Assistant Project Manager

Costain; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company is seeking a qualified Civil Engineer to oversee site operations for a major water and wastewater project. The role involves supervising teams, managing contracts, and ensuring safety compliance. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and extensive knowledge of construction techniques.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in a Civil Engineering allied subject.
• Extensive technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities are managed for safe operations.
• Supervise, train and mentor the site team.
• Prepare presentations for reporting to Client and Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Engineering Principles

Construction Techniques

Health & Safety

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

HND in Civil Engineering

Tools

CSCS Card

Job description

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Job Description

CMDP, a Joint Venture between Costain and MWHT, have been selected by Southern Water to deliver essential infrastructure solutions for its next AMP8 investment programme. The award is for an initial seven-year term worth at least £500m to Costain, with an option to extend by up to five years.

The strategic delivery partner framework will deliver upgrades to water and wastewater assets, including treatment sites, pumping stations and reservoirs, during Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) and beyond. Southern Water expects that its AMP8 programme, which runs from 2025 to 2030, will be the largest it has ever undertaken.

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Responsibilities

• Ensure all activities are appropriately and managed to ensure safe operations .
• Supervise, train and mentor the site team to enable them to optimise their work contribution.
• Prepare presentations to provide reporting and updates to the Client and the Senior Leadership Team
• Attend progress meetings with the Client and Contractors to manage the works and progress.
• Review contractual agreements and develop working methods, RAMS, and programme
• Develop programmes and forecast budgets, assess actual programme and productivity achieved and review weekly, taking action where appropriate, and reporting any changes to the Project Manager and Commercial department.
• Provide input to the programme to ensure the appropriate specialists provide the level of resources with the necessary skills so as not to impede the construction programme.
• Communicate with the site team and the commercial team's issues of non-conformances and contractual correspondence. Ensure that comprehensive records of resources employed on additional works are maintained.
• Ensure that inspection and test plans, risk assessments and method statements for the control of the works are reviewed, approved and adhered to.
• Supervising responsibility for site teams; liaison with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering and vocational training in Engineering
• Understanding of Engineering Principles
• Knowledge and Understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training.
• Extensive technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.
• Relevant CSCS Card
• Training in Health & Safety and Environmental management

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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