Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A water sector design and build provider in Christchurch is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project delivery, ensuring standards of safety and quality. The ideal candidate will have experience managing multi-disciplinary projects and hold a relevant degree. This role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects.
• Ability to work with clients and stakeholders effectively.
• Strong strategic and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage design, construction, and commissioning of contracts.
• Promote safety and quality standards to teams.
• Ensure client relationships are maintained.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Team Management

Client Relationship Management

Negotiation

Education

Degree in construction or engineering

Project Management Qualification

Tools

BMS Implementation

Construction Contracts knowledge

Job description

Overview

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Project Manager based at Knapp Mill - Bournemouth. You will report directly to the Senior Project 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.
• Ensure 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.
• Ensure sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
• Plan projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and monitor and control the delivery of projects.
• Ensure that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
• Ensure at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
• Ensure 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, with accurate forecasts 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, maintaining mutually constructive relationships.
• Understand and implement the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets.
• Aim 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.

Essential

About You

• 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 MWHT Governance Reviews in a leading capacity.
• Risk & Opportunity Management experience.
• Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Desirable

• Experience in water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Chartered with an engineering, commercial, or construction institution.
• NEC Project Manager Accreditation.

Technical Competencies: Advanced

• Contract Management
• Governance
• Budgeting and cost control
• Risk, Opportunities and issue management
• Project Planning (schedule)
• Digital Delivery
• Procurement (negotiations and management)
• Solutions development (pre-construction / design development)
• Client, stakeholder and conflict management
• Resource management
• Change management
• Quality management

Behavioural competencies: Advanced

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Client Focus
• Striving for Results
• Integrity, Trust and Respect
• Coaching and Providing Feedback
• Leadership

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference. Our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don’t just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (Job needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (Job needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc