Freelance Project Manager Opportunity: Exciting Water & Heavy Civils Projects 🏗️
Are you an experienced Freelance Project Manager looking for your next challenging and rewarding assignment? We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to lead critical projects within the water sector, focusing on heavy civils and MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control, and Automation) installations.
If you have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and within budget, we want to hear from you!
Key Requirements & Project Focus
We are looking for a Project Manager with demonstrable expertise in the following areas:
Water Industry Experience: Significant experience managing projects across the full water cycle (treatment works, networks, reservoirs, flood defense, etc.).
Heavy Civils Management: Strong background in overseeing large-scale civil engineering elements, including reinforced concrete structures, earthworks, deep excavations, and foundations typical of water and utility infrastructure.
MEICA Integration: Proven ability to manage and coordinate the full MEICA scope of a project, ensuring seamless integration with civil elements. This includes control panel installations, pump station upgrades, instrumentation, and process equipment fitting.
End-to-End Project Delivery: Capability to manage the entire project lifecycle, from detailed design and procurement through construction, commissioning, and handover.
What We Are Looking For
Exceptional Leadership: The ability to inspire and lead diverse, multi-disciplinary project teams, including design engineers, contractors, and client stakeholders.
Commercial Acumen: Expertise in managing project finances, contracts (e.g., NEC), risk registers, and change control.
Safety & Quality Focus: An uncompromising commitment to HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality) standards and procedures on site.
Strong Communication: Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely.
Relevant Qualifications: A degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or Project Management (or equivalent experience) is highly desirable, alongside relevant professional certifications (e.g., APM, Prince2).
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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