New Job Opportunity - Project Manager - 12 Month Contract - Glasgow - Hybrid
POSITION OVERVIEW
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Glasgow
Contract Length: 12 Month Contract
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
Requirements: Eligible for SC Clearance and Sole British
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Manage the design, delivery, and commissioning phases of electrical systems.
* Provide project management expertise to define and deliver project-specific objectives.
* Apply effective leadership styles to build trust, confidence, and collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
* Manage NEC4 contracts, maintaining productive relationships with industry partners.
* Monitor contractor performance across quality, time, cost, and reliability.
* Identify and manage emerging risks and issues to avoid programme delays or cost escalation.
* Control project financial performance against approved budgets, including forecasting and reporting.
* Participate in and produce evidence for project assurance and gateway reviews.
* Manage project teams in line with a High Performing Team ethos.
* Ensure compliance with all the clients processes, operating procedures, and key infrastructure processes.
* Review and challenge project schedules, milestones, and review points.
* Establish and manage project budgets in accordance with approved business cases.
* Develop cash flow forecasts and manage funding drawdown arrangements.
* Implement and manage change control processes where appropriate.
* Apply sound risk management processes and methodologies.
* Assess change impacts and make recommendations to approve, defer, or reject changes.
* Update plans, schedules, and communications to reflect approved changes and manage them within configuration management systems.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 10 years’ delivery experience, with at least 5 years in a management role.
* Hands-on consultancy and/or construction background.
* Experience delivering infrastructure works within the built environment.
* Proven experience managing electrical or electromechanical projects from design through completion.
* Knowledge of specialised electrical systems with evidence of installation experience.
* Strong commercial awareness with the ability to challenge Contractor’s Estimates (CEs).
* Hands-on experience delivering projects using NEC4 contracts, including change and stakeholder management.
* Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
Desirable
* Experience delivering projects in complex, live operational environments.
* Familiarity with regulated facilities.
* Experience working in collaborative delivery environments.
* Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities.
* Knowledge of Primavera P6.
* Experience using CEMAR or similar contract management systems.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
* NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation.
* Membership of a relevant professional body.
* Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Desirable
* Nuclear awareness training (NIC or equivalent).
* SMSTS certification.