Mechanical Delivery Manager

VVB ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in London is seeking a Delivery Manager to support their HS2 project, focusing on delivering mechanical, electrical, and technology projects. The successful candidate will manage project activities, lead site teams, and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards. Qualification in project management and relevant experience in similar roles are essential. This position offers competitive salaries and benefits including life assurance and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Travel expenses covered

Perkbox membership

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Previous working experience in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of key project processes.
• Ability to manage budgets and forecast expenditure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project to meet cost, time, and quality requirements.
• Ensure project works are staffed with competent personnel.
• Oversee project performance and activities in line with budget.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client management

Commercial management

Design management

Strong IT skills

Understanding of industry best practices

Job description

At VVB we are hiring a Delivery Manager to support our Old Oak Common (HS2) project. Working as a Delivery Manager, you'll be delivering Mechanical, Electrical and Technology Projects. Supporting the Project Manager and Head of Sector to develop working teams to safely deliver these projects on time and on budget to the standards of safety and quality expected.

Responsibilities

• Providing supporting leadership and project management in all facets of the project activities to deliver the project to meet cost, time and quality requirements
• Understand the commercials of the project and can apply them to ensure margins are achieved.
• Working with the Company Construction Leads to ensure that the site works team is correctly staffed with competent personnel to meet company and required safety standards, as well as technical capability to undertake the works.
• Responsible for the performance of the project from a delivery perspective, ensuring activities are undertaken inline with the programme and commercial budgets.
• Ensure that engineering activities associated with the delivery of the workstream are undertaken in a timely manner and inline with company process and relevant client or national standards.
• Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed and appropriately integrated into the project.
• Working with the client and reporting to the Project Manager, responsible for helping to establish the strategy and delivery for the project.
• Undertaking specific project management tasks at the discretion of the Project Manager as part of the successful delivery strategy for the project.
• Acting as the Project Manager (and de facto owner of the responsibilities) in their absence.
• Further supporting the Project Management team with the following –
• Driving the productivity and all works during the project life cycle.
• Working in a client facing role, responsible for leading other team members, developing the clients' strategy, through to assisting in the appointment of the extended professional team of local consultants and contractors.
• Developing the clients brief, delivering strategy and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme.
• Supervising and supporting Site Teams to develop a high performing team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables.
• Overseeing that the highest standards of health and safety are considered as a priority through all stages of the project.
• Coordinating, planning and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project.
• Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project.
• Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process.
• Significant experience in managing clients, contractors and coordinating stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Ability to carry a quality inspection and generate onsite solutions to site coordination issues as they arise.
• Managing budgets and forecasting expenditure.
• Strong knowledge of key project processes such as design principals and management, construction processes, procurement and tendering.
• Excellent IT skills in MS Office suite
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Understanding of the industry best practice

Qualifications

• Previous working experience in a similar role
• Commercial management
• Design Management
• Programme Management
• Project Controls

VVB values the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all prospective and current employees with dignity regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. All employees must demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm in promoting the principles of equality in employment and service delivery.

Are you ready to be part of a team that delivers mechanical, electrical, and telecommunication engineering solutions? Look no further than VVB, where expertise and experience converge to create sustainable solutions across Rail, Highways, Power, and Tunnels. At VVB, we're more than just engineers - we're collaborators, innovators, and stewards of our environment. Our projects are guided by our CORE values: C-Care & Collaboration O-Opportunity & Ownership R-Responsibility & Respect E-Excellence & End Result Focus Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure while upholding these values at every turn. Explore more about who we are at www.vvb-eng.com

Competitive salaries with yearly appraisals

• Travel expenses covered for assignments outside your base location
• Perkbox membership for 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, and wellbeing tools
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance schemes provided by leading providers
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (this includes a Christmas shutdown)

About the Anthro JV: The Anthro joint venture between Egis and VVB Engineering will provide comprehensive turn-key services for London's state-of-the-art HS2 gateway station at Old Oak Common. We have been awarded a multi-year contract to deliver MEPHFC (Mechanical, Electrical Public Health, Fire and Communications) systems works.