Description
Our UK Water business is growing fast and we're looking for a Principal Project Manager to help deliver important water programs under AMP8.
In this role, you will lead the delivery of projects involving multidisciplinary teams from optioneering through delivery and handover to the Client. You will be responsible for the planning, execution, monitoring and control, and completion of a defined project or defined work packages within a range of major projects or programmes to meet the client's project objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Manage project proposals including determining project requirements, scope, resources, programme, and cost estimates for delivering the project
- Own the P&L with associated commercial and financial accountability
- Develop project management documentation to successfully deliver the project objectives
- Monitor and control the project schedule, manhours, budgets, forecasts, and expenditure
- Ensure effective contract management
- Manage work being performed by project team members
- Manage project deliverables, information, and records
- Communicate relevant project information to the project team and customer
- Anticipate and take pre-emptive action to address issues and potential conflict situations
- Lead multi-disciplinary project teams
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and capture lessons learned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering and master's degree in project management
- 12+ years' experience and proven project delivery on water infrastructure projects
- Background in engineering consulting with design management experience highly desirable
- Strong interpersonal skills, with experience working across distributed teams
- Ability to manage multiple tasks across several live projects
- Solid understanding of contracts, change management, and drafting variations
- High competency in cost reporting, financial analysis, Excel, and Word
- Experience setting up systems for project files, data control, and compliance
- Proven ability managing project budgets and using financial tools
- Strong written communication skills
- Proven experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects
- Working knowledge or accreditation in NEC
- Membership of professional institutions such as APM, PMI, or MICE
- Proficiency in use of project management tools and software
- Demonstrate competence in stakeholder management, risk, planning/scheduling, and commercial management