Project Manager

CIH International Housing Group; North East; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company car/car allowance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly policies

Lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program for health

Volunteering days and charity matches

Job summary

CIH International Housing Group is recruiting a Project Manager for a major multi-year design and build framework with Northumbrian Water Group. The role is based from our Durham office in the North East, requiring a full valid driving licence.

You will lead project delivery, manage costs, and coordinate with design partners to achieve safe, on-time, within-budget outcomes. The ideal candidate has an engineering background, NEC accreditation, and strong leadership and coaching skills, with a

Qualifications

• HNC Qualification or above in engineering (preferably ICE member).
• NEC-3/NEC4 ECC Project Managers Accreditation.
• Strong communication and coaching skills with the ability to lead a team.
• Good understanding of operational activities, trade skills, and financial awareness.
• Demonstrated experience in a construction environment as a project manager.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and review all delivery and financial performance; address abnormalities and inform finance teams.
• Collaborate with design colleagues and framework partners to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Liaise with stakeholders including local authorities, land-owners, asset owners and customers to ensure project delivery.
• Champion safety and drive compliance through collaborative audits.
• Guide and support project programmes to align with affordability goals and budgets.
• Inspire and mentor a diverse team to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budgeting

Project management

Education

HNC or above in engineering

ICE membership preferred

Job description

About the role...

We have been awarded a major multi-million-pound design and build framework agreement with Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) as part of NWG's Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) £3.6 billion investment programme. As we embark on this exciting 12-year design and build framework, we are looking for a Project Manager to join our Operations Team.

This is a full-time permanent role, based from our Durham office in the North East.

Please note: a full valid driving licence is a pre-requisite for this role.

What will your day look like...

• Monitoring and reviewing all delivery and financial performance, and taking corrective actions to address abnormalities, including updating commercial and finance teams through management and ownership of cost recons
• Collaborating with our design colleagues and framework technical partners to formulate high quality outcomes
• Liaising with individual stakeholders involved with various projects including local authorities, private land-owners, third party asset owners and customers to ensure the successful delivery of projects
• Championing safety and ensuring compliance through collaborative support audits
• Guiding and supporting the delivery of a programme of projects, ensuring alignment with affordability goals
• Inspiring and mentoring a diverse team of professionals to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget

About you...

You'll bring empathy, recognisable leadership, and interpersonal skills that help create a positive and collaborative team environment. You will hold a HNC Qualification or above (preferably in an engineering discipline) and will preferably be a member of the Institute of Civil Engineering. You will have NEC-3/NEC4 ECC Project Managers Accreditation. You're a natural communicator with strong coaching and communication skills, both written and verbal, and a passion for supporting others. You'll have a good understanding of operational activities and trade skill along with a financial awareness and ability to work to budgets. You will maintain a working knowledge of disciplinary and capability procedures and finally, demonstrate experience of a similar role in a construction environment. We believe that when we care about what we do and support each other, we achieve more together.

What's in it for you...

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that's not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn't fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company car/car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We're passionate about giving back - offering volunteering days and matched charity contribution to support the causes that matter most to you.

About us...

We design, build and maintain the UK's utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.....

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, we're making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.