Project Manager

Ross-Shire Engineering Limited; Newton Aycliffe; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car Allowance

Hybrid Working

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Holiday Allowance 31-33 days

Cycle to Work

Gym Membership

Professional Fees Paid

Job summary

RSE is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver MEICA-style projects across the water sector. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, liaising with clients from enquiry to handover, ensuring safety, quality and budget compliance.

The role requires a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, experience in hazardous environments, and a proven Project Management track record. A UK driving licence is essential; NEC contract experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in hazardous environments (chlorine gas or methanol dosing) is preferred.
• Water experience is advantageous but other engineering sectors will be considered.
• Proven track record in Project Management with engineering/supervisory background.
• Experience working with NEC contracts.
• Good time management and ability to multitask in a busy environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to explain technical instructions.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Project liaison from enquiry to final acceptance and documentation.
• Direct and allocate work to Trade Operatives & Apprentices with emphasis on quality, productivity and safety.
• Ensure technical information is available for design and construction deliveries.
• Manage Project Quality deliverables and procedures per internal and client systems.
• Review drawings, specifications and schedules; prepare final As Built documentation.
• Identify and resolve non-conformances early in design and construction.
• Develop tender, design and construction programmes; manage lifecycle.
• Manage project change using Early Warnings and compensation events for extensions of time or monetary claims.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and profit/loss for projects.
• Oversee system and product design alignment with specs and tech.
• Procurement of goods and services; subcontractor engagement and H&S reviews.
• Prepare Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans under CDM as Principal Contractor.
• Prepare estimates and quotations; completion of contract documents.
• Produce risk assessments and method statements; manage health, safety and environmental issues.

Skills

Project Management

NEC Contracts

Leadership

Education

Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

What Are We Looking For?

As our Chemical & Wastewater Solutions business continues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team on a permanent basis.

In this role, you’ll take responsibility for the successful delivery of projects, managing all aspects of performance from initial enquiry through to final handover. You’ll oversee operational sites and coordinate multidisciplinary delivery teams, including Project Engineers, Site Managers, Supervisors, Trade Operatives and Sub-Contractors, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time and within budget.

You’ll play a key role in managing client relationships, overseeing technical and commercial requirements, and maintaining the highest standards of quality, health and safety, and environmental compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

Some of Your Key Duties of the Role Include:

• Project liaison from enquiry stage to final acceptance and documentation. Meeting with clients to discuss specific requirements and carry out site surveys as required.
• Instructing, directing, controlling, and allocating work to Trade Operatives & Apprentices, with attention to quality, productivity and safety.
• Ensure all technical information is available when required for the delivery of design and/or construction.
• Management of Project Quality deliverables and procedures ensuring compliance with Internal and Client Quality Systems.
• Interpret and check drawings, specifications, and schedules for all activities. Directing works accordingly & preparing final documentation (As Built Drawings etc.).
• Early identification and resolution of non-conformance within both the design and construction phase.
• Development of Tender, Design and Construction Programmes and management of these programmes throughout the Project Lifecycle.
• Responsibility for project Change Management – clear understanding of scope and early identification of change to implement the contractual mechanisms of Early Warnings and Compensation events for Extensions of Time or monetary claims.
• Financial Management of Projects including budget setting, Monthly forecasting and Profit / Loss responsibility.
• Manage the design of systems and products, ensuring alignment with design specifications and technical aspects.
• Procurement of goods and services
• Subcontractor engagement, liaison, tender specification, quotation and H&S documentation review and appraisal.
• Preparation and Management of Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans for Projects with Principal Contractor responsibility under CDM.
• Preparation of estimates and quotations.
• Completion of contract documents.
• Production of risk assessments and method statements, management of health, safety, and environmental issues.

What Do You Need?

• Qualification to degree / HND/ HNC level in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience working in a Hazardous Environment, preferable Chlorine Gas or Methanol Dosing.
• Water experience highly advantageous but other specialist engineering industries will be considered.
• Proven track record in Project Management, with an engineering or supervisory background.
• Experience working with the NEC suite of contracts.
• Good time management, with the ability to multitask, plan and organise day-to-day workloads within a busy environment.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good communication skills in both verbal and written communication with an ability to follow, interpret and explain technical instructions.
• Be persuasive, encouraging and motivating and be able to elicit co-operation from a wide variety of sources, including senior management, clients, and other departments.
• Good interpersonal skills with an ability to work with, lead and motivate others, and be able to bring projects to successful completion.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling and industrial water processes. Founded in Muir of Ord in 1982, the company has grown into one of the UK’s leading mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) contractors, delivering water treatment technologies and services across the UK and North America.

RSE’s commitment to innovation is helping to transform the water sector. Its offsite modular solutions reduce construction time, improve quality, increase cost certainty and deliver environmental benefits. With more than 2,000 employees across 27 locations and extensive manufacturing capability, RSE is scaling to address the industry’s most pressing challenges, including ageing infrastructure, rising demand and climate pressures.

The company offers a fully integrated, in-house service, from project inception through to design, fabrication, installation and commissioning. RSE works with major UK water companies, as well as leading industrial organisations.

With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability and carbon reduction, RSE has achieved company-wide carbon neutrality and continues to expand its global footprint, including through its first North American office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

What RSE Offer

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• Company Car Allowance
• Hybrid Working (where applicable)
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal)
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years’ service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive.

If you’re interested in a career with a company that will harness your skills and provide you with the support to create your own future within the water industry,