Project Manager

Talosats Careers; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Bank holidays

Pension plan

Professional qualifications

Mental health support

Cycle to work

Discounts

Life assurance

Long service recognition

Maternity pay

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Ipsum is seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver complex projects in the Midlands. You will plan, budget, and manage multiple projects, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery while maintaining excellent client relations.

The role requires strong leadership, cost control, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning planning, procurement, and stakeholder liaison within the Power Division.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Project Management role within the ICP/DNO/IDNO sector is essential.
• Experience leading projects safely, to time and budget, with strong stakeholder communication.
• Proven ability to plan, budget, document, and report on project progress.

Responsibilities

• Plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific projects.
• Manage multiple projects safely, to time and budget, including cost control and invoicing.
• Monitor health, safety and quality performance on sites and drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare quotations and assist in identifying commercial opportunities with Directors.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Time management

Data analysis

Customer service

Driving licence

Health and safety

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Midlands

Employment type: Full time / Permanent

Working Hours:(Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week)

What’sin it for you…

We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum,you’renot just taking a job —you’restarting a career with real support behind it.

• 24daysannual leave plus bank holidays
• Optiontobuyup to 5additionalholidays
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to a virtual GPandMental health support & counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discount club -supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!
• Life assurance cover
• Long service recognition
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role…

You will beresponsible forproviding strong leadership, contract management, project delivery, and strategic planning. Customer driven within the Power Division, ensuring safety, financial and operational targets are met or exceeded,maintainingexceptional customer service levels across all the projects theyare responsible for.

As a Project Manager you will be...

Plan, budget, oversee and document all aspects of the specific projects.

You will be manage multiple projects safely, competently, and effectively to time and budget, with the management of all financial aspects of the projects - Produce PO’s and order plant and all other items relating to the projects and ensure all extra works/variations are costed and invoiced. Provide cost value reconciliation for projects/contracts and ensure all sub-contracts are approved in line with the company policies and ensure project meets all current legislation HASAWA, NRSWA C.O.S.H.H.

Assist in costing schemes for quotations and identify and inform Directors / Senior Managers of commercial opportunities as appropriate. Work in accordance with project programs to ensure dates and milestones are achieved to ensure projects are completed on time, first time.

Activelymonitorperformance of all site staff including subcontractors with respect to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment and ensure all incidents are reported and investigated, with remedies implemented and monitor performance and safety requirements regularly and implement improvements.

Survey and quote individual projects based on a contract schedule of rates andresources are adequate for theworkloadand that projects are delivered in an economic andtimelymanner.

Be proactive in promoting continuous improvement and innovation in our workingmethodology and work closely with the support team to ensure deliveryprogrammesare in place and progress ismonitored.

Client reporting and liaison including arranging progress meetings and client audits withSubcontractor monitoring

About you…

• Proven experience in a Project Management position within the ICP/DNO/IDNO sector - ICP 11kV is essential & 33kV (desirable)
• Knowledge of measuring work achievement and providing reliable information for applications for payment to commercial staff
• Proven experience of working in customer service or acustomer focusedenvironment with performance management responsibility.
• Professional, customer focused with a good standard of verbal and numerical reasoning.
• Experience inanalysingand interpreting data.
• Evidence of implementing successful improvement measures.
• Passionate about Health and Safety and a belief that Zero Harm is achievable
• Knowledge of KPI measurements to a high level to ensure compliance with targets.
• Experience and ability to encourage and enable personal development of andrecogniseand reward team.
• Proven ability to lead by and set an example.
• Experience in building collaborative relationships with existing and new clients and suppliers.
• Ability to communicate both up and down within Ipsum and the ClientOrganisation
• Excellent communication skills
• Time management skills, withabilityto deliver tasks todeadline.
• Professional and positive can-do approach
• Self-motivated andorganisedand a flexible attitude, with an approach.
• Full UK Driving License

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