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KBS Maritime delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defense environments. With parent companies KBR and BAE Systems, the JV has the pedigree of two global organisations, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team.

Role

To deliver the Project programme in line with the agreed standards by taking responsibility for all day to day ‘ issues within their defined section of work, as part of the Project execution delivery at Portsmouth Naval Base, PNB. This role may be based in a specific Programme area (Base, Waterfront, Systems) or be in support of a Senior Project Manager for one of the major projects being undertaken by the KBS Project Execution team.

Purpose

Reporting to the KBS Programme Managers.

To ensure the safe, to programme and to budget delivery of a Minor or low value Major projects from Scope to completion and handover. The projects will be either trade packages or main contractor delivered works as required by the Project Execution team at PNB, and of varying complexity and value.

Key responsibilities / tasks will include:

• Overall responsibility for the delivery of Minor or low value Major Projects under supervision by the Programme manager
• Accept scope of works from Programme manager
• Act as POC for the relevant project and Interacts with the Client, users and the KBS team
• Cooridinate and agree workplans with other PNB stakeholders impacted by the projects.
• Oversight of the design deliverable programme with the Design managers to produce required design information to enable the procurement of packages of work.
• Be part of the Cost Plan team to analyse and agree methods of project delivery, procurement routes and tender evaluation to present best value of money and constructability.
• Work with Procurement to tender the works and evaluate returns
• Work with the QS(for Major Projects) to raise the required Task Approval Form, TAF for KBS and MOD commercial acceptance of the project.
• Raise Procurement requisitions, and management of contractor accounts with the QS(for Major Projects).
• Obtain all the relevant information that is needed to enable the effective commencement of works including planning and monitoring of the programme of works (e.g. Method Statements, Permits to Work and contractual constraints and requirements), and review them to make sure that they are accurate, deliverable and reflect ‘best practice’
• Inspect and ensure the site is maintained for the delivery of the construction programme, including temporary works permit to digs and other statutory requirements.
• Monitor subcontract operations to ensure that work carried out is delivered safely and is in line with both the agreed method statements and KBS Zero Harm policies.
• Monitor subcontract operations to ensure that work carried out is delivered to the design, Quality and Environmental standards.
• Ensure that progress against programme is regularly planned and reviewed, and all potential and/or actual risks are quickly identified and resolved or bought to the Prog Managers attention.
• Provide liaison with the O&M team and provision of all relevant handover information and documentation.
• Closure of project with Client

Reporting duties including:

• Report on milestones on a weekly and monthly basis to meet the contract PIs and KPIs
• Hold and record contractors progress meetings.
• Provide forecasted end dates and recommend recovery plans as needed.
• Prepare and issue updates/reports and ad-hoc studies, analysis, and reports. In conjunction with the design manager
• Manage personally controlled project documentation in an orderly manner
• Assimilate information and summarizing it in a manner that can be used to communicate the work scope to others
• Advise and liaise with project client, stakeholder and end user and the Safe to Operate team as necessary
• Monitor and report progress to the Programme or Project Manager at regular intervals.

Your key competencies will be:

• Good decision making skills
• Communication and influencing – establishes communication routes, actively listens, clarifies, gives/seeks feedback, clear and concise, persuasive/negotiation
• Organizational skills – plans well in advance, sets clear objectives, reviews progress against plan, ensures enough resources, encourages improvements
• Presentation skills – able to convey concepts and lengthy work streams in clear, concise and visually appealing formats, taking into account the target audience.
• Values – lives and endorses the company values
• Flexible working

Qualifications:

• ONC/OND or Graduate in Project Management, Building, Engineering or Architecture.
• Working towards Professional Qualification in Engineering , Construction or Project Management

Experience and Skills:

• Experience in mulita discipline projects an advantage.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and British standards.
• Knowledge of engineering construction aspects of delivering
• Ability to work directly with the customer with PM supervision, instruction and mentoring
• Good oral and written English proficiency
• Good communication skills
• Logical thinking and working in an ordered fashion

You’ll need to show the following behaviors:

• Collaboration
• Positive Communication
• Listening
• Openness
• Attention to detail
• Innovation
• Questioning the Status Quo
• Seeking progression

The job description aims to describe the role and the kind of person we are looking for, but we understand not everyone is a perfect match to a job description, so if you think you can do the job, please apply. We welcome applications from disadvantaged communities, service veterans and military spouses