Senior Project Manager

Costain; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its Framework team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves managing water sector projects, developing relationships with various stakeholders, and leading a team of project managers. Candidates should have a strong background in infrastructure delivery, experience in construction contract law, and proven leadership skills. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic infrastructure upgrades valued up to £670m over the next 15 years.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing infrastructure projects, preferably in the water sector.
• Strong delivery track record of complex programs on major UK infrastructure schemes.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing project management team.
• Develop pre-construction planning and scope of works.
• Promote culture of efficiency and safety within the team.
• Ensure successful delivery through design, procurement, and handover.

Skills

Operational leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Construction contract knowledge

Relationship building

MS Word and Excel

Computer competence

Education

HNC/HND or degree in engineering

SMSTS qualification

NEC PM accreditation

APMP certification

Tools

Primavera software

Job description

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Job Description

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme with contracts valued up to c.£670m to Costain over 15 years. We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join the Framework team and drive quality delivery.

The Senior Project Manager will support the delivery of planned work across the Northumbrian Water region and develop key relationships within Northumbrian Water operational personnel, supply chain partners and wider Enterprise Partners. The role will require experience of both design and delivery of water projects with the successful individual either responsible for the delivery of one major project or a portfolio of smaller projects.

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Responsibilities

• Select, lead, direct, and develop a high-performing team of project managers & project/area delivery team(s) within your portfolio of projects
• Supporting the development of pre-construction planning for new scope of works
• Establish excellent relationships with Costain and Client teams
• As an operational leader, promote a culture of efficiency and continuous improvement, both within your team and across the framework service
• Provide whole life oversight and accountability for the successful delivery of projects and services, through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning, and handover as required
• Actively champion wellbeing, safety and environment performance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the project portfolio and throughout your team
• Provide leadership to create a safety culture to ensure Zero LTI and RIDDOR Incidents
• Work closely with the commercial & supply chain team, ensuring engagement from tender through to delivery to achieve commercial performance requirements
• Champion the use of our performance and operational data and digital tools available to drive operational decisions and performance

Qualifications

• Experienced operational, delivery focused leader
• Significant amount of practical experience where you have successfully managed and delivered a framework of multiple projects of a complex or critical nature, on major UK infrastructure schemes (preferably in the water sector)
• Strong track record of delivery of project programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training
• Ability to build trusted relationships with key client stakeholders, within your team and across the Framework & Costain group
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Primavera software)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant CSCS card
• HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• SMSTS qualification
• NEC PM accreditation (preferred)
• Association of Project Management APMP (preferred)

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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