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Principal project manager

London
Permanent
Mott Macdonald
Project manager
€55,000 a year
Posted: 29 January
Offer description

Overview

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making a societal impact. We empower employees to collaborate, learn, and grow. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space where everyone can feel empowered, included, and valued.

Location/s: Altrincham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield, Southampton; UK

Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome

Recruiter contact: Pamela Wray-Slack

Hiring manager contact: Caroline Sherratt


About the business unit

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.


Overview of the role

This is an opportunity for an experienced, qualified and enthusiastic project management professional to join our Transport and Mobility Solutions (TMS) team supporting the delivery of Highway projects for predominantly contractor clients across the UK. As the Project Manager, you will be part of the project senior leadership team with a primary focus on overall technical quality, safety, risk, change control, programme, resource allocation and commercial performance. You will report to the Project Director and work alongside a Design Manager, leading the wider team to deliver highway projects from inception to handover and completion. This will include management of Design and Build or contractor-led projects from tendering and contract negotiation and administration to detailed design and construction site services, though you may work on other highway projects as required.

You will liaise closely with multiple stakeholders, coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams, draft and manage reports and tender documents, and monitor cost and schedule while managing Health & Safety and Quality Assurance aspects of projects. You will contribute to a technical team and be a key member of a project team, liaising directly with the client, project sponsors and stakeholders.


Candidate specification

As a professional, you have full awareness of Health & Safety legislation and how it's applied to the design and construction process within the highways sector. You will have the ability to deliver in the demanding design and build environment and demonstrate relationship skills to deal with potential conflicting client needs, including resolution of complex design/construction issues.

Essential:

* Significant experience of working on highway design and build or contractor-led design projects in a project management or other management role
* Attained chartership with a recognised engineering or project management institution
* Experience in establishing the project team and developing it through leadership, responsible for the overall success of the project as per company directives and various contractual arrangements, including NEC
* Experience in establishing tender budgets and prices and monitoring budgets; ability to resolve cost overruns and identify cost reduction measures and/or revenue gain; ability to manage project capital and invoicing
* Experience acting as principal point of contact with the client's Design and Engineering manager and the client's commercial and procurement teams for all commercial and contractual aspects
* Demonstrate understanding of the Designer's obligations under the CDM Regulations
* Flexibility to travel to client sites or alternative offices when required, possibly for extended periods

Desirable:

* Degree in Civil Engineering (or a related subject)
* A Project Management Qualification or working towards such a qualification
* Working knowledge of risk management in project delivery
* Experience of managing projects throughout their lifecycle

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.


UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision reflects changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.


Agile working

We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.


Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure equal opportunities for all and an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.


Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com to discuss how we can assist.


Benefits

Health and wellbeing

* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
* Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments
* Access to Peppy, providing free menopause support for all UK colleagues
* Wellbeing program support for you and your family
* Salary flex to opt into a range of health benefits, extendable to family

Financial wellbeing

* Company pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
* Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to increase to 6x)
* Income protection with return-to-work support
* Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, and will writing
* Share in financial success through annual bonus schemes

Lifestyle

* Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year (depending on level), with buy/sell leave options
* Holiday entitlement increases to at least 35 days after 5 years’ service
* Employee saving schemes and retail discounts

Enhanced family and carers leave

* 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave; two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
* Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
* Up to five additional days leave for carers, two paid

Learning and development

* Primary annual professional institution subscription
* Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

* Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks for LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers
* Engage in community impact through social outcomes

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