Junior Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Project Manager, ideally with strong mechanical process knowledge, to oversee a major heat off-take project at their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London.

The vital Project Manager comes with a competitive basic salary + bonus + benefits. The role will be employed on a fixed-term contract basis until the end of Q1, 2027.

If you’re an experienced Project Manager, with strong mechanical process experience, and are looking to work on a significant heat off-take project, then upload your CV to apply today.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for:

1. Contributing towards the selection of contract execution strategy and make recommendations for most effective delivery strategy.
2. Coordinate production of basis of design and optioneering exercises to ensure clear definition of project scope of work.
3. Oversee the successful delivery of all aspects of the design, procurement and execution of the project.
4. Ensure the project is delivered in accordance with all technical, HSE, legislative and budget requirements.
5. Coordinate interfaces with operations and the Energy Services Company (ESCo) to ensure smooth integration of the ERF’s heat recovery equipment and the ERF's heat pipe to ensure both heat off-take and supply are provided in accordance with the agreement.
6. Develop, maintain and coordinate the project execution programmes.
7. Generate and secure CAPEX cost application requests and maintaining approved budgets undertaking regular variance analyses and forecasting.
8. Coordinate with all project stakeholders and lead regular meetings with effective agendas.
9. Manage the contractual relationship with client’s consultants and ensure the consultant is performing in accordance with the agreement.

We are looking for someone with the following:

1. Ideally degree educated in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
2. A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous.

The Project Manager role would suit someone who has:

1. Prior full project lifecycle experience on similar projects (CHP, Energy from Waste, Biomass, District Heating, etc) from design phase through to execution.
2. Excellent contract management experience.
3. Ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
4. Possessing a good mechanical process engineering background (understanding steam turbines, heat off-take pipes, etc).

• A highly competitive basic salary.
• Bonus.
• Private medical.
• Please note – this will be a fixed-term contract until end of Q1, 2027.

Astute Technical is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.