Project Manager
Posted 2 hours ago by Millbank Holdings
Are you an experienced Project Manager who is looking for a new exciting opportunity for a well-respected engineering design consultancy, who have a wide range of projects all across the UK?
Do you have previous experience working on a range of major projects including NEC3 and NEC4 construction contracts?
If the answer is yes, please kindly read on and get in touch today to avoid missing out!
The opportunity
Due to increasing project expansion, our client is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their challenging and innovative multi-disciplinary team to help drive cutting-edge solutions to a wide range of projects.
Permanent
Salary- £50K - £60K
Your duties and responsibilities will be
If you're actively seeking a new challenge with a well-established engineering consultancy where you will be at the forefront of driving all major projects across a wide range of sectors and believe you have the expertise our client is seeking, then apply today to avoid missing out!
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
Do you have previous experience working on a range of major projects including NEC3 and NEC4 construction contracts?
If the answer is yes, please kindly read on and get in touch today to avoid missing out!
The opportunity
Due to increasing project expansion, our client is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their challenging and innovative multi-disciplinary team to help drive cutting-edge solutions to a wide range of projects.
Permanent
Salary- £50K - £60K
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- You will be expected to engage the support of other staff such as Project Coordinators, Engineers, Planners, Quantity Surveyors, Buyers, etc in addition to close liaison with other Project Managers, Key Account Managers and other internal staff and clients as necessary to effectively execute the function.
- As the Project Manager, you will work on MEICA contracts/projects, typically involving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems.
- You will be required to mentor junior/assistant staff, Project Coordinators or Administrators.
- You will complete typical project management tasks such as creating detailed programmes, issuing Early Warnings, costing and submitting Variations, forecasting, etc.
- Assume project management responsibility for all projects within portfolio, this will require the completion of the following:
- Monitor the overall commercial performance of the project, maintaining accurate cost-to-complete forecasts and raising awareness of threats in relation to excessive additional costs, delays or margin depletion.
- In relation to change, evaluate any project early warnings, compensation events and/or variations (or any similarly defined issues) and communicate them to the client and delivery teams.
- Highlight any project risks or delays and communicate these to all stakeholders.
- Communicate programme and progress both with internal stakeholders and the client, primarily by means of project programmes and/or other commercial and engineering updates, ensuring these are up-to-date and relevant.
- Communicate regularly with the engineering design and manufacturing teams to ensure projects are progressing as expected.
- Ensure the project is delivered while adhering to the client’s Technology quality procedures.
- Ensure that project design reviews are carried out.
- Ensure communication with site delivery teams remains high during the construction phase of projects, proactively attend site to ensure job progress is maintained, site briefings are carried out and a right first-time approach is taken with regards to quality.
- Work with the Project Coordinators or Administrators to support them in completing routine administrative tasks that have been assigned to them.
- Work with the respective engineering teams, designers and the client to ensure design proposals are suitably reviewed and managed through internal and external governance routes. Ensure that resource is suitably assigned for site investigation and scoping, as well as in house development tasks.
- For assigned projects, ensure all engineering design, manufacturing and installation teams are clear on the scope and programme of works and its technical content. Ensure they are made aware of any changes to these requirements in a timely manner and address and consequential impacts to the client in terms of costs or programme.
- Be the main point of client contact for assigned projects and ensure any significant issues (e.g. delays or cost impacts) are escalated to the Key Account Managers or Operations Manager.
- Support the Key Account Manager on new project bids and quotes, such as through identifying the requirements for project management or administration resources and costs and assisting to define programmes required to complete works in accordance with the client’s expected timescales.
- Working with support of the Quantity Surveyor, ensure all contractual obligations are met across all assigned projects. This will involve ensuring formal communications both to and from the client are dealt with in accordance with the contract terms and timescales, invoicing is timely, and that change is managed correctly.
- Support the wider commercial and technical management needs of the business through:
- Providing regular monthly summary progress reports across all projects, highlighting technical progress and commercial performance and detailing any changes.
- Ensuring all project commercial data is up-to-date as required, at least monthly;
- Escalate significant commercial issues or risks to the Project Managers or KAM in a timely manner.
- Assume full responsibility for the fulfilment of the requirements of CDM Principal Contractor and Designer. This will include the need to obtain a Site Managers (SMSTS) qualification and support site-based activities as required.
- Work with the EICA Construction Manager and Regional Health & Safety Advisor to ensure that all construction sites and site establishments are correctly set up and routinely audited.
- Develop Health and Safety related documentation for site works associated with assigned projects, such as ensuring Risk Assessments and Method Statements are prepared, completed, checked, and issued.
- For allocated projects, ensure a suitable responsible person is assigned to oversee site activities and is fully aware of their site works scope and responsibilities.
- Escalate and Health and Safety related issues to the Operations Manager without delay.
- Attend client sites as necessary to review job progress and ensure packages of work are signed off by the client’s Project Managers.
- Complete periodic site safety inspections (typically once per month).
- Good planning, organisational and time management skills.
- Must be positive, approachable, willing and helpful.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project.
- Ability to act on own initiative.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within and outside the organisation.
- Must be commercially aware.
- Must be a good team player.
- An appreciation of electrical installations and control systems including, but not limited to, control panels/MCCs, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation is preferred.
- Previous experience of working on electrical installation jobs within the Water Industry is preferred, in particular acting as the Principal Contractor.
- Previous experience working on NEC3 or NEC4 construction contracts.
- The job holder shall have a willingness to undertake an annual performance 1 to 1 review, to attend and have an active participation in all internal and external training courses.
- ONC/HNC/Degree in electrical, measurement or control engineering or related discipline.
- Good basic education particularly in English language and grammar.
- Project Management skills, APM or Prince 2 practitioner preferred.
- SSSTS/SMSTS and CDM principal contractor qualifications and/or experience preferred. The client will provide the training if not already obtained.
- DOMS/National Water Hygiene Card. The client will provide the training if not already obtained.
- Relevant CSCS/ECS card.
- Emergency First Aid at work certification. The client will provide the training if not already obtained.
If you're actively seeking a new challenge with a well-established engineering consultancy where you will be at the forefront of driving all major projects across a wide range of sectors and believe you have the expertise our client is seeking, then apply today to avoid missing out!
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- 24/09/2024
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- BH-11404
- Job ID:
- 222382405
- Applications:
- Less than 10
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