Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Remote working available with some travel.
The Project Manager is responsible for the on-site supervision and co-ordination of gas, electricity, water and telecoms projects working closely with the Project Co-ordinator to ensure the successful delivery of schemes in a timely and accu rate manner.
Project Management
- To supervise multiple teams of sub-contractors, ensuring that projects are being completed on time and to the highest of standards.
- To attend on-site meetings with key stakeholders, providing expert knowledge and insight to ensure that the scope proposed considers efficient cost savings whilst maintaining all requirements.
- To produce meeting minutes outlining the necessary actions for the Project Team to undertake moving forward.
- To manage multiple projects across a range of clients, ensuring that clients are updated with any changes in respect to the projects in a timely manner.
- To identify the council authority based upon the project site address and as such, make section 50 applications and prepare traffic management plans.
- To identify the minimum information requirements to enable a new connection application to be made to the Network for gas, electricity and water connections.
- To identify the gas, electricity, sewer and water Networks based upon a site address and postcode.
- To be able to make applications to the Networks for new gas, electricity, water, sewer and telecommunication connections based on information provided by the client.
- To be able to apply for STAT plans including gas, electricity, water, sewer, telecoms and TFL.
- To know, on demand, the lead times for obtaining quotations for gas, electricity, water, sewer and telecommunication connections.
- To know, on demand, the delivery times for new gas, electricity, water, sewer and telecommunication connections.
- To be able to calculate the maximum demand of residential properties based upon the standard ADMD loads.
- To be able to identify the gas meter required based upon loads provided by the client.
- Advanced knowledge of gas, electricity and water connections.
- Advanced knowledge of telecoms, sewer and traffic management.
- Advanced knowledge of NJUG requirements.
- Advanced knowledge of electricity and gas metering.
- Knowledge of BNO/IDNO/Electrician metering options and cost/benefits of each option.
- To interrogate and challenge Network designs to achieve best value/technical solution for client.
- Advanced Knowledge of excavations and civils.
- Advanced Knowledge of Street works (Traffic Management etc). Standard Chapter 8 and Specialist traffic management including road closures and diversions.
- Knowledge of using a CAT and Genny and GPR devices to record location of utilities.
- To be able to train, educate and develop staff on the skills/processes listed above.
Supplier Management
- To interact professionally with suppliers to obtain information relevant to the project.
- To chase suppliers for information/project deliverables etc in a professional manner.
- To build strong supplier relationships.
- To source new suppliers and ensure they meet 'fit for purpose' criteria. Identifying the best supplier(s) for the scope of work requested by the client.
- To be able to understand and keep up to date with supplier processes.
- Liaise with suppliers and agents to ensure clarity on deliverables, costs and time scales while ensuring that these are met.
- To proactively identify where suppliers are not achieving SLAs and escalate accordingly.
- To be able to identify where a supplier quotation varies from the scope of work requested by the client.
- To manage supplier payments in line with project progress and contractual obligations.
Account Management
- To interact professionally with clients and project stakeholders, managing their expectations in line with the project programme and associated risks whilst ensuring a positive experience.
- To answer calls in a professional manner and build rapport with key stakeholders.
- To send professional emails in keeping with company standards.
- To be able to handle difficult conversations within the context of the construction industry.
- To provide advice to clients as to how the load may affect the price paid or technical solution for their project. To flag where a slight change in load may reduce costs/improve buildability/improve GVA.
- To be able to identify and close cross sale opportunities on projects.
- To be able to build client profiles and map client companies based on client interaction and individual research.
- To attend client, design team, traffic management and council meetings.
- To attend pre-meter and metering visits ensuring site is in a ready state for installation.
Commercial Management
- Have an excellent understanding of the company's business model and the different services offered by the company.
- Prepare project review packs in accordance with the company standards to ensure the projects are commercially viable. Identifying errors in pricing, VAT or T&Cs in EE Quotes/Fee Proposals.
- To review quotations and ensure they contain our Special Conditions preventing incorporation of client's terms and conditions and limiting liability to contract value. Ensuring project costs remain within the projected forecast.
- To identify where risk exposure is above £10k and pass project to commercial team for review.
- To ensure any suppliers have been audited by the commercial team and contain at least £5m liability insurance (public/employers).
- To be able to identify terms within a supplier's quotation that exposes us or the client to risk and flag these to the commercial team.
- To ensure that our terms and conditions are back-to-back with the supplier terms and conditions.
- If necessary, to escalate to line manager any correspondence that affects the commercial viability or risk profile of projects.
- To ensure we are paid in line with our contract payment profile and make decisions on how to address non payments and to chase outstanding payments in line with contracts issued.
- To manage the project contract and ensure variations are issued for any scope changes/increases in scope.
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Project Manager within the utilities/construction sector.
- NRSWA Qualified.
- SMSTS Qualified.
- CSCS Black card.
- Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience.
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced).
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
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