Project Manager

Matchtech Group; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Car allowance

25 days + bank holidays (with extra 5)

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking an experienced Water sector Project Manager to lead on the Essex and Suffolk framework from Chelmsford with hybrid working options. You will oversee design, construction, commissioning and handover to ensure the project meets the specification, schedule and tender estimates while maintaining health and safety standards and high customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, excellent communication with clients and stakeholders,

Qualifications

• PM experience on multi-disciplinary water design and build projects.
• Degree in construction, commercial, or engineering discipline.
• PMQ or equivalent qualification.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Delivery-driven with ability to motivate multi-disciplinary teams to meet time, cost and quality objectives.
• Experience in project delivery and governance reviews.
• Knowledge of NEC/IChemE contracts, capable of negotiation.
• CDM and Health & Safety knowledge.
• Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Chartered with engineering/commercial/construction body.
• NEC PM Accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Essex and Suffolk framework delivering on design, construction, commissioning to meet spec, time and budget.
• Promote safety and quality standards across direct and subcontracted workforce.
• Maintain client relationships and company reputation with JV partners and suppliers.
• Ensure adequate trained personnel and clear roles.
• Plan projects, approve PEP, monitor delivery and control execution.
• Prepare and approve detailed construction plans and method statements.
• Ensure records per PEP are complete at completion.
• Manage commercial aspects with forecasts and estimates.
• Engage in CPD and external networking to stay updated.
• Represent department professionally in internal/external contacts.

Skills

Project Management

Water Industry

PMQ

Communication

Delivery Driven

Governance Reviews

Risk Mgmt

CDM/H&S

Water/Wastewater

Chartered Eng

NEC PM Accreditation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Our tier 1 contractor client are seeking an experienced Water sector Project Manager to lead on their Essex and Suffolk framework out of Chelmsford/London on a permanent basis with hybrid working considered.

You will report directly to the Senior Project Manager or Operations Manager and your role will be to manage the design, construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force.
• Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion.
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
• Maintain the company's reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers.
• Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
• Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects
• Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
• Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
• 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.
  
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance.
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/ associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations.
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and 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 the department and MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.
• Understanding and implementing the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets
• 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.

Skills/experience/qualifications

• Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.
• Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent
• Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, 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.
• Experience in project delivery
• Strategic, operational, technical and management skills
• Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer
• Ability to present at Governance Reviews in a leading capacity
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety
• Experience in water and waste water treatment plants
• Chartered with and engineering, commercial, or construction institution
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation

Benefits

• Salary up to 83k depending on experience
• Car allowance
• Hybrid Working
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance