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One of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over a century of industry experience are currently on the search for an experienced Project Manager to join a dynamic team supporting blue-chip clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical and Food and Beverage industries.

Project Manager

£50,000 - £60,000 + Benefits Package
Projects range from £250k to £15M with typically up to 15 projects within portfolio
Grangemouth.

Ref: 23901

• Work on MEICA contracts/projects, typically involving mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems
• Highlight any project risks or delays and communicate these to all stakeholders.
• Communicate regularly with the engineering design and manufacturing teams to ensure projects are progressing as expected.
• Ensure that project design reviews are carried out.
• Work with the Project Coordinators or Administrators to support them in completing routine administrative tasks that have been assigned to them.
• Work with the respective engineering teams, designers and the client to ensure design proposals are suitably reviewed and managed through internal and external governance routes. Ensure that resource is suitably assigned for site investigation and scoping, as well as in house development tasks.
• Working with support of the Quantity Surveyor, ensure all contractual obligations are met across all assigned projects
• Providing regular monthly summary progress reports across all projects, highlighting technical progress and commercial performance and detailing any changes
• Ensuring all project commercial data is up-to-date as required
• Escalate significant commercial issues or risks to the Project Managers or KAM in a timely manner
• Assume full responsibility for the fulfilment of the requirements of CDM Principal Contractor and Designer
• Work with the EICA Construction Manager and Regional Health & Safety Advisor to ensure that all construction sites and site establishments are correctly set up and routinely audited
• Develop Health and Safety related documentation for site works associated with assigned projects, such as ensuring Risk Assessments and Method Statements are prepared, completed, checked, and issued
• For allocated projects, ensure a suitable responsible person is assigned to oversee site activities and is fully aware of their site works scope and responsibilities.
• Escalate and Health and Safety related issues to the Operations Manager
• Attend client sites as necessary to review job progress and ensure packages of work are signed off by the client’s Project Managers
• Complete periodic site safety inspections (typically once per month)

Engineer – The Person:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Project Manager within a medium or large organisation, or 4 years as an assistant Project Manager or similar role
• Good planning, organisational,, time management and interpersonal skills.
• Must be positive, approachable, willing and helpful.
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project.
• Ability to act on own initiative.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within and outside the organisation.
• Must be a good team player and commercially aware
• An appreciation of electrical installations and control systems including, but not limited to, control panels/MCCs, PLC, SCADA, instrumentation is preferred.
• Previous experience of working on electrical installation jobs within the Water Industry is preferred
• Previous experience working on NEC3 or NEC4 construction contracts.
• ONC/HNC/Degree in electrical, measurement or control engineering or related discipline.
• Project Management skills, APM or Prince 2 practitioner preferred.
• SSSTS/SMSTS and CDM principal contractor qualifications and/or experience preferred – training provided
• DOMS/National Water Hygiene Card preferable
• Relevant CSCS/ECS card.

A leading engineering company, established over 100 years ago, now with a group turnover in excess of £210M, they have developed a culture to promote personal development and ensure employee safety.

For further information call Sharon Hill

Available on: 01902212000 or 07764208419

Or email: sharon.hill@automationexperts.co.uk