Project Manager

COSTAIN GROUP; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager to lead the Mains Replacement Programme. You will be responsible for ensuring project delivery to high standards of safety and compliance, fostering customer excellence, and managing engineering teams effectively. Required qualifications include relevant authorisations and site management experience. This role offers opportunities for professional development and contributions to major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• High standards of safety and customer behaviour.
• Current UK driving licence.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams to deliver Mains Replacement Programme.
• Promote high standards of safety behaviour.
• Manage performance of the supply chain.
• Maximise customer experience through excellent service.

Skills

Leadership

Site management experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Competent Person for routine operations (SCO5)

NRSWA Supervisor

SHEA Gas

Management qualifications (SMSTS)

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager – Cadent CMO East of England Tier1 Mains Replacement

Lead a group of engineering teams to develop and deliver the Mains Replacement Programme, ensuring all works are delivered to the highest standards of safety, compliance, customer excellence and commercial control. Maximise the customer experience service ensuring Cadent's customer commitments are met and customer initiatives are always a high priority. Collaborate and coordinate with stakeholders to maintain the client and parent organisations' reputation.

Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrate, promote and develop high standards of safety behaviour, leading by example.
• Develop a programme of work ensuring that projects are issued, monitored, delivered (to cost and time) in accordance with legislative, regulatory, Cadent technical standards, policies and procedures.
• Act as competent person for Flow Stopping and Commissioning Operations in line with Cadent Safe Control of Operations, Main Laying and Service Laying Procedures.
• Manage the performance of the supply chain to ensure key contract objectives are delivered.
• Act as a key advocate for the contract with senior representatives from local authority organisations to promote Cadent activities.
• Manage engineering teams to optimise operational activities, ensuring key business objectives are delivered.
• Maintain the highest standard of customer service and safety standards, providing assurance through audit and inspection, and taking appropriate action to address areas of improvement.
• Support the Area Manager in identifying areas for improvement, leading on initiatives as appropriate.
• Maximise staff engagement through active contribution at team talks, addressing staff issues, identifying development needs, and delivering toolbox talks, safety briefings and team briefs.
• Investigate and resolve customer queries, claims and complaints in an expedient and professional manner.
• Undertake or assist with incident reporting, investigations, submission of final reports and close-out of remedial actions.
• Undertake or be working towards Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) duties for temporary works operations.
• Continuously monitor operative performance, foster a culture of teamwork and safety, creating a zero‑tolerance safety and compliance culture and working towards an Injury Free Environment.
• Carry out standby and call‑out duties as required.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties appropriate for the role.

General Experience

• Previous gas supervisory experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to lead a team, influence and drive performance.
• Site management experience.
• High standards of safety and customer behaviour, leading by example.
• Working knowledge of relevant codes of practice, safety and statutory regulations.
• Experience in delivering works in a safe and compliant manner.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in operations relevant to SCO procedures (beneficial but not essential).
• Current UK driving licence.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Qualifications required for the role (development will be provided to attain these)

• Competent Person for routine operations (SCO5)
• Authorising Engineer for permit to work for excavations (SCO2)
• Temporary Works Appointed Person (Temporary Work Supervisor – BS5975)
• NRSWA Supervisor
• SHEA Gas
• Deep Excavation qualification
• Working at Height appreciation
• UMSTS / SMSTS

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading‑edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue‑chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading‑edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future‑shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciates the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at the application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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