Project Manager

Able Consult; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Able Consult is seeking a project delivery professional to lead multiple capital equipment projects in the United Kingdom. You will report to the Head of Projects and drive handover through to installation, commissioning and completion while maintaining cost and schedule targets.

The role requires strong scheduling, budgeting and contract interpretation skills, with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing client and subcontractor interfaces.

Qualifications

• Delivering complex projects with schedules, budgets and outcomes.
• Strong planning and programme management expertise.
• Experience reading, analysing and interpreting contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules with key milestones.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and profitability.
• Act as a focal point for project communication with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across departments to meet schedule.
• Manage risks, issues, variations and change control.
• Review contracts, specifications and commercial documentation.
• Produce project reports and contract cost reviews.
• Monitor performance against cost, schedule and delivery targets.
• Support installation, construction and commissioning as required.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and safety standards.

Skills

Project scheduling

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Contract analysis

Communication skills

Risk & change control

Job description

Join a global engineering organisation delivering complex capital equipment projects across critical infrastructure sectors.

Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will be responsible for delivering multiple projects valued at £1m+, managing schedules, budgets, contractual requirements and project performance from handover through to installation, commissioning and completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules, ensuring key milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts and profitability.
• Act as a focal point for project communication between internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across departments to ensure projects are delivered to schedule.
• Manage project risks, issues, variations and change control.
• Review contracts, specifications and commercial documentation.
• Produce project reports and contract cost reviews.
• Monitor performance against agreed cost, schedule and delivery targets.
• Support installation, construction and commissioning activities as required.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements and company safety standards.

Experience Required

• Delivering complex projects with responsibility for schedules, budgets and project outcomes.
• Strong project scheduling, planning and programme management expertise.
• Managing costs, forecasts and commercial performance.
• Read, analyse and interpret contracts and specifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery challenges.
• Track record of delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality targets.

Desirable

• Experience working on projects involving large capital equipment.
• Experience within water, construction, process engineering or similar project-led environments.
• NEC contract experience.