Deputy Project Manager

HPC Jobs Service; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Deputy Project Manager for a significant project in the nuclear sector. This role involves ensuring project delivery aligns with scope, schedule, and quality standards while maintaining effective communication with stakeholders. You'll manage resources, oversee supplier performance, and ensure compliance with safety and quality systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management principles, excellent interpersonal skills, and experience with NEC contracts. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to inclusivity and safety in the workplace, where your contributions will have a lasting impact on the project's success.

Qualifications

• Experience in M&E contracting and NEC3/4 contract management is essential.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for project delivery to scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Manage project controls for risk management and change control.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Pro-active Approach

Project Management Principles

Organizational Skills

Client Relationship Management

Education

HNC Building Services / Equivalent

SMSTS / Equivalent

Microsoft Project Fundamentals

CCNSG

Tools

Microsoft Project

Word

Excel

Job description

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Opportunity for a Deputy Project Manager working with Bilfinger on the Hinkley Point C Project.

Main Duties:

• Accountable for the delivery of the project to scope, schedule, cost and quality;
• Reporting against agreed KPIs;
• Delivering the project safely, ensuring that all EHS&Q (including CDM) requirements are met in all phases;
• Produce and implement the project execution plan concerning the distribution of work in line with Bilfinger strategy for HPC;
• Ensuring the project scope is accurately defined, estimated and changes to scope controlled throughout the project (NEC 3);
• Ensuring the project is properly commercially managed - profit margin, cash flow/invoicing, customer approvals;
• Managing the performance of key suppliers and subcontractors (internal and external) ensuring appropriate commercial arrangements are applied;
• Ownership of the baseline schedule and control estimate, ensuring the project integrity is maintained with any agreed changes;
• Ownership of project progress reporting including the % complete, reported actuals, forecast AFC, Earned Value and agreed changes;
• Build effective project teams and manage resources ensuring that adequate levels are maintained to ensure the schedule is met and high workforce productivity is maintained throughout;
• Ensuring adequate project controls are employed for risk management and change control;
• Ensuring company and project quality systems are effectively applied throughout the project, and raising concerns where omission or error is identified;
• Act as the main interface with all stakeholders and internal / external Customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction are maintained;
• Liaise with and maintain regular contact with MEH Alliance construction and Bilfinger project(s) leadership and represent Bilfinger in HPC meetings;
• Undertaking any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Project Manager;
• Undertake development required to complete and maintain SQEP;
• Be prepared to act in succession as directed;
• Must be fully committed to the nuclear safety culture and, by your actions, ensure that what you do today, doesn't cause harm in the future.

Qualifications/Experience:

• HNC Building Services / Equivalent;
• SMSTS / Equivalent;
• Microsoft Project Fundamentals;
• Mandatory;
• CCNSG;
• M&E Contractor experience;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Pro-active approach;
• Good understanding of the principles of project management for construction;
• Good organiser;
• Computer literate - Word, Excel and MS Project;
• Experience of dealing with clients and building client relationships;
• Experience of NEC3/4 Forms of contract management.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.