- Identify and develop new opportunities for projects through business relationships.
- Be responsible for drafting the customer offer based on the best solution for the customer and known limitations and requirements. Manage project end to end activity with full responsibility for P&L results.
- Have ownership of multiple projects and report variance of budgeted vs actual schedule and financials.
- Clearly define the project scope and always maintain control using company project processes and procedures.
- Ensure acceptance criteria is directly linked to the requirements scope, is documented, and used to achieve sign off by the customer.
- Provide the highest standard of Health and Safety by supervision, good management practices, inspections, and monitoring.
- Ensure management and customers are kept fully informed on all project progress against plan Control scope through the use of the change management procedure.
- Ensure the business and clients’ interests are always a priority.
- Continually strive to improve Project Management throughout the business.
- Delegate tasks to and control resource from other business units or sub-contractors to deliver project objectives.
- Conduct site inspections and write risk assessments as required.
- Authorise and control planned spend and invoicing in line with agreed schedule.
- Operate project within allocated budget constraints and report unexpected variance at the earliest opportunity.
- Maintain accurate risk and issue register and develop mitigating actions to address both.
- Complete a project handover and close down including lessons learnt, close down report and handover to BAU.
- Obtain the relevant TWOSA, TCOP and permits to work on behalf of the business, if needed.
- Point of contact for engineers and technicians on a daily basis both regarding the contract and technical queries.
- Use financial management tools appropriately to ensure commercial information is accurate and up to date.
- Prepare risk assessments and method statements as required.
- Prepare handover reports for customers, as necessary.
- Keep senior management up to date at all times when delivering multiple projects.
- Control invoicing values and timings to ensure financial benefits are realised swiftly.
- Complete all system processes in line with the management system.
- Management of supplier deliveries and ordering
- Monitor sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained.
- Be of a technical-based mindset.
- Broad utility industry and business knowledge with prior involvement in delivering major complex projects (up to £100m in value) within a regulated infrastructure environment.
- Demonstrate your capability with risk-based and analytical decision-making.
- Excellent management skills across multi-disciplined teams as well as excellent communication skills.
- Competitive salary.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Reward and recognition scheme.
- One charity day per year.
- Wellbeing support through Mindful Employer.
- Company health checks.
- Continuous learning and development, opportunity to progress.
- Life insurance.
- We offer comprehensive parental leave for all eligible employees. (3 weeks full paid paternity leave)
- Time and half for Saturday and Sunday work.
- Bank holiday – double time.
- Travel time exceeding one hour will be compensated at your standard hourly rate.