Project Manager – Mechanical & Electrical

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management – develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, Self Delivery Lead, Delivery Leads, other colleagues, Construction/ Supervisor Teams and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects’ delivery objectives, to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions to issues.
• Maintain compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within the team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change management.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these.
• Lead and oversee projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, construction and handover, informing investment proposals for our clients at each stage.
• Global or master programme maintenance for whole portfolios.
• Programme income and cost profiles, overseeing and challenging the Project Managers input.
• Client liaison on a project and portfolio level.
• Chair and drive regular (fortnightly) project reviews to ensure the following are current and live:
  • Project and division risk register
  • Project risk category (on financial spreadsheet)
  • Review submissions register
  • Review of Correspondence Register progress comments and milestone dates
  • Project income and cost forecast (review of PM profiles)
  • Project change
  • Project priorities (for resource allocation)
  • Manage correspondence and queries through Aconex
• Project change control and reviewing processes and procedures.
• Allocate projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability and capability (workload).
• Work closely with the Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs.
• Manage NEC Contracts Options as Project Manager.
• Working arrangements: shift work, travel required.
• Ability and willingness to travel to other offices and depots on the network as and when required.
• Periodic requirement for site visits (night shift).
• Full driving licence.
• Attend the office 60 % of the working week.
• We are looking for a dynamic and self‑motivated individual with a strong project background to join this fast‑paced team to deliver the complex mechanical, electrical and technology highways schemes throughout their whole project lifecycle. Schemes range in value from £100k to £8m+. The role will also involve direct line management of project managers, assistant project managers and early careers. Subsequent responsibilities include the successful delivery of the programme of works on time and to budget, and experience in mechanical, electrical and/or technology highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.

Qualifications

• Project management skills, preferably supported by a recognised PM qualification such as PRINCE2, APMP etc.
• Preference for minimum HNC/HND (or equivalent) in a mechanical and electrical, civil engineering or other construction‑based discipline.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas.
• Understanding of environmental requirements of schemes.
• Experience coordinating interfaces with design teams and external resources.
• Understanding of H&S requirements related to highway construction & maintenance works.
• Knowledge of CDM and other H&S legislation.
• Competent in exercising the duties under CDM.
• Applicable CSCS card.
• Team leadership and management experience in driving performance and productivity.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong customer focus with a service‑delivery mindset.
• Commercial understanding and budgetary control experience.
• Understanding of Lean principles.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong safety management culture.
• Self‑aware and adaptable style to meet varying project needs.
• Resilient.
• Presentation skills.
• Team building skills.
• Ability to prioritise and self‑manage.
• Ability to develop relationships and engender trust.

Experience

• Experience at a senior level in the delivery of highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
• Previous experience in a similar role with demonstrable competence in relation to the majority of the responsibilities listed above.
• Experience managing projects through the complete lifecycle.

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