Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policy and defined standards to ensure compliance. Always Work safely, ensuring the safety of others and contribute to safe working in all activities.
- Capture project requirements, assess customer and stakeholder impact, and prepare a business case to justify investment in a project.
- Develop, implement and monitor a schedule of project activities and key milestones to achieve the project objectives.
- Provide financial and cost management, budgeting and cost control. Estimate and justify project costs, whilst controlling actual costs and forecasts against the agreed budgets.
- Manage risks, issues and changes on the project.
- Maintain communications with stakeholders and the project team / organisation to satisfy their differing needs.
- With assistance from others, manage all contracts applicable to the project (e.g., NEC ECC, NEC PSC), administering all their aspects to ensure commercial control and compliance. Carry out the role of the Project Manager and Supervisor as defined in the NEC.
- Provide environmental management by appraising the environmental impact of the project activities and ensuring that all controls and requirements are implemented and actioned.
- Handover and closure of the project in a controlled manner highlighting any areas for improvements or elements of good practice to be considered in future projects.
- Always display the Trust values and behaviours at all times. Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.
About You
You’re a driven project professional with strong knowledge of project management processes and hands‑on experience delivering multiple low–medium complexity projects. Confident working with NEC contracts and project finance, you keep schedules tight, budgets on track, and stakeholders aligned. With a positive, can‑do attitude and great communication skills, you bring clarity, momentum, and control to every project.
Skills & Qualifications
Qualifications:
- HND (or equivalent) in a related discipline e.g., Civil Engineering, Project Management.
- Valid UK driving licence – Car Cash allowance & regional/national travel, including to remote locations is expected.
Experience:
- Previous Project Management experience of successfully managing multiple low/medium complexity projects
- Knowledge of project management processes and systems.
- Some experience of administration of NEC ECC form of contract.
- Experience of finance control of project delivery.
- Possess good communication skills both verbal and written. Be able to manage stakeholders, taking account influence and impact.
- Ability to prepare and maintain schedules for activities and events for projects, taking account of dependencies and resource requirements.
- Develop and agree budgets for projects and control forecast and actual costs against budget.
- Be good at problem solving and be able to resolve conflicts.
- Open, positive, can-do attitude which builds confidence and credibility both within the team and stakeholders.
- Possess good IT skills. Use of MS project would be an advantage.
What We Offer
In addition to your annual base salary of £35,000 – £40,750, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£390 per month), a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP – 1 .
All of our jobs can be considered on a part time, flexible or job share basis.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.
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