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Job Details
Location: South Wales
Duration: Temporary to Permanent
Vital are currently recruiting for a mechanical bias project manager who will have a mechanical or electrical engineering background and experience with Mechanical & Process Piping, Cleanroom and Design & Build projects. Along with the above a PRINCE2 or equivalent professional qualification is desirable.
Experience required for the role:
- Project managing mechanical, cleanroom or design & build projects with a value >£2 million
- Experience in managing employees and contracted workforce across multiple trades/disciplines
- Strong market/sector knowledge
- Background in industry ideally including one of the following specialist areas: mechanical, pipework, cleanrooms, electrical control and instrumentation or design and build.
- Site & construction management in mechanical, pipework, cleanrooms, EC&I and/or design and build
- Proficient in contract administration using NEC and JCT contract forms
- Proficient in use of planning tools - e.g.MS Project / Primavera P6
- Strong background and experience working under CDM regulations
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge/understanding including contract law, profit and loss, adjudication, variations and extensions management
Key objectives of the role:
- Act as part of a team and/or alone in providing expert, accurate, commercial and detailed advice.
- Financial - P&L and cash flow accountability for MHL projects
- Organisational - Project Teams varying in size from 5 to 50 (combination of employees, contractors, sub-contractors etc.)
- Location - prepared to travel and work anywhere in the UK
- Take single point accountability for the safe and successful delivery of MHL projects.
Reporting into the regional operations director your duties will include:
- HSEQ leadership on project including ensuring SSOW & QMS are in place
- P&L and Cash flow accountability for the project
- Develop project execution plans & strategies in line with the contract, including handover plan
- Lead client, external parties & stakeholders relationship management
- Establish project programme, procurement and construction schedules
- Manage risk & expectations to ensure safe & successful delivery
- Source & manage the project team to ensure technical & functional expertise is balanced to safely & successfully deliver
- Ensure scope, cost, time & performance are managed to ensure the safe & successful completion of the project
- Monitor the scope and programme to identify any variations or extensions of time that should be issued to the client; identify and mitigate where MHL is running late
- Promote positive industrial relations with workforce including agency employees  and subcontractors
- Oversee project supply chain management including purchasing  and subcontracts in line with company procedures
- Ensure third party services are planned  and are available to meet  the needs of  the project
- Ensure off site fabrication is managed , tracked   and controlled   to meet   project programme
- Lead project control activities including planning , scheduling , progress monitoring , productivity   & reporting
- Lead project commercial activities including cost tracking   and control , forecasting , valuation , WIP control , invoicing   & cash collections
- Review project performance on completion     and ensure learning is shared