Senior Project Manager

Coffey; Chasetown; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead challenging projects in the water sector. This role involves overseeing contracts from inception to completion, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical and organizational skills, a proven track record in project management, and the ability to foster a collaborative team environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated professional looking to advance their career in a family-owned company known for its commitment to safety and quality in infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in water and wastewater industry contracting.
• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Strong track record in managing design and build contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of build and design contracts in water sector.
• Oversee project teams and ensure project objectives are met.
• Maintain healthy client and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Technical Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

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About The Role

We are currently wishing to employ an experienced Senior Project Manager to manage challenging Civils / MIECA projects in the water sector. The candidate will oversee contracts from pre-commencement through to operational handover, ensuring that work is completed to project requirements on time and within budget. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing contracts to a successful delivery.

High levels of motivation and resilience, together with strong technical and organisational skills are essential for this role. The candidate will have a proven track record as a project manager coupled with strong commercial acumen and design knowledge. They will demonstrate integrity, a hard-working ethic and be target focused, whilst embracing the challenges and changes within the Industry. The project manager will play a key role in supporting a team culture within their team and as part of the company.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee all aspects of build only or design and build contracts for public and private clients, including a wide range of works to develop and maintain company standing as a main contractor in the water and wastewater sector in the Midlands.
• Management of a project team including design staff, project staff, sub-contractors, and support staff.
• Support senior management in the delivery of contract objectives to Coffey's and client goals.
• Responsible for project management, project control, engineering management, and construction.
• Manage and liaise with internal and external design teams in a multi-disciplinary environment, providing commercial and technical guidance.
• Effectively maintain and develop healthy client and stakeholder relationships throughout the project.
• Support a team environment that aligns with Coffey's core values.
• Proactively resolve performance, scope, cost, and schedule issues.
• In-depth programme planning and scheduling of project deliverables.
• Drive and ensure consistent implementation of health, safety, quality, and environmental procedures.
• Prepare accurate and timely status reports to clients and Coffey's Management.
• Consistently deliver on each project to achieve Coffey's objectives for project financial performance and overall project delivery.

About You

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree in Civil, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years of water and wastewater industry contracting experience including site supervision and design.
• Comprehensive knowledge of water and wastewater design and operational processes.
• Good contract knowledge (NEC4).
• Successful track record in the delivery of multiple infrastructure contracts.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Ability to manage all aspects of design and build contracts.
• Ability to communicate well with clients, subcontractors, and in-house staff.
• Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office applications.
• Preferably a Chartered Engineer but not a necessity.
• Competent in using Microsoft Project programming software.
• Fluent Engineer with excellent written & spoken English.
• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Water and Wastewater Project Manager or highly experienced Project Engineer looking for the next step in their career.

About Us

Coffey is a family-owned water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist established in 1974. We are passionate about safety and have been delivering critical infrastructure projects on time and within budget for nearly 50 years.