Project Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to join a well-established £50m turnover civils contractor delivering a portfolio of major infrastructure projects across the Midlands.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of a water-biased infrastructure project, with a strong focus on heavy civils and reinforced concrete structures. This is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager with a strong civil engineering background who is comfortable managing complex construction packages from pre-construction through to completion.

The Role

As Project Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the delivery of the project, managing site teams, subcontractors, commercial performance, programme, health & safety and quality.

You will be expected to provide strong leadership across a technically demanding scheme, working closely with the client, consultants, subcontractors and internal commercial and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities will include:

– Managing the project from mobilisation through to completion.
– Overall responsibility for programme, delivery, cost, quality and H&S.
– Managing water infrastructure and heavy civils packages.
– Overseeing the construction of reinforced concrete structures, foundations and associated civils.
– Managing earthworks, drainage, underground services and associated infrastructure.
– Coordinating subcontractors and specialist supply chains.
– Leading site teams including Site Agents, Engineers and Foremen.
– Reviewing and managing construction programmes and short-term planning.
– Ensuring works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications and ITPs.
– Managing RAMS, WPPs, permits and construction documentation.
– Working closely with the commercial team on change, cost control and forecasting.
– Liaising with clients, designers and stakeholders.
– Driving quality, environmental and health & safety standards across the project.
– Identifying and managing project risks and opportunities.
– Ensuring successful handover and close-out of works.

About You

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Project Manager within the civil engineering/infrastructure sector, with a proven background delivering water, heavy civils or similar major infrastructure projects.

You should have strong experience of:

– Water infrastructure projects.
– Heavy civils and complex construction.
– RC structures and reinforced concrete works.
– Earthworks, drainage and below-ground infrastructure.
– Managing multidisciplinary site teams.
– Subcontractor and stakeholder management.
– Programme and project delivery.
– Construction planning and commercial awareness.
– Working within structured QA and H&S systems.
– Delivering projects safely, on programme and to budget.

Previous experience working for a Tier 1 or established civil engineering contractor would be highly advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing £50m turnover contractor with a strong pipeline of infrastructure work across the Midlands.

The role would suit a Project Manager who enjoys being hands-on with project delivery and wants to work on technically challenging water-biased infrastructure, heavy civils and RC structures projects