Project Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Leiston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Project Manager to lead a Suffolk-based package on Sizewell and broader Power sector projects. You will drive planning, coordination and delivery, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and stakeholder engagement.

Bring 10–15 years of civil delivery experience, with proven leadership of engineers and delivery teams. This role is based on site in Suffolk with close collaboration with Design and Commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree or similar qualification required.
• 10–15 years’ experience in Civil Engineering delivery.
• Experience leading and managing teams of engineers.
• Infrastructure project delivery experience.
• Temporary Works & self-delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for planning, coordination and delivery of the project or package of works.
• Provide strong leadership to the project team and drive health, safety and quality culture.
• Develop and manage the construction programme with milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate site operations including labour, plant, materials and subcontractors.
• Collaborate with design and engineering to resolve technical challenges.
• Build relationships with client, supply chain and stakeholders.
• Work with commercial team to understand performance, manage change and commercial awareness.
• Manage project risks and opportunities and monitor cost, time and quality.
• Ensure works meet project specs and quality requirements.
• Lead project meetings, reporting and communications with clear progress visibility.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

Expanded are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to work in Suffolk.

* We have a variety of opportunities on Sizewell & wider Power sector projects *

Role & responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for the planning, coordination and delivery of your project or package of works.
• Provide strong leadership to the project team, driving a positive health, safety and quality culture.
• Develop and manage the construction programme, identifying key milestones, risks and dependencies.
• coordinate site operations, ensuring labour, plant, materials and subcontractors are effectively planned and managed.
• Work closely with design and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure construction requirements are considered throughout delivery.
• Build strong working relationships with the client, supply chain and wider project stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with the commercial team to understand project performance, manage change and maintain commercial awareness.
• Manage project risks and opportunities, taking early action where issues could impact programme, cost, quality or safety.
• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with project specifications, designs and quality requirements.
• Lead project meetings, reporting and communication, providing clear visibility of progress and upcoming priorities.

Don't match all the criteria? You are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

Requirements:

• Civil Engineering degree or similar qualification
• Temporary Works & self-delivery experience
• Previous experience leading & managing teams of Engineers
• Circa 10-15 years' experience within Civil Engineering (delivery)
• Infrastructure experience

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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