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Project Manager

Posted 24 days ago

  • High Lands, Durham
  • Permanent
  • £55,000 to £70,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In 4 days

We are working with a well established and respected client with a healthy order book of projects covering Power & Transmission, Renewables & Utilities to source a highly skilled Civil Engineering Project Manager to oversee the planning, design, construction, and delivery of civil engineering projects. The successful candidate will ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Direct Management Responsibilities:
  • Site Engineer
  • Ganger
  • General Operative
  • Plant Operative
  • Sub Contractors
Maintains Consistent Interface With:
  • Construction Manager
  • Contract QS or Commercial Manager
  • Client
  • Designers
  • Health & Safety (H&S) & Compliance Manager
  • Programmer
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Develop Project Plans:
    • Define deliverables, goals, objectives, milestones, and timelines.
  • Budget Management:
    • Manage project budget and ensure expenditures remain within approved limits.
  • Team Supervision:
    • Oversee project team members, including engineers, contractors, and other professionals.
  • Resource Organization:
    • Organize and facilitate labor, plant, and material requirements.
  • Project Coordination:
    • Coordinate project activities and ensure stakeholders and senior management are informed of progress.
  • Risk Management:
    • Identify potential project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Progress Monitoring:
    • Prepare programs and monitor progress to provide clear direction on critical construction and financial targets.
  • Ensure Quality and Timeliness:
    • Ensure all project deliverables meet company standards and are completed on time.
  • Effective Communication:
    • Facilitate effective communication among project team members, stakeholders, and other relevant parties through regular meetings, progress updates, and both formal and informal channels.
  • Documentation Management:
    • Maintain and review project documentation and records, including contracts, variations, and other important documents.
  • Health & Safety Compliance:
    • Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, promote a safe work environment, and implement measures to mitigate potential hazards.
    • Ensure adherence to company and site rules related to health, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Manage Project Changes:
    • Ensure project scope remains aligned with project goals.
  • Procurement Collaboration:
    • Collaborate with procurement teams to select and manage suppliers and subcontractors, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with project requirements.
  • Quality Control:
    • Implement quality control measures to ensure construction activities and deliverables meet required standards and specifications.
  • Maintain Accurate Records:
    • Maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, progress reports, change orders, meeting minutes, and other relevant records.
    • Provide regular project status updates and reports to stakeholders and senior management.
  • Oversee Project Completion:
    • Oversee the final stages of the project, including commissioning systems and equipment, conducting inspections, and managing the handover process to the client or end user.

If you are a proactive leader with a passion for delivering high-quality civil engineering projects, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. The specific tasks may vary depending on the scope and complexity of the project.

*Please note: due to the location of this project, it would best suit applicants local to the area or those happy to relocate, however there is no relocation allowance available.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.

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