Project Manager

Bridges Electrical Engineers; Haywards Heath; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK engineering firm is seeking a Project Manager to oversee projects on their Southern Water Framework. The role involves management of projects and teams, ensuring health and safety compliance, client liaison, and documentation control. Ideal candidates will have HNC/HND qualifications and significant site experience. This position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a hybrid working model, combining office work with site visits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Company car/car allowance

Health cash plan

Standard Life Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Bike 2 Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Employee referral scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Qualifications

• Site experience is essential, in a supervisory or project engineer role.
• Southern Water experience is desirable but not essential.
• Driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage staff and subcontractors on assigned projects.
• Ensure health & safety compliance and complete RAMS.
• Create and manage project documentation and control expenditure.
• Liaise with the client and manage project stakeholders.
• Proactively manage environmental impacts.

Skills

Project management

Health & safety compliance

Client liaison

Team management

Environmental impact management

Education

HNC / HND level qualifications

Tools

CDM regulations

Project documentation tools

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to work on our Southern Water Framework, from enquiry through to asset integration sign off. With a hybrid working model, from the Hampshire region with a mixture of office working, along with travel for project reviews and visit client sites regularly. At Bridges we are more than Engineers. We are listed on the Sunday Times Top 100 Places to Work 2024. As a team we shape and support engineering and construction for our clients who in turn touch the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. We have a large diverse team of talented Safe & Happy People, combining their strengths and ambition to bring innovation and evolution which ensures Sustainability for all stakeholders. Across our key sectors - Water, Power, Energy and Aggregates, and supported through our regional office network supported by our manufacturing hub located in the heart of Somerset which forms part of our 60,000ft head office complex - we deliver diverse and interesting projects and programmes throughout UK infrastructure. Our projects range in value from £5k to £15m, taking the role of Principal Contractor and Principal Designer on various schemes, and supporting our valued Tier 1 contractor clients in a subcontractor and off-site manufacturing capacity.

Responsibilities

• Contracted to 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday.
• Management of staff and subcontractors working on assigned projects
• Taking responsibility for the health & safety of self and all under your control, completion of RAMS.
• Creation and management of the appropriate Project Documentation and control of project expenditure within a monthly project reporting structure
• Close liaison and management of the Client and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Proactively manage the impact on and protection of the environment.
• CDM Awareness (ideally SSSTS or SMSTS)
• CSCS card
• Industry Based qualifications (NVQ/C&G)
• Driving licence
• Industrial engineering experience - ie water industry, MEICA, civils
• Experience in the design and delivery of projects
• Experience in managing CDM sites and working on CDM sites
• Capable of effectively managing more than one project at any one time, depending on complexity
• Capable of effectively managing teams, including employees and subcontractors
• Understanding of project governance procedures and commercial aspects of projects
• Sound knowledge of H&S legislation and regulations

Qualifications

• HNC / HND level qualifications
• Site experience is essential, currently or previously in a supervisory site role or Project engineer role.
• Southern Water Experience is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Company car/car allowance
• Health cash plan with Healthshield
• Standard Life Pension Scheme - 5% company contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Bike 2 Work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee referral scheme - £1,000 if you successfully introduce someone
• Employee recognition schemes
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Bridges is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equality and diversity within the workplace.