The Opportunity

Our client is a leading Civil Engineering and Building Contractor, delivering high quality projects across the UK and Ireland. They operate in all aspects of Construction from Civils and Water Infrastructure through to Commercial and Residential projects. Due to continuing success and growth of our Civil Engineering team, we have a fantastic new opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in the East Midlands. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will play a pivotal senior management role working on a major water infrastructure framework.

The Position:

• Ensure adherence to the health and safety and environmental policies and ensure safe systems of work are planned and implemented on assigned projects.
• Ensure adherence to the Company’s quality procedures including production of the project quality plan and completion of the necessary project documentation.
• Attend sub-contractor and client meetings as required, ensuring a positive working relationship is established and maintained, always acting as an ambassador for the Company.
• Ensure detailed project programmes are drawn up and adhered to on all assigned projects and to regularly report progress against these.
• When applicable, to provide technical support at tender stage.
• To take responsibility for the successful completion of assigned projects.
• Where applicable, take the lead in design & buildability review.
• Manage the construction team on assigned projects, including their recruitment, performance management, training, and development.
• Support and ensure that objectives are planning and implemented onsite, attending audit meetings.
• Adhere to the Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Any other task commensurate with this post.

The Person: 

• Must be able to use their own initiative taking accountability and responsibility for a project from start to finish.
• Excellent communication skills and good general commercial awareness.
• Previous experience within the water industry, managing multiple sites while achieving and exceeding financial and programme targets.
• Ability to demonstrate the lead role in a construction programme and delivery
• Experience of managing all HSEQ aspects involved in the construction of large schemes
• Strong working knowledge of MS Project (or similar) and CAD
• Understanding and commercial application of the NEC3 | NEC 4
• Appropriate recognised industry training certificates and a full driving licence.

Apex Resourcing Solutions is a Recruitment Agency acting on behalf of this company