Senior Project Manager

MWH Treatment; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking a Senior Project Manager based in Manchester & Wigan with hybrid working available. You will lead the overall direction, coordination, and completion of projects within time and budget, while ensuring health and safety and customer satisfaction.

Applicants should have project management experience in water design and build, a related degree, and PMQ or equivalent. Strong communication, leadership, and contract management skills are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary design and construction projects.
• Strong ability to plan, monitor, and control project delivery.
• Proven capability in managing safety, quality, and enviromental policies.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety and delivery quality standards for direct and subcontracted workforce.
• Ensure BMS is implemented from tender to final completion.
• Maintain strong client relationships at all levels.
• Represent company with JV partners and suppliers to protect reputation.
• Ensure adequate trained personnel and clear responsibilities.
• Plan projects and approve Project Execution Plans (PEP).
• Prepare and approve detailed construction plans and method statements.
• Ensure records per PEP are complete at project close.
• Report site non-conformities and identify costs.
• Manage commercial aspects with accurate forecasts and estimates.
• Comply with Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies.
• Aim to satisfy customer requirements and enhance perception.
• Maintain knowledge of technical disciplines for water design/build.
• Draw on PM practices from conception to user acceptance.
• Pursue continuous professional development.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Delivery governance

Education

Degree in construction/engineering

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Senior Project Manager based in Manchester & Wigan with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Operations Manager / Framework Director and you will be Responsible for theoverall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control andcompletion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy byplanning and evaluating project activities, within the time required and withinthe tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of allconcerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force
• Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion
• Maintain good client relationships at all levels
• Maintain the company’s reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers
• Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities
• Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects
• Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities
• Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available
• Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified
• Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates
• Understanding and implementing the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets
• Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers’ perception and satisfaction
• Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and waste water design and build projects.
• Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance
• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking/conferences/ associations/groups, to stay current on industry changes and innovations
• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role
• In all internal and external contact, present a professional and positive image of the department and MWH Treatment as well as maintaining mutually constructive, positive and beneficial relationships.

Essential:

Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry .Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.Project Management Qualification (PMQ)or equivalentExcellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users .Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.Extensive experience in project deliveryStrategic, operational, technical and management skillsKnowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administerAbility to present at MWHT Governance Reviews in a leading capacityRisk & Opportunity Management experienceMaintain a positive and solution oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety

Desirable:

Experience in water and waste water treatment plantsChartered with and engineering, commercial, or construction institutionNEC Project Manager AccreditationWorking knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Technical Competencies: Advanced

1. Contract Management
2. Governance
3. Budgeting and cost control
4. Risk, Opportunities and issue management
5. Project Planning (schedule)
6. Digital Delivery
7. Procurement (negotiations and management)
8. Solutions development (pre- construction / design development)
9. Client, stakeholder and conflict management
10. Resource management
11. Change management
12. Quality management

Behavioural competencies: Advanced

1. Communication
2. Collaboration
3. Client Focus
4. Striving for Results
5. Integrity, Trust and Respect
6. Coaching and Providing Feedback
7. Leadership