Project Manager

Title: Project Manager
Location: Somerset
Job type: Permanent


Project Manager
Our client are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager with a can-do attitude to support their project within the new turbine hall at Hinkley Point C Nuclear New Build site in Somerset. The project includes Electrical installations, cable pulling, prefabrication and installation of instrumentation.

The Project Manager reporting directly to the Project Director provides leadership to the site teams and is responsible for, scheduling, workface planning, coordinating, supervising, assisting in cost control and ensuring the safety, productivity of the teams at the workface including site installations and associated cabling installs. As a key participant in the relationships with other contractors, company and client.

The Project Manager has the following specific areas of responsibility:
SAFETY: Must champion and provide leadership that results in a safe work culture, is responsible and accountable for the safety of the teams under his direction and must understand and accept the importance and legal liability of the role. Providing direction, leadership, support and holds people responsible and accountable for meeting their responsibilities, goals, commitments and provides the necessary information and leadership in this regard.
This may include:
- Knowing and understanding the requirements of and liabilities under the Health and Safety Act
- Knowing, understanding, communicating and ensuring compliance with the safety regulations (Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and Code) and safety policies and procedures
- Identifying needs for team safety training and facilitates delivery of training
- Participates in and monitors "safety toolbox meetings"
- Ensures completion of initial safety and hazard assessments
- Expedites answers to any technical safety questions
- Participating in safety/incident investigations and reviews
- Ensures timely responses, actions and corrections to any safety issues

LEADERSHIP and SUPERVISION: Coordinates teams, is accountable for the efficient organisation of teams and must understand and consistently apply the employer's and owners' policies and procedures. Required to be involved and supportive of any day-to-day disciplinary decisions and those additional discipline actions deemed appropriate by Project Director.

This may include:
- Organising manpower as required
- Assessing competency and capability of Construction teams evaluating crew capability, training, coaching to ensure that the crew meets required levels of quality
- Communicating the job to and with the Construction Team
- Assigning tasks
- Supporting job training for apprentices and facilitating mentoring of apprentices
- Recognising, addressing and resolving issues/problems among/between crew(s)
- Setting and maintaining work standards and outlining behavioural expectations to ensure crew morale and productivity
- Applying the company's corrective action policy where applicable
- Applying the principles of workplace respect on site
- Ensuring compliance with project policies and procedures
- Mentoring

PLANNING and SCHEDULING: Accountable for following project plans and schedules and ensuring that teams under his direction perform daily and weekly activities to meet production goals.

This may include:
- Identifying and/or verifying that the field installation work package (FIWP), which includes all tools and materials required by the team are available and complete
- Identifying needs and deficiencies in the look ahead plan/schedule and communicating these to the appropriate persons
- Translating general work requirements into a prioritised work plan for each crew
- Reviewing and adjusting specific workface activities and task schedules to meet established production schedules
- Working with the teams to overcome challenges
- Identifying, verifying and reporting any scheduling conflicts with other crews and contractors to the appropriate persons
- Communicates and coordinates with other trades to avoid and resolve conflicts

QUALITY CONTROL: Accountable for ensuring the work done meets standards and for implementing work processes to improve productivity and product quality.

This includes:
- Overseeing the execution of the work, including quality and production, by ensuring that the crews work to job specifications and follow drawings
- Reviewing inspection reports and coordinating resolutions to deficiencies

ADMINISTRATION: Accountable for the preparation of reports and review of Construction team reports as required by the employer.

This may include:

- Ensuring Supervisors logs or diaries are maintained
- Reporting on team production, work progress and change
- Approving material requisitions
- Completing quality control reports when required
- Completing required information or data
- Recommending personnel actions such as hiring, promotions and corrective action

Knowledge, Skills and Attitude

Knowledge: Knows and understands:
- Project construction scope and objectives
- Company and project safety programs and objectives
- Company and project, procedures and programs
- Occupational health and safety and environmental policies and procedures
- Possess a good working knowledge of Collective agreement(s) and company policies
- How to read drawings and interpret specifications
- Scope of both one's own and other construction trades
- Strong knowledge of scheduling and planning
- Knowledge of administrative tools and systems

Skills: Has the ability to:

- Lead teams in a productive manner
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing, with good comprehension
- Team Building skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Assess crew skills
- Coach and teach supervisors and team members
- Apply good problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Encourage, foster and manage differences and diversity at the work site
- See how the work and tasks fits into the project
- Form and implement workface crew plans and schedules
- Organise and delegate work
- Effectively run a meeting
- Handle the administrative duties of position, including completion of required documents
- Effectively use computers and other technology applicable to the job
- Effectively use time management and goal setting

Attitude: Shows that s/he:

- Can take on new challenges and is willing to learn
- Has good work ethics
- Can adjust to change
- Is a role model who leads by example
- Can motivate and mentor team members
- Takes responsibility
- Is honest and acts with integrity
- Sets the tone for the workgroup
- Accepts that a diverse workplace is the workplace of the future

Requirements

- Mechanical / Electrical Degree / HND / HNC or relevant experience
- Professional Registration desirable (Chartered or Member)
- Has completed CILM Training
- CSCS Managers & Professionals or CCNSG
- Has 5 or more years' experience in a similar field, and who is familiar with all construction trades
- BPSS Security Vetting desirable
- IOSH / NEBOSH Desirable