Engineering Project Manager; Mechanical​/Electrical

Overview

Thomas & Adamson International Ltd (part of the Egis Group) are an award-winning UK based consultancy firm specialising in project management, cost management, building surveying and safety services in the Buildings space. Over the last 90 years, T&A have been supporting and leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets. We operate across the UK, the USA and the Middle East.

Our parent company Egis is a global firm delivering architecture, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that respond to the climate emergency and contribute to balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Egis has 22,000 employees across over 100 countries, delivering cutting-edge innovations and solutions for clients. We are now looking for an Engineering Project Manager (Mechanical / Electrical) to join our growing Special Projects team in Scotland (Glasgow or Edinburgh).

Job Description

As an active Project Manager within our Specialist Projects team, you will support multiple and complex work assignments, helping to deliver within time frames and actively contributing to the management of resources to provide exemplary professional services to our clients. You will be as comfortable working autonomously as you will be within a team and will strive to deliver best in class services for a broad range of clients, across multiple projects, with a particular emphasis on projects with a high degree of technical complexity (mechanical / electrical / process content).

Your approach will represent T&A’s company values and will provide a personal, quality focused service that delivers upon the client’s business objectives. You will establish strong, supportive, professional relationships with colleagues, clients and the wider project teams built on mutual respect, trust and integrity all whilst contributing to Thomas & Adamson’s strategic business growth. The role involves delivering a turnkey consultancy service, with elements of project management, quantity surveying and contract administration on projects of a highly specialist nature where a degree of technical knowledge and understanding is required.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the development of Project Management Plans, establishing project strategy and lines of communication lines for all project stakeholders.
• Supporting the development of master programmes, identifying project milestones and project team member responsibilities.
• Contributing to the interrogation of construction programmes, agreeing changes or enhancements.

• Liaising with key stakeholders to fully define project requirements and develop the project brief.
• Establishing, implementing and leading project meetings with all project team members and stakeholder groups on allocated commissions / supporting on others.
• Producing project correspondence ensuring actions are clearly defined and delivered upon by all project team members within agreed timescales.

• Contributing to the production of and issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other appointment documents.
• Preparation of tender documents ensuring a full and comprehensive understanding of the project requirements is conveyed and reflected in tender documentation.
• Reviewing and commenting upon tender returns from a technical compliance and cost standpoint.
• Negotiations with contractors to ensure tender costs represent best value.

• Assisting with the review and commentary on design packages to ensure compliance with the project brief.
• Contributing to value engineering and risk review workshops.
• Compiling and tracking risk mitigation activities and value engineering opportunities.
• Assisting with the assessment of Contractor’s claims for delay events; working with commercial team members to establish entitlement.

• Assessing and reporting on contractor progress and commercial matters during delivery.
• Assessing quality on-site, raising instructions for defect rectification when necessary.
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