Overview
Senior Project Manager, NEC projects role at Canal & River Trust.
Location: Offered on a home working basis, with attendance at main hub spaces and travel throughout the London & South East waterway network as required. Hubs include: Hatton & Milton Keynes. Travel will be discussed at interview stage.
Responsibilities
* Work safely at all times, ensuring the safety of others and contributing to safe working in all activities.
* Capture project requirements and prepare a business case to justify investment in the project.
* Develop and monitor the project programme and key milestones to achieve the project objectives.
* Provide financial and cost management, estimating and justifying project costs, whilst controlling expenditure and evaluating the outcomes.
* Assign, lead and motivate the project team to ensure all project objectives are achieved.
* Manage risks, issues and changes on the project.
* Maintain communications with stakeholders and the project team/organisation.
* Manage all contracts applicable to the project (e.g., NEC ECC, NEC ECSC, NEC PSC). Carry out the role of the Project Manager and Supervisor as defined in the NEC.
* Handover and closure of the project highlighting any areas for improvements and elements of good practice.
* Provide environmental management by appraising the environmental impact of the project and ensuring that the controls are implemented.
About you
Qualifications:
* Degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline, e.g. Project Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science.
* Membership of an appropriate professional body, e.g. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Association for Project Management (APM), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
* Beneficial: Project/Programme Management accreditation/qualification, e.g. APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), PRINCE2g.
Experience:
* NEC Contract Management experience.
* Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects - from definition to delivery - within a relevant discipline/sector (e.g., construction, asset management, utilities, civil engineering, etc).
* Comprehensive knowledge of project management processes and systems.
* Knowledge and experience of Managing Safety in Construction, and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
General skills:
* Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Be able to manage internal and external stakeholders, building confidence and credibility towards project processes.
* Ability to manage resources. Be able to coordinate work carried out by different people and organisations.
* Be effective at planning, monitoring and reviewing all project activities.
* Ability to develop and agree budgets for projects, control forecasts and actual costs.
* Be good at problem solving, be able to resolve conflicts, and successfully influence and negotiate.
* Possess good IT skills, including experience of MS Project.
* Valid UK driving licence - Car Cash allowance & regional/national travel, including to remote locations is expected.
What we offer
* Competitive salary range £44,000 - £46,000. Car Cash Allowance of £425 per month, a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme, holiday entitlement and other benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits.
* London allowances where applicable (Outer London £2,000; Inner London £4,000).
* Benefits include pension matching, 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), holiday purchase scheme, home working status with hub facilities, employee assistance, discounts, volunteering leave and more.
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Job type and seniority
* Seniority level: Associate
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Project Management
* Industries: Civil Engineering and Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications. Please submit your application as early as possible.
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