Project Manager

Galliford Try; Perth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Manager in Glenfarg, focusing on high-value Scottish Water projects. This hands-on role requires a strong background in water or infrastructure projects and offers the chance to work on exciting initiatives. With an impressive order book, the company is poised for growth, providing a supportive environment for professional development. Embrace the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams and contribute to innovative solutions in a dynamic industry. If you're committed and enthusiastic, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Project Management experience required.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering environment in the water industry.
• Must be delivery driven with strong management skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and quality standards on site.
• Maintain client relationships and manage project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

Project Management

CDM and construction Health & Safety

Communication Skills

Delivery Driven

Team Management

Education

HNC/HND in construction or engineering

Tools

Primavera

Job description

Job Description

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies, if speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Project Manager - ESD

Glenfarg

An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join the team at Galliford Try as part of our ESD Joint Venture in Glenfarg. Working on high value Scottish Water projects, this role will be site based and requires a hands on Project Manager with a strong background in Water or Infrastructure projects.

What you will be doing:

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels;
• Maintain the Parent Company’s and ESDs reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers.
• Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion
• Reviewing at the project level, the effectiveness of the BMS as a means of achieving quality, safety and environmental objectives
• Ensuring, in conjunction with the Design Manager, that an adequate Technical, Safety and Environmental review is carried out for each project to ensure successful delivery
• Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities
• Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities
• Ensuring works procedures are produced to assist with control quality where applicable
• Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified
• Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates
• Understanding and implementing the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality. Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers’ perception and satisfaction
• Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and waste water design and build projects.
• Have a working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance
• Maintain a positive and solution oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.
• Undertake such other duties, training which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of ESD as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.
• Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.
  
  

About You:

Essential

• Minimum 2 years Project Management experience
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety
• Min HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a construction or engineering related discipline.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering environment in the water industry
• Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users.
• Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
• Extensive experience in medium to large scale project delivery
• Tactical, operational, technical and management skills
  
  

Desirable

• Workload will tend to be on WTWs & STWs
• Experience in using Primavera or planning software.
• Chartered or near chartered in a construction discipline
• Knowledge and experience of Off-Site construction techniques
• Interest & desire to be innovative
  
  

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays

A wide range of corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contactRyan De Stadler on [e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview

Galliford Try is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

About The Team

Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.