Project Manager (NEC Contracts) - #1717821

Company

This fast growing and well-respected Consultancy provides a wide range of Asset Management, Engineering and Commercial services to clients across the water, energy and environment sectors, delivering value from asset creation through to operation. Candidates can work from home and travel to client locations as and when required. Clients will primarily be based in the North East and East of England.

The Position

As a result of continued growth and new business wins the business now requires a number of Project Managers with NEC contract expertise. These positions ideally require previous experience in the utilities sector and the water sector in particular, although candidates with experience in other physical infrastructure sectors such as rail or highways will be considered.

As a Project Manager you will ensure the successful delivery of assigned projects to agreed time, quality, and cost parameters. This will include the co-ordination of technical resources to ensure that the project scope is achieved. Key duties will include;

• Risk and Issue management
• Contract management duties in accordance with the framework or account processes from contract signature through to invoice with the finance department.
• Responsibility for ensuring IMS (Integrated Management System) compliance for assigned projects including project audits, project governance and corrective actions.
• Responsibility for managing key client projects, coordinating technical resource, and developing scope requirements for those projects assigned.
• Developing internal programmes for project delivery and reporting on progress to the client and internally for those projects assigned.
• Matrix management of seconded resources where appropriate.
• Provide guidance and support to Assistant Project Managers and Technical Directors as appropriate to support the delivery of their projects.

The Candidate

Water Industry or wider utilities experience is preferred as is a project management qualification such as APMP/ AMP PMQ or PRINCE 2 or equivalent. NEC3/4 accreditation is desirable.

You will of course have previous project management experience, extensive knowledge of NEC contracts and so should have associated organisational skills, effective communication, report writing and interpersonal skills.

You must be computer literate with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project experience and other specialist computer packages (SAP, CRM’s, etc) will of course be of interest.