Project Manager

Project Manager 1248MARG

Hinkley Point C, Somerset

PAYE £400 or Umbrella £545

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist in securing the required resources to meet their project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within their project team
• Assist the Senior Project Manager to develop and implement strategies and plans in line with the overall programme execution plan (PEP), setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised, and executed.
• Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work
• Assist the Senior Project Manager to drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters
• Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, develop, and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager
• Work with the Senior Project Manager to ensure schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall Project schedules and escalate any discrepancies
• Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Interface with other programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practice
• Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled and escalate where necessary to the Senior Project Manager.

Nuclear Safety Accountabilities:

This role may hold key nuclear safety responsibilities. These are detailed in the Nuclear Baseline.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Leadership and its application in complex projects.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Proficient numeracy, analytical and critical reasoning skills.
• Proficient application of estimating, scheduling, programming, risk, and Earned Value Management tools.
• Excellent presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.
• Understanding the needs of nuclear quality and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
• A Degree or similar qualification in engineering, construction or related field is desirable but not essential.
• Professional Qualification in Project Management such as APM PPQ or other recognised qualification is desirable but not essential.

Demonstrated project management experience in:

• Engineering design, contract, and field execution strategies for project delivery.
• Multi-discipline EPCM Projects.
• Working knowledge and management experience of construction activities.
• Procurement and management of complex contracts.
• Control of costs, risk, schedule, and change.

Management of commercial claims and associated negotiation experience.

• Successful experience in engaging multi-level stakeholders including contractors, consultants, and advisors in a regulated environment.
• Experience operating within NEC and FIDIC commercial arrangements.

Education / background / main experience: mechanical / piping / equipment.

Candidates with some additional HVAC experience would be welcomed, though past HVAC experience is not necessary.

Professional experience: 50-70% of experience in engineering, 30-50% of experience in project management

Key attributes, experience/ability in:

1. proactive progressing assigned tasks,
2. writing clear, concise and to the point technical documents
3. writing contract scoping specifications
4. processing large volume of data, and summarising facts into a single report
5. deciphering facts / trends from multiple documents
6. communicating with large number of stakeholders collecting information and guiding stakeholders to provide sought information
7. making recommendation on resolution strategy and report presentation

Beneficial attributes, experience/ability in:

1. challenging attitude with regards to the best value for money and the best athlete to carry out work
2. dealing with change processes / change governance in engineering and/or contracts