My client is a World Leading Construction and Civil Engineering Company. They are presently delivering a prestigious, circa £500m Water Infrastructure Framework which covers the Southern Water area from Hampshire across to Kent. They are seeking to employ, on a long-term contract basis, a Project Manager with a solid background in Civil Engineering and water sector projects. Ideally, you will be based in this operational area and will initially be working on preconstruction and ECI for the works. Therefore, those with front-end project experience in these areas are preferred. The company has offices in Chichester, Brighton and Chatham so those successful individuals will be required to work out of one of these offices for 2 days per week and the remaining 3 days can be from home. Key Responsibilities: Assuming responsibility for the management of project delivery outputs including programme, financial position, health safety, environmental performance and progress for all allocated schemes The ability to manage staff at varying levels, providing leadership, staff development and retention of key personnel The ability to interact in a professional manner with senior representatives of our clients To have a good understanding of NEC contract conditions and an astute commercial awareness Responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple concurrent projects to ensure the successful delivery of the project against the project KPI's and PI's Ensuring that all projects are delivered in accordance with current Health & Safety regulations, including CDM regulations, & Environmental legislation Review/assessment of in-house/subcontractor RAMS, Process Impact Assessments and Environmental legislation To ensure compliance with all company safety, environmental and quality systems Liaise with client's staff to ensure KPI's are met or exceeded within budget constraints To manage the project team ensuring that each member has a clear set of objectives To assist the Delivery Manager with the development of the direct labour resources To assume responsibility of the financial performance of each project with overall responsibility for Profit/Loss on contracts undertaken To produce project performance reports and participate in monthly financial / programme reviews for all schemes with the Commercial Manager, Framework Manager and Regional Director To ensure compliance with all company commercial and financial procedures Complete contract documentation Establishing and agreeing price variations and final accounts Prepare estimates and quotations & provide tender vetting for others To develop a detailed project programme, in conjunction with the project planner ensuring that it is maintained to drive the project to key deliverable milestones Ascertain preliminary and detailed design/project requirements and solutions Ascertain preliminary and detailed design/project requirements and solutions To closely liaise with other departments, such as tendering and design, to ensure resources are correctly allocated and client requirements are fully achieved Co-ordinate and liaise with suppliers, specialist sub-contractors, in-house functions, site installations and construction teams Procurement of plant, materials and specialist subcontractors Ensure that project resources are made available to attend/undertake factory site and works testing, commissioning and client training Attend internal and external review and progress meetings Attend site visits/meetings To ensure all contract documentation such as, 'As built' drawings, Commissioning Manuals and Operation and Maintenance Manuals are prepared in line with the client specifications and the company /client closeout timescales About You: An industry applicable ONC/HNC/B.Eng or NVQ equivalent CSCS Black Management card H&S qualifications (desirable) IOSH or CITB 5 Day Site Safety Management (SMSTS), CSCS card Demonstrable experience of working within the water and / or sewage industries Working knowledge of Microsoft packages Strong team player but also able to work as an individual Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines Able to work in a busy environment under pressure Excellent communication skills (email/phone/face to face) Possess a 'can do' attitude and provide to support to other members of the team as required Ability to review options and be comfortable to make the required decisions for the project success.