Infrastructure Project Manager - Sites & Utilities

AWE; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure project firm located in Aldermaston is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to oversee site utility upgrades in water, gas, electricity, and steam. This role focuses on delivering projects efficiently while maintaining high standards of health, safety, and quality. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership skills, the ability to manage complex projects, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Competitive salary starting from £48,030, along with extensive benefits including generous leave and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

270 hours of annual leave

Professional Career Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Market leading pension scheme

Life Assurance policy

Discounts and salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to create and update project documentation.
• Experience in budgeting, change management and goal setting.
• Capacity to prioritize workload in high pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned projects ensuring compliance with time, cost, and quality.
• Lead and develop a local team to meet operational plans.
• Promote high standards in safety and quality.

Skills

Demonstrable leadership

High energy levels

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent customer relationship skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic and adaptable Project Manager to work in a delivery focused role within the Infrastructure Projects team. Your focus will be on managing the site upgrades of our sites utilities including water, gas, electricity, and steam. These ongoing upgrades underpin the future resilience of our major new build portfolio delivery. This role will offers the opportunity to play a key part in the future success of AWE.

As a Project Manager your role will entail:

• Delivering assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost, and quality.
• Leading, coaching and developing a team at a local level to deliver team and personal objectives safely and securely to meet our operational plans.
• Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality, and being a great team player within a diverse and exciting workforce.

Location: This role is based at Aldermaston, RG7 4PR. We are located in the Berkshire countryside between Reading and Basingstoke.

Salary: From £48,030 depending on experience and suitability.

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off).
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, and access to mentors & training.
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health services.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme.
• AWE Life Assurance policy.
• Discounts & salary sacrifice scheme - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

• Demonstrable leadership and the ability to build strong focused teams.
• High energy levels to ensure successful project delivery.
• Skills to create and update all project documentation, including project management plans and supporting risks, assumptions, actions, issues & dependencies.
• Experience of project management tools and techniques for budgeting, change management and project goal setting.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload, resources, and deadlines within high pressure complex environments.
• A proven record to drive project deliverables forward, working cooperatively with teams who have a broad range of skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with staff at all levels.
• Excellent customer and key stakeholder relationship skills.
• Knowledge of methods to track project deliverables including implementing key performance indicators and producing project progress reports.
• Risk techniques to manage project risks and interdependencies with efficient mitigation and contingency plans.
• Experience to manage projects through a lifecycle and the associated governance, including stage gate approvals.
• Ability to solve problems and deliver results through creative solutions and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Desire for continuous improvement through evaluation of both successes and failures.
• Positive attitude and willingness to be hands-on in a fast-paced, growing company.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. It can take several months for clearance to come through.

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