Project Manager

Overview

In this role you drive delivery of complex infrastructure projects with a strong focus on safety, governance and stakeholder coordination. You manage teams to meet deadlines, monitor performance and ensure compliance with risk and HSE requirements. You’ll interrogate designs, challenge inputs, and keep RAMS up to date while maintaining a live safety plan. You work closely with cross-functional groups to deliver cost-aware, safe handovers and certified outcomes. This role offers the chance to lead high-performing teams on critical infrastructure projects.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with up to 40% remote work
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• maternity/adoption leave with 28 weeks full pay
• paternity/partners leave with four weeks full pay
• pension and share incentive plan
• volunteering leave and recognition schemes

Responsibilities

• Hold project reviews and update project records
• Prepare and present internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Understand technical explanations and interrogate designs
• Manage teams to ensure deliverables
• Interrogate designs and inputs, challenge outputs
• Ensure reports support informed decision-making
• Maintain focus on Zero Harm and up-to-date legislation
• Accountable for safety and welfare of people and supply chain
• Lead Safety & Environmental Tours and safety initiatives
• Lead Accident/Incident investigations and monitor H&S system effectiveness
• Review RAMS and accept subcontractor RAMS
• Develop and maintain H&S plan as a live document
• Ensure workforce sufficiency and competency
• Empower teams to assign work and upskill mentoring
• Coordinate project activities and internal functions
• Identify and control resources and raise allocation requests
• Produce team plans to achieve goals
• Develop high-performing teams and support internal training
• Lead risk/opportunity reviews and risk register management
• Log and escalate unresolved issues
• Manage subcontractors and procurement plans to meet deadlines
• Ensure work quality and handover/certification readiness
• Accountable for KPI performance and project objectives
• Undertake assurance activities (audits) and act on findings
• Lead focused improvement groups
• Develop resource-loaded schedules and project controls adoption
• Monitor progress with Short Interval Control and weekly meetings

Key requirements

• Experience delivering diverse project types
• Proven track record of project delivery
• Strong commercial/project management communication skills
• Experience implementing safe systems of work
• Effective written and verbal communication at all levels
• Ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven team-management skills with mentoring ability
• Knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
• Solution-focused problem solving
• Ability to communicate a business vision and inspire others
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Learning mindset with personal development focus
• Member of a professional management body (e.g., APM)
• Proficient in O365
• Current driving licence
• Formally qualified in project management or equivalent experience (CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent)

• leadership
• mentoring
• effective communication
• O365 proficiency
• RAMS development and review
• HSE management system knowledge

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