Project Manger (Utilities-Water)

Dover, Kent
React Recruitment Limited

Our Client in Dover is looking for Project Manger (Utilities-Water) for a fixed term contract until 2027.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), Private Health Care, Life assurance, Employee assistance programme, 3rd party discounts, benefit and reward platform

Salary: £45k pa DOE

In this role you will manage a range of civil utility infrastructure projects (water/wastewater bias), both large and complex in nature, and of a smaller scope and complexity in the delivery of the company’s Investment Plan.

Project Manager (Utilities-Water) duties and responsibilities:

• To comply with environmental instructions and to identify potential risks to the environment, or areas where environmental impact can be reduced.
• Ensure project strategic objectives are clearly defined and suitably documented in consultation with business and engineering leads, and key stakeholders.
• To develop scopes of feasibility and options assessments that will further inform the development of scopes of design and technical requirements and specification on projects,
• Drive an early understanding of ‘Order of Cost Estimate’ (OCE) costs including input into both procurement and contracting strategies,
• Build development, and detailed delivery programmes that are both resource and cost loaded, while identifying and analysing scenarios to inform decision making on projects
• To undertake, prepare and/or commission/manage thereof scopes, designs, specifications, drawings, risk and environmental assessments for the execution of company related works which are to be carried out by contract.
• To act in the capacity of ‘Project Manager’ under the NEC 3 or NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) for projects.
• To manage health and safety on construction projects in line with current legislation and best practice and to act in the capacity of Principal Designer (under CDM2015) as and when appointed. site.
• Provide regular updates/forecasting and reporting on project status including pertinent financial information to the Programme Manager and others as required, and liaise frequently, to maximise crossfunctional understanding and impacts assessments across various projects

Project Manager (Utilities-Water) knowledge and experience:

• BSc/BEng (or above) in appropriate related technical discipline (Infrastructure/Civils/MEICA)
• Project Management Qualification from APM or alternative relevant professional organisation or demonstratable project management experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of managing and delivering civil utility infrastructure (water/wastewater bias) projects from inception through feasibility, design and implementation to project completion utilising the NEC suite of contracts, with a good knowledge of current legislation, technical standards and specifications
• Managing projects through the complete project lifecycle from inception to completion (and handover).
• Working collaboratively with Contractors, Consultants and other stakeholders.
• Full driving licence and own transport with business insurance. Contactable outside office hours and able work additional hours on occasion.
• Good user skills in MS Office 365 and MS Project