Senior PM/Contracts Manager - Civils & Water - United Utilities

SSA Recruitment; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Civil Engineering firm in Blackburn is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Contracts Manager to oversee projects within the AMP8 United Utilities framework. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in civil engineering and utilities, managing teams, and ensuring project delivery within time and cost constraints. This role offers the opportunity to influence business development and enforce health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience of management within Civil Engineering and/or Utilities.
• Proven track record in project delivery and business development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of the project within the given constraints.
• Maintain health, safety, and welfare obligations for project delivery.
• Identify necessary resources and assign individual responsibilities.
• Create and execute project work plans, revising as appropriate.
• Manage relations with the client and all stakeholders.
• Effectively apply company methodology and enforce project standards.
• Minimise company exposure to risk on the project.
• Ensure project documents are complete and stored appropriately.

Skills

Civil Engineering experience

Utilities management

Education

HNC/HND/BSc/MSc in Civil Engineering

Time-served construction qualifications

Job description

Overview

Senior PM/Contracts Manager - Civils & Water - United Utilities framework

SSA are currently recruiting for a leading Civil Engineering & Utilities contractor who require a Senior Project Manager / Contracts Manager to join their team as part of their upcoming AMP8 United Utilities framework covering schemes such as clean & wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, tunnelling, shafts, deep drainage, pipelines and other schemes. This will involve working closely with the directors to ensure the right processes and procedures are put in place to deliver clean and waste water schemes in various environments; as well as managing a teams of project managers, site managers, supervisors, engineers, operatives, and subcontractors. They are looking for someone with a detailed history within the civil engineering or utilities sector who would be able to get involved in business development, tendering, health & safety, client liaison, recruitment, and other areas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the delivery of the project within the given constraints of time and cost.
• To ensure that all health, safety and welfare obligations associated with the project delivery are met.
• To identify the necessary resources and assign individual responsibilities.
• To create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• To ensure that relations with the client and all stakeholders in the project are maintained and managed to an appropriate level.
• To apply the companies methodology effectively and enforce project standards.
• To minimise company exposure to risk on the project.
• To ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.

Essential

• Experience of management within Civil Engineering and/or Utilities
• HNC/HND/BSc/MSc in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction or similar / time-served