Project Manager

Morson Talent

Project Manager (Mechanical/Piping)

Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist in securing the necessary resources to meet project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of qualified and experienced personnel. Promptly identify any personnel shortfalls or issues within the project team.
• Support the Senior Project Manager in developing and implementing strategies and plans in line with the overall programme execution plan (PEP). This includes setting out how the programme of work will be managed, organised, and executed.
• Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders, executing the project or PEP strategies within the contract or package of work.
• Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and within budget, meeting business and technical requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the programme, tracking against milestones, deadlines, and budget, and providing reports to key stakeholders.
• Proactively anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contract or package. Identify risks and facilitate their resolution, develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager.
• Collaborate with the Senior Project Manager to ensure schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure these schedules align with the overall project schedules and escalate any discrepancies.
• Ensure that lessons learned and knowledge capture are practised regularly.
• Interface with other programmes to maintain a high-level view of the project’s progress and identify and adopt best practises.
• Fulfil contract or package contractual requirements and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager when necessary.

Nuclear Safety Accountabilities:

• This role may hold key nuclear safety responsibilities, as detailed in the Nuclear Baseline.

Nature and Scope:

• The role involves providing support to the Senior Project Manager while independently managing certain areas to ensure the effective delivery of programme activities. This includes recognising and managing the impacts of the programme on the wider project.
• The Project Manager will apply a project management approach to activities related to design principles and system design to ensure all work is completed safely, to the required quality, within budget, and on schedule.
• The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of specific activities, including the day-to-day management of contracts, as well as the Level 3 and Level 4 schedules (Detailed Control Schedules) which provide detailed weekly and monthly work execution sequences.
• The Project Manager will be required to lead a diverse team of project members to deliver activities within their programme. This includes assisting the Senior Project Manager or working independently to set up and manage a near-term work plan, drive work delivery on a weekly basis, comply with budget requirements, and manage risk. The Project Manager will also be responsible for managing interfaces between their work scope and the work of other project managers, as well as establishing and operating quality and change control procedures for their contracts.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of leadership, and its application in complex projects.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Strong numeracy, analytical, and critical reasoning skills.
• Proficient in estimating, scheduling, programming, risk, and Earned Value Management tools.
• Excellent presentation, influencing, and facilitation skills.
• Understanding of nuclear quality requirements and how nuclear quality is assured and controlled.
• A degree or similar qualification in engineering, construction, or a related field is desirable but not essential.
• A professional qualification in project management, such as APM PPQ or other recognised qualification, is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrated project management experience in:
  • Engineering design, contract, and field execution strategies for project delivery.
  • Multi-discipline EPCM projects.
  • Construction activities.
  • Procurement and management of complex contracts.
  • Cost control, risk management, schedule management, and change management.
  • Identifying and resolving commercial claims, with associated negotiation experience.
  • Engaging with stakeholders at multiple levels, including contractors, consultants, and advisors, in a regulated environment.
• Experience working with NEC and FIDIC commercial arrangements.