Job description
The role
Due to an exciting period of growth, we have a rare opportunity for a Project Manager (must have Mechanical /Civil bias) to join our prestigious water company working on the Severn Trent Framework. Reporting to the Framework Manager, you will be working collaboratively with the Projects team and liaising with internal and external stakeholder and Clients. You will be responsible for the deliverables and planning of projects on the Client Framework Agreements.
You will also manage and co-ordinate all project construction activities and ensure that all project deliverables are achieved with regard to safety, quality, programme and cost. Along with the following:
Effective Programme Management- Effective Communication with Client
- Effective Communication with Internal Stakeholders
- Delivery of Project on time and within budget
- Management of Project Team to drive efficiency and output
Responsibilities include
Lead site teams and sub-contractors to maintain the highest possible standard of safety performance at all times and ensure safety is the number one priority of all members of the team.- Implement management and monitoring procedures to cover all aspects of design, procurement, manufacture and installation of components on and off site.
- Responsible for SHEQ and CDM compliance, working alongside EWG Health & Safety Team.
- Responsible for Commercial and Programme Management of Schemes.
- Chair and minute internal and external meetings including but not limited to - site progress, safety, team, design and sub-contract meetings, dependent on size of scheme.
- Support commercial team with selection and procurement of sub-contract packages.
- Identify and manage third party involvement.
- Produce all necessary reports for internal and external functions.
- Motivate and support the site team and sub-contractors to deliver all targets and objectives.
- Provides development opportunities through delegation and enthusiastically supports training and development activities.
- Resolve and close out all complex issues quickly and effectively.
- Work with Framework Manager and other team members to develop and secure new work streams.
The candidate
The ideal candidate will have an ONC or HNC in an associate engineering discipline as well as having technical knowledge of Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Water and Wastewater operations. In addition, you will have a valid CSCS card and a SMSTS qualification. It is essential that you have experience of working in a similar role within the Water Industry and possess strong planning awareness and abilities. It goes without saying that you will have exceptional communication skills both oral and written and can motivate and negotiate with ease. You will lead the team by providing effective programme management on the project construction activities ensuring that all project deliverables are achieved with regard to safety, quality, programme and cost using your commercial acumen.
If you think you have the right personal qualities and technical skill set, we would love to hear from you. Please take the first step by applying for this role at https://ericwrightgrouplimited.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/438 We pay a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. We are passionate about career development and expect you to help others to achieve their aspirations.
About us
Eric Wright Water Ltd is a multi-disciplinary engineering and construction company working in the water and wastewater industry. Our experienced project management and in-house operational teams work with our clients to provide a professional service. Our capabilities allow us to deliver solutions across the civil and MEICA spectrum. We operate framework contracts with a number of the key UK water companies. Our delivery model provides customer service and value to our clients.
Eric Wright Water aims to be the leader in our field, delivering excellence in engineering and construction within the water industry. We are committed to building long term working relationships with both our clients and suppliers and do this in the spirit of the ‘Eric Wright’ ethos of working in an honest, non-adversarial and collaborative manner. Our approach to project delivery is fully aligned to that of our clients in terms of Health and Safety and Environmental management; ‘If I cannot do it safely, I will not do it’.
Our clients benefit from our ability to provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ whereby we offer a comprehensive range of service covering project asset design, construction, installation, commissioning and handover, through to ongoing maintenance and management.
Our ethos
Working at the Eric Wright Group is truly special, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose. Forward thinking, yet retaining, much lost, traditional values, we are extremely proud of our dedicated, of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference every day. When Eric Wright set up the business his vision was to provide opportunities within the construction industry for employees to enjoy a career in their respective professions without the threat of shareholder sale or exploitation. 100% of the shareholding in the Eric Wright Group is owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, a charitable body that was established on principles of sustained employment and community regeneration. We achieve this through the reinvestment of time, money and resources. This provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer term commercial and charitable strategies. All profits generated by the Eric Wright Group are either reinvested in the Group's business or distributed to the Trust for its charitable activities throughout the North West providing stability and growth, free from short term aims of institutional shareholders, while enabling the Trust to benefit from the commercial success of the group and expand its range of charitable activities within the communities.
Our values - RESPECT | TRUST & INTEGRITY | QUALITY | TALENT | RELIABILITY