Location
Bristol

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
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Our Water Asset Design team works primarily in the municipal water sector as well as the non-regulated (industrial/international) sector. Our clients include some of the largest water companies in the UK and contractors working in the sector. We deliver wastewater treatment, water treatment, sewerage, and water network schemes, as well as supporting other related industries. Our projects range from routine network maintenance to some of the largest water projects in the UK.

Our team is distributed across the UK and supported by an outsourced team in India. We are currently recruiting a Project Manager to lead the delivery of projects involving multidisciplinary teams from optioneering through delivery and handover to the Client.

As a Project Manager within the Asset Design team, you will work on a range of infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for a variety of water industry and industrial clients. You will be responsible for planning, execution, monitoring and control, and completion of defined projects or work packages within major projects or programmes to meet client objectives. This includes leading, guiding, and developing multi-disciplinary project teams, championing high-quality delivery, and promoting a focus on health and safety.

You will:
- Manage project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates (budgets)
- Own the P&L with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection
- Develop project management documentation including project management plans, cost estimates and forecasts, risk registers, project schedules, stakeholder registers, project organisation charts to successfully deliver project objectives
- Monitor and control project schedule, manhours, budgets, forecasts, and expenditure
- Ensure effective contract management including contract administration and change management
- Manage work performed by project team members (including assistant PMs), assuring outputs meet project requirements
- Manage project deliverables, information, and records
- Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the project team and customer
- Anticipate and take pre-emptive action to address issues and potential conflicts impacting project delivery
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams consisting of technical/professional staff and suppliers
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and capture lessons learned

Experience
Proven experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects. Exposure within the regulated water industry and/or non-regulated water projects is highly advantageous but not essential.
Working knowledge or accreditation in NEC contracts with the necessary technical and practical skills to administer NEC contracts.
Proficiency in project management tools and software.
Demonstrated competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management.

About you
Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and develop multi-disciplinary teams.
Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with project teams and clients.
Proactive in anticipating and resolving issues to ensure successful project delivery.
Committed to promoting health and safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
Membership of professional institutions such as Association for Project Management (APM), Project Management Institute (PMI), or Member of Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE) is required.