Engineering Project Manager

Pertemps; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in South Wales is seeking an experienced project manager to oversee significant renewable energy projects for public and private sector clients. The role involves procurement, cost management, and liaising with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a technical mindset, experience with complex procurements, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary of £55,000 - £70,000 and a comprehensive benefits package with a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Requires a technical or engineering mindset.
• Prior experience in complex procurement events is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Represent the business in the market, preparing tender and contract documentation.
• Manage tender events and queries, advising clients and managing project team resources.
• Ensure project delivery on time, quality, cost, and client satisfaction.

Skills

Technical or engineering mindset

Complex procurement experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Project management experience

Understanding of economic factors

Job description

We are delighted to be working with an independent, multidisciplinary consultancy based in South Wales. This award-winning business has decades of local presence, delivering innovative solutions to the market in South Wales and beyond.

As a result of the growth and development of the business, this business is now involved in major projects relating to renewable energy and require an experienced project manager to work on behalf of both public and private sector clients. These projects are some of the most progressive of their kind and significantly contribute to regional and national green energy policy initiatives.

Company involvement focusses around multiple workstreams, including: green energy storage, solar, grid reinforcement, power regulation, power to site, services and utility configuration.

This role will be a mix of procurement, interfacing with the market and specialist suppliers, cost and project management, programme and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Representing the business and the client in the market: preparing tender and contract documentation, contract scope and specifications, tender schedules, running supplier events, managing tender queries including interviewing suppliers, reviewing tender documentation, advising the client, managing internal job costings, cost planning and reporting, viability analysis, contract administration, assessing project team resources, project reporting, advising client decisions, managing key aspects of the project including cost, quality, value, risk, logistics, design and environment.

This role requires someone to manage the project to safely deliver on time, to stated quality, at optimum cost and to client satisfaction. Acting as the link between the client and other key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A technical or engineering mindset
• Prior experience of complex procurement events
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Project, programme and cost management experience, within the energy sector
• An understanding of macro and micro economic factors

Benefits

This role offers a salary of £55,000 - £70,000 in addition to a comprehensive benefit package and hybrid, flexible working.

Work-Life Balance

This role would suit someone who is looking for a healthy work-life balance, an employer with a contemporary approach and an interesting workload.