Project Director

Company Overview

Our client is a rapidly growing high voltage contractor operating within the renewable energy and grid connection market. Approaching two years of trading, the business has scaled quickly and is now entering its next phase of structured growth.

The business delivers full turnkey solutions across substation and grid connection projects, with a strong focus on solar and battery energy storage (BESS) developments.

Role Summary

The Electrical Project Director is someone who works on electrical infrastructure projects on behalf of the Company. The role is based at our Bristol office. All elements below include both grid connection and Private/Balance of Plant Projects and range from LV through to 132kV. The Project Director is the “Project Owner”, the person who takes overall responsibility for the project whilst assuming management responsibility for the Project Manager.

Main Responsibilities

General:

• Working as part of a team.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills.
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Be well-versed in all construction methodologies and have the ability to co-ordinate teams of various disciplines to achieve the best results.
• Minimising M&E construction expenditure within the business wherever possible.
• Contributing to opportunities for cost savings across the business from an M&E construction perspective.
• Assist in the development and improvement of the company Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental assurance system and policies from a M&E Construction perspective.
• Manage projects across the Company.
• Maintain and develop competence level and technical skills to ensure delivery to high standards.
• Maintain awareness of company Health & Safety policy and company policies and keep up to date on changes that impact your role.
• Adhere to the Safety Rules, of the company and its customers.
• Be aware of, understand and implement the companies Policies and Procedures in respect to Health, Safety, Quality and Environment.

Commercial:

• Ensure that when a new project is appointed under your management, the contract key points within the database and all of its commercial files is confirmed by you as being read and understood within 2 weeks of the contract signing.
• Having completed the previous point, determine and define the scope of work and project deliverables.
• Assisting the Commercial Manager/Director with the financial management of projects under your management relating to construction activities.
• Assisting the Commercial Manager/Director with Customer and subcontractor contract management.
• Compile detailed bills of quantities and invitation to tenders for the M&E scope of projects.
• Compile and provide employers requirements to M&E contractors.
• Request quotations from M&E contractors through the use of ITTs.
• The technical review of M&E contractors' tenders.
• Appointment of M&E contractors and the construction of the associated contract and contract appendices.
• Ensuring that all M&E subcontracts under your management contain:
  • Robust milestone payments.
  • Milestone substantiations.
  • Programmes that reflect the milestone payments.
  • Document registers.
  • Requirements to check document versions at regular intervals.
  • Doc version checks are detailed in the ITP's, QA's and RAMS.
  • ITP's and QA documents as part of the appendices.
  • Schedule of rates.
  • Employers requirements.
  • Subcontractor rules.
  • Site housekeeping requirements.
  • Site stores maintenance.
  • Taking deliveries.
• Ensure that all M&E subcontracts have stakeholder sign-off prior to subcontract execution.
• Ensuring that the M&E works are structured to enable completing main contract M&E milestones as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• Ensure that the project cost tracker is updated in real time so that updates are completed prior to the bi-monthly project Gross Profit meetings, both from a main contract milestone completion perspective and a M&E subcontract milestone perspective.
• M&E construction Business Development activities as required.
• Reviewing and approving contractor and supplier invoices on a monthly basis

Design:

• Review and provide commentary on the buildability of MEs designs.
• Ensure the design team fully understand the M&E construction teams requirements from a timescale perspective.
• Ensure the design team fully understand the M&E construction teams requirements from a deliverable's perspective.

Operations:

• The construction and management of the project program from a construction perspective.
• Work closely with, support, guide and manage the Project Manager to deliver the projects to programme, and in line with the project managers requirements.
• Ensure updated programmes are issued as part of the contract specific reporting requirements.
• Predict resources required to complete each project to allow for portfolio resourcing.
• Ensure that the project division of responsibilities is fully complete and regularly updated and you understand your responsibilities under the division of responsibilities document.
• Work with the Project Manager to implement a project specific master deliverables schedule.
• Work with the compliance manager to complete a full project specific Inspection and test plan from a M&E construction perspective and ensure that these are completed through the site teams.
• Work with the compliance manager to complete a full project specific quality assurance plan from a M&E construction perspective and ensure that these are completed through the site teams.
• Work with the Project Manager to ensure all contract requirements relating to discharge of planning conditions is completed in the correct order and timescale.
• Work with various clients and stakeholders to ensure the projects are delivered successfully.
• Attend meetings with clients and other relevant stakeholders as required to successfully deliver the project.
• Issue bi-weekly progress updates to the Operations Manager.
• Obtain all necessary permits, approvals, and licences from a M&E construction perspective.
• Organise the logistics of all equipment and material deliveries, co-ordinate and plan work and monitor overall progress.
• Ensure works are carried out in line with current Building Regulations and good practice.
• Manage Site Managers from a M&E construction perspective.
• Management of the project risk register and issue log.
• Management of the timesheets for Site Managers.
• Work with the internal resources to ensure the O and M manual is completed in full and on time in line with contract specific obligations.
• Maintain polite and good communication with clients, colleagues and others whom you may come into contact with whilst representing company.
• Actively promote a positive culture within the business continually acting with integrity and in line with the best interests of the business.
• Demonstrating high standards of behaviour including responsibility, accountability and reliability.

Person Specification

Essential criteria:

• A minimum of 2 years' experience working as an Electrical Project Manager for grid connections.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience working as an Electrical Project Manager in a Transmission and Distribution industry.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience working within the HV industry as a Site Manager or other similar roles.
• Proven experience working and interfacing with the DNO's on projects.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) as well as strong management skills.
• Good track record of project completion.
• Strong understanding of budget and cashflow management. Highly organised with an ability to prioritise.
• Ability to effectively problem solve and think outside the box.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build rapport with ease.
• Professional demeanour and presentation.
• Self-motivated, driven and goal orientated.
• Proactive nature and initiative-taking approach to work tasks.
• Willingness to develop and learn new skills.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong Microsoft Projects use.
• Fully transparent on any mistakes made.
• Excellent attention to detail with an eye for accuracy.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Team player attitude.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Possession of a full UK driving licence.

Desirable criteria:

• Previous job role working for an ICP.
• Previous job role working for a DNO.
• HNC/HND Electrical Engineering.
• APM/Prince 2.
• Previous management experience.
• Previous experience managing a team of project managers.

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