Project Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Southmoor; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A technical recruitment agency is seeking a Project Manager to oversee the delivery of a large wastewater treatment project in Abingdon, with hybrid working available. The ideal candidate will have experience in the water industry and qualifications in electrical or mechanical engineering. This role involves significant project responsibility and management of both people and technical aspects, ensuring successful project execution and compliance with quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience within the water/wastewater industry.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the successful delivery of a wastewater treatment scheme.
• Ensure accountability for design integration of civil and M&E package plants.
• Promote collaborative planning with clients and suppliers.

Skills

Project Management

People Management

Commercial Awareness

Education

Qualified in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Position: Project Manager

Location: Abingdon with hybrid working available

Salary: 60-70k (Neg DOE), car/allowance and excellent benefits package

Our Client: Is a Tier 1 D&B contractor operating predominantly in the water industry and are a strategic partner to Thames Water for AMP7 and AMP8 on capital frameworks across the Thames Water supply treatment regions. They deliver design & build services for new and existing non-infrastructure assets.

The Role: Working with a Senior Project Manager, you will oversee the successful delivery, through all stages, from design to handover, on a wastewater treatment scheme valued at up to 40m.

Responsibilities

• Overall project reporting.
• Implementation and monitoring of SHE policies and procedures.
• Engage with direct and supply chain workforce on H&S and Wellbeing.
• Selection of Civil and M&E supply chain and package scope based on technical and commercial judgement.
• Accountability for design integration of civil and M&E package plants and associated control and automation.
• Programme ownership and advice to the Project Planner.
• Promote collaborative planning with the client and suppliers to maintain a common focus on key outputs and deliverables with appropriate escalation as risks occur.
• Promote cross framework resource sharing working collaboratively with other managers to create one-team ethos.
• Managing people the right way, encouraging and supporting opportunities for development.
• Line management duties of project engineers, commissioning engineers, mechanical and electrical supervisors.
• Accountability for commercial forecast on the scheme, ensuring robust control of actual costs.
• Participate in forecast reviews, final cost & value review with the commercial team.
• Identify opportunities to increase value through effective change management, ensuring instructions are received and processed to realise a change to target cost as applicable.
• Identify project risks and opportunities along with implementing mitigation and realisation measures respectively.
• Promote a right first-time culture.
• Maintain quality standards set out in the project execution, inspection and testing plans (ITP), ensuring works are delivered in accordance with relevant specification and standards with a proactive approach to non-conformance.
• Effective project handover.
• Timely closure of actions generated from safety, quality and environmental audits.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience within the water/wastewater industry
• Qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering
• People and project management skills
• Commercial awareness
• Full driving licence

Keywords

• Project Manager
• Senior Project Manager
• Project Management
• Project Delivery
• Project Director
• Project Execution
• Design & Build
• Construction
• Contracts
• Contractual
• NEC
• Water Industry
• Water Sector
• Water Treatment
• Wastewater
• Sewage
• Utilities
• Power Generation
• Power Sector
• Nuclear
• Energy Sector
• Energy from Waste
• Infrastructure
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Project Planning
• Risk Management