Brand new opportunity for a Project Manager working on a permanent basis!

Our Client has a requirement for a Project Manager, who will be required to work on a Staff basis in Grangemouth.

Role: Project Manager (construction)

Salary: Very competitive DOE with car allowance

Location: Grangemouth

Reporting to: Key Account Manager

Role Purpose:

This role will have a particular focus on jobs within Water Industry where the client are the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor.

Job Role Responsibilities:

Complete typical project management tasks such as creating detailed programmes, issuing Early Warnings, costing and submitting Variations, and forecasting
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 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.

Commercial

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.

Health and Safety

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 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).

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

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.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.

We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Project Manager looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.