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Delivery Manager
Southern Water Framework
Brighton / Chichester
A career development opportunity has arisen for a Delivery Manager to Join Galliford Try to work on the Southern Water Framework in our Brighton or Chichester office.
Role Overview:
Within the Environment Business Division (Water and Waste Water Non-Infrastructure Engineering and Construction) An opportunity has arisen for a Delivery Manager based in the Southern Water Frameworks. We have office locations around Brighton and Chichester. We are looking for candidates who are experienced in successfully delivering schemes of varying sizes, predominately to the Water Industry, for Waste and Clean Water Treatment schemes. The candidate will ideally be based in around the Southern Water area and will be required to travel across multiple sites/projects in the region.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assuming responsibility for the management of project delivery outputs including programme, financial position, health safety, environmental performance and progress for all allocated schemes
2. The ability to manage staff at varying levels, providing leadership, staff development and retention of key personnel, interviewing and recruitment and mentoring of more junior staff.
3. The ability to interact in a professional manner with senior representatives of our clients
4. To have a good understanding of NEC contract conditions and an astute commercial awareness
5. Responsible for the management of multiple concurrent projects across the Framework to ensure the successful delivery of the projects against the project KPI’s and PI’s
6. Ensuring that all projects are delivered in accordance with current Health & Safety regulations, including CDM regulations, & Environmental legislation
7. Ensure that a Review/assessment of in-house/subcontractor RAMS, Process Impact Assessments and Environmental legislation has been carried out by your Project Management Teams
8. To ensure compliance with all company safety, environmental and quality systems
9. Liaise with client’s staff to ensure KPI’s are met or exceeded within budget constraints
10. To manage the project team ensuring that each member has a clear set of objectives to follow and clear roles and responsibilities
11. To assist the Construction Manager with the utilisation of the direct labour resources where possible across the projects
12. To assume responsibility of the financial performance of the portfolio of projects with overall responsibility for Profit/Loss on contracts within your portfolio.
13. To produce project performance reports and participate in monthly financial / programme reviews for all schemes with the Commercial Manager, Head of Delivery and Operations Director
14. To ensure compliance with all company commercial and financial procedures
15. Complete contract documentation
16. Establishing and agreeing price variations and final accounts
17. Prepare estimates and quotations & provide tender vetting for others
18. Review project programmes, in conjunction with the project planner and PM/SPM ensuring that it is maintained to drive the project to key deliverable milestones
19. To closely liaise with other departments, such as tendering and design, to ensure resources are correctly allocated and client requirements are fully achieved
20. Take an active role in developing new opportunities within the Framework and take lead in pre-construction tenders to ensure project delivery have input into the tender process
21. Co-ordinate and liaise with suppliers, specialist sub-contractors, in-house functions, site installations and construction teams
22. Attend internal and external review and progress meetings
23. Attend site visits/meetings
Experience and Qualifications:
24. An industry applicable ONC/HNC/ or NVQ equivalent
25. H&S qualifications (desirable)
26. IOSH or CITB Day Site Safety Management (SMSTS),
27. CSCS card
28. Demonstratable experience working with NEC suite of contracts
29. Demonstrable experience of working within the water and / or sewage industries
30. Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
31. Strong team player but also able to work as an individual
32. Ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines
33. Able to work in a busy environment under pressure
34. Excellent communication skills (email/phone/face to face)
35. Possess a “can do” attitude and provide to support to other members of the team as required
36. Ability to review options and be comfortable to make the required decisions for the project success.
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most formidable construction businesses with a vision to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £ billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
A wide range of corporate discounts
Cycle to Work schemes
Comprehensive pension plan
Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free / support to those who need it.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Ryan De Stadler on
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview
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