Water Senior Project Manager

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 Senior Project Manager :  

- 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 Senior Project Manager:

- 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