEC
  • Experience of water and wastewater projects

Benefits

  • 25 days holidays
  • Company car/allowance
  • Pension + Death in Service
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