The Role
Due to continued growth, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our team on a major UK construction project. This site based role will initially be located at the Havant Thicket Reservoir Project in Hampshire and will report directly to the Contracts Manager.
Working alongside other Project Managers and as part of a collaborative delivery team, you will play a key role in the successful management and delivery of this significant infrastructure project, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.
Havant Thicket Reservoir is a key infrastructure project designed to help secure long-term water supplies across the South East. As one of the region's most important water resource developments, the reservoir will play a vital role in supporting communities and addressing increasing water supply demands.
Key responsibilities include:
- Management of the Works Managers, Site Agents, Quality Leads/Advisors and site Engineers on the project. These roles will report directly to the Project Manager.
- Monitor and Manage of Subcontractors performance. Ensuring a “safety first” attitude underpins all operations undertaken for the Company to ensure the health and safety of the company’s personnel and any other people working or visiting site.
- Ensuring all activities are completed safely in compliance with the company’s health and safety policies and procedures.
- Ensuring any environmental protection matters are identified and implement the mitigating procedures and systems where appropriate.
- Ensuring company procedures and systems on quality, health & safety and the environment are implemented and complied with on site.
- Preparing quality, environmental and H&S construction plans in a timely manner.
- Liaise with and maintain existing joint venture and client relationships.
- Planning, measuring, monitoring and reviewing the progress of the contract throughout the project lifespan and ensuring compliance with project budgets and programme.
- Managing and ensuring the project delivery team to ensure there are adequate plant, labour and subcontract resources available in a timely manner to comply with project timescales.
- Interpreting engineering drawings and specifications and ensuring the accurate construction of the works in accordance with client requirements.
- Ensuring the timely procurement and payment of suppliers and subcontractors in accordance with company procedures and monitoring and reporting their performance, including financial, throughout the project.
- Preparing and submitting weekly reports on progress for inclusion in the project’s financial CVRs and forecasts to completion.
- Identifying potential problem areas, and financial impact, in sufficient time to ensure adequate provisions have been made within forecast accounts.
- Implementing solutions to resolve operational issues arising on a project.
- Actively resolve contractual issues with both clients and suppliers while also maintaining a good relationship.
- Ensuring the timely submission of interim and final accounts and releases of retentions and performance bonds with associated completion certificates.
- Mentoring and guidance for your team and operatives to fully develop their construction competencies.
What We’re Looking For
- Degree or HND in Civil Engineering
- Demonstrable experience of working as a Project Manager within the civil engineering construction industry preferably on large earthworks projects.
- Experience in Design & Build Contracts
- Understanding and experience in NEC4 Contracts
- Strong computer literacy and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft ProjectProject, CAD
- Good commercial awareness with effective influencing and negotiating skills, as well as an aptitude to develop emerging and new client relationships.
- Experience of managing and mentoring site agent and engineers.
- Excellent knowledge of current civil engineering legislation as well as Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.
- Highly developed professional communication and negotiation skills, including writing and presentation of reports, preparing business management documents, and presenting information in meetings with clients and other parties.
- The ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- The ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in both mathematical or diagrammatic form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- Demonstrable ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines supported by strong organisational skills.
- Excellent communicator, both written and oral, with the ability to adapt communication style to suit different circumstances.
- Full UK Driving Licence also required.
More generally, you will need to be committed, reliable, flexible both in terms of UK travel (and staying away overnight where required) and range of tasks performed and possess a good team-working ethic.
Benefits Include:
- Excellent lodge allowance
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Company vehicle
- Company-contributed pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
Please note: We are not accepting calls from recruitment agencies at this time.