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Recruitment Partner @ Canal & River Trust
Helping grow our teams in Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, Social Media, IT…
About the role
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) Wales & Southwest & Midlands team; playing an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy. You will be involved in a range of projects that will ensure our existing national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed and maintained, as well as being fundamental in bringing new developments and improvements to life for our visitors, customers and service users.
See how we make a difference: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference
Location & coverage
Offered on a home working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the Wales & Southwest & Midlands waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and face to face meetings. Hubs include Gloucester, Birmingham & Hatton. Travel will be discussed at interview stage.
See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network
Key accountabilities
- Manage projects in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policy and defined standards to ensure compliance.
- 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
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.
General skills
- 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.
If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
What we offer
In addition to your salary of £35,000 – £40,750, you will benefit from a Car Cash Allowance of £390 per month, a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits
Other benefits include:
- Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
- 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
- Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
- Free fishing facilities across our canal network.
Seniority level
- Executive
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Project Management and Engineering
Industries
- Civil Engineering and Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Join to apply for the Project Manager – NEC contracts role at Canal & River Trust
Be among the first 25 applicants.
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
This range is provided by Canal & River Trust. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range
Direct message the job poster from Canal & River Trust
Recruitment Partner @ Canal & River Trust
Helping grow our teams in Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, Social Media, IT…
About the role
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) Wales & Southwest & Midlands team; playing an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy. You will be involved in a range of projects that will ensure our existing national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed and maintained, as well as being fundamental in bringing new developments and improvements to life for our visitors, customers and service users.
See how we make a difference: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference
Location & coverage
Offered on a home working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the Wales & Southwest & Midlands waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and face to face meetings. Hubs include Gloucester, Birmingham & Hatton. Travel will be discussed at interview stage.
See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network
Key accountabilities
- Manage projects in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policy and defined standards to ensure compliance.
- 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
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.
General skills
- 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.
If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
What we offer
In addition to your salary of £35,000 – £40,750, you will benefit from a Car Cash Allowance of £390 per month, a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits
Other benefits include:
- Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
- 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
- Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
- Free fishing facilities across our canal network.
Seniority level
- Executive
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Project Management and Engineering
Industries
- Civil Engineering and Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
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