Lead Project Manager

4 days ago

Warrington, Warrington, United Kingdom TN United Kingdom Full time

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Lead Project Manager to be working in a function delivering critical upgrades to National Electrical Infrastructure on a permanent basis to be based in Warrington.

Key Responsibilities
  • The primary focus for this role is to manage key critical project for the Engineering Solutions business unit, to ensure that contractual obligations are met on time and budget.
  • Lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary project team to deliver the project objectives in a structured and efficient manner.
  • Managing the commercial, technical and quality issues on the project.
  • Creating, maintaining and driving progress against a project program.
  • Ensure project commercial obligations are undertaken on time including registering, compiling, submitting, and negotiating extensions of time, extras to contract and other claims as appropriate.
  • Always ensuring compliance with Company processes and procedures.
  • Carrying out project reviews to control projects, check progress, manage cost, identify deviations from plan and detect risk. One of the key requirements of this role is to manage change evolution.
  • To prepare estimates in a logical and precise manner to the highest quality and engineering standards in the required time frames. To liaise closely with both internal and external suppliers and sub-contractors to obtain competitive quotations and relevant information for the tender document.
  • To carry out thorough take-offs in a manner that will provide as much detail as possible for the purpose of tender reviews prior to tender submission.
  • To positively contribute to profitable performance and assist in financial control of contracts through the application of innovative ways of working and technical solutions.
  • To attend and play an active role in kick-off meetings, site visits, team meetings and tender review meetings with clients, ensuring that information is communicated back to the business and other team members.
  • To provide weekly and monthly plans and reports to the client and internal senior leaders.
  • To maintain a high level of client interaction ensuring relationships are positive at all times.
  • To maintain and monitor client commercial collaboration software.
  • To provide compliance with CDM, SHE and Quality standards on relevant project activities by personal leadership and through members of the team.
  • To proactively administer contract, in conjunction with contract option and relevant clauses.
  • To assist the site manager with forecasting of labour allocation.
  • To assist the QS with project setup, cost allocations and project controls.
  • To procure materials, subcontract orders and management of subcontractors.
  • To provide supervision of design and ensure integration of design requirements across all project disciplines.
  • To effectively manage a team of engineering personnel to allow for successful project delivery.
  • To undertake and contribute in design development and review meetings.
  • The job holder shall possess previous experience of estimating packages of work to the highest standards of quality, engineering and 'best practice' required within the power and energy industry.
Minimum Requirements
  • The job holder shall be able to demonstrate effective communication, negotiating and influence skills that enable them to work at all levels within the organisation and with external stakeholders.
  • Good knowledge of Commercial practices, including knowledge of the practical application of contract law.
  • High level of computer literacy including competence in the use of MS Office and Project Management Tools.
  • Ability to manage and control projects in High Voltage (HV) substation environments.
  • Flexibility to travel to any customer or supplier site when required to fulfil the requirements of the position. Full UK driving license.
  • Good knowledge and practical experience of Project Management practices.
  • Good knowledge and experience of NEC 4 Contracts.
  • Good knowledge of project cycle inclusive of optioneering, design and build.
  • Good knowledge of HSE systems and compliance.
  • Good knowledge of QA systems and compliance.
  • Good knowledge of CDM requirements.
  • Good knowledge of Primavera P6/program development.
  • Good knowledge of Design processes and Project Life Cycle.
  • Good knowledge of Temporary Works.
  • Good knowledge of Low Voltage Electrical Design.
  • Good understanding of HV Transmission.
Special Features
  • Engineering Solutions (ES) is the largest operating division within the company and therefore has the most significant effect on sales performance of the Company.
  • ES operates in the highly competitive area of site construction work where profit margins are tight and therefore commercial awareness and control is essential throughout the project execution.
  • Site construction work involves significant compliance requirements, particularly with respect to safety legislation. The job holder must maintain knowledge in this area.
  • ES operates across a wide area of the UK with some teams permanently established at remote locations; therefore the maintenance of effective management and communication processes is very demanding.
  • The job holder must have the ability to assess the quality of User Requirements, Scope, Specification and Design in order to qualify the basis of the estimation.
  • The job holder must have a good knowledge of all aspects of contractual arrangements and estimating practice.
  • The Department interfaces with all technology, Sales and Marketing, Sites and Clients and therefore the job holder must have excellent interpersonal skills.
  • The nature of the incoming workload is unpredictable and usually has imposed deadlines therefore the job holder must possess excellent organisation skills, flexibility and the ability to often work under considerable time pressure.
Job Related Experience
  • Project Management
  • Planning
  • Budget control and estimating
  • Previous experience of working in the Power and Energy sector
Qualifications
  • Degree or equivalent experience in any related Engineering & Project Management qualification.
  • Electrical/electronic Engineering qualifications such as HNC, ONC or City and Guilds qualifications.
  • NEC 4 Project Management Accreditation
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