Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Salford with travel
Salary: Highly competitive salary + company vehicle + pension + life insurance
Job type: Full Time Permanent
Excalon is a leading infrastructure contractor specialising in the provision of services to the utilities industry. With recent new business wins with multiple major clients adding to our existing portfolio of framework agreements and ongoing Major Projects, this is an exciting time to join our business.
The role:
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to work within our expanding Major Projects Portfolio. The successful candidate will provide leadership for all construction phase activities within the Project Teams promoting Health, Safety, and Environmental and construction best practice as well as coordinating construction resources across the projects in collaboration with the Site Agents and Supervisors.
Skills and Experience Required:
We are looking for an individual who can manage projects from conception through to completion who ideally has previous experience delivering similar Major Construction Infrastructure Projects. We need someone who can lead and manage major projects, ensuring they are fully resourced and delivered safely, on time and within budget to high quality client specifications. You will be a proactive, creative and logical individual with a solutions focused outlook. You must be competent working in a busy, pressured environment and be able to meet tight deadlines.
- Existing Experience as a Project Manager for Infrastructure Projects
- NVQ Level 3 Occupational Work Supervision Minimum
- CSCS – Academically Qualified or Supervisors/Managers Card Minimum
- SMSTS
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Temporary Works Supervisor
- NRSWA: Streetworks Supervisor
- Confined Spaces
- Deep Excavation / Temporary Works Supervisor
- Emergency First Aid
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite
Desirable
- Recognised Project Management Qualification (RICS or APM)
- Microsoft Project Foundation
Benefits:
- Royal London Group Personal Pension Plan
- Group Life Insurance 1 x Salary
- Occupational Health Service
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Funded qualifications & Training
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Produce accurate and attainable programs of work to be issued to the client for approval.
- Plan, manage and evaluate projects throughout their lifecycle.
- Act as the principal site contact point for Excalon clients and ensure that all activities on site are in accordance with statutory requirements and company policy.
- Produce accurate and attainable programs of work to be issued to the client for approval. Liaise with the programmers & notice management team to schedule the works and allocate resources
- Assemble your key team resources to deliver the project(s) and manage and motivate this group to achieve the required results.
- Identify the dependencies between project activities, and define the stages to ensure seamless delivery
- Regularly monitor progress at a frequency which enables action to be taken to troubleshoot issues and push the project back on track: Measure revenue, productivity and quality.
- Ensure the safe systems of work are implemented and that all necessary documentation is in place, complying with the CDM Regulations ensuring compliance with current legislation and specifications concerning operating practices
- Prepare and issue method statements and risk assessments for inclusion into the site safety file.
- Ensure that all project personnel have the appropriate training and competencies for their role. Work in partnership with the SHEQ and HR team to ensure full competency of project resources.
- Maximize team performance whilst focusing on a safety-first culture.
All applicants must reside and have the right to live and work in the UK.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Project Manager, Senior project manager, Construction project manager, Project Management may also be considered for this role.
