Position Summary:
You will be responsible for the entire scope required for successful delivery of projects including: appraisal, planning, detailed design, construction and delivery phases. To deliver these by complying with HM Treasury Governance and processes specifically; Project Management, Health & Safety, Commercial, Risk & Value, Budget. Manage a delivery team and all key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective communication and interfaces with the supply chain and procurement functions.
- Be accountable for the expenditure, and overall out turn cost for the project including authorisation through specified governance.
- Ensure the embedding of sustainability principles
- Deliver within specified internal and client governance tolerances
- Ensure the relevant safety management system has been employed
- Coordinate and manage contract requirements (NEC) relating to design solutions, construction and commissioning.
- Manage project risk and opportunities effectively – take responsibility for the identification, allocation and management of the project risk and opportunities, taking effective mitigation measures to reduce risk.
- Delivery on time within cost and to stated quality standards
- Be accountable for the commercial objectives specific to the project – ensure necessary reporting & information is delivered on time, to the required standard.
- Collaborate with the Technical lead as per the delivery strategy to ensure excellence in Health and Safety in design
- Effective management of health, safety and wellbeing of all those engaged on the project
- Active stakeholder management to clarify requirements and agree project objectives and priorities.
- Maintain stakeholder involvement in key decisions.
- Be responsible for ensuring the change control process is followed including managing and recording all change to time, cost and quality.
Required Education & Experience:
- A relevant professional qualification with the APM or Prince 2
- Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
- A degree in engineering or project management subject
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Able to foster and promote collaborative working relationships
- Experience of working ‘client side’ for the Environment Agency, DEFRA or other RMA’s would be an advantage
- Project management experience across a range of disciplines, contract/procurement
- Experience of NEC contracts and their practical application
- Full Membership, or working towards full membership of a relevant chartered body; MAPM, MCIWEM, MICE, MCIOB, MRICS etc..