Project Manager, Operations Management

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: central belt from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire on the west coast to Fife and the Lothians on the east

Description:

To administer a portfolio of coal mining related hazard, enquiry and subsidence projects in Scotland.

Role location:
The role involves working in the former coal mining areas of Scotland, based at home with regular site visits that the candidate will be required to travel to. Travelling to and from sites, for site visits will equate to on average 60% of the working week.

The Candidate shall be located within the existing coalfield areas of Scotland. Scotland's coalfields stretch right across the central belt from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire on the west coast to Fife and the Lothians on the east.

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Site Attendance:
  Attend projects under emergency and unplanned situations. Act as the competent person to ensure that the site is secured and provide immediate advice on public safety.
• Programme & Health & Safety Meetings:
  Transition into planned works and delivery a programme of projects with cross department support to ensure project liability is investigated and the hazard is remediated.
• Commercial Assurance:
  Provide contract management assurance using NEC4
  
  ECSC and prepare project justifications, ensuring optioneering and value for money in decision making.
• Review of Mining Information:
  Form opinions by reviewing mining information and all necessary site information to determine desktop liability and evidence to undertake investigation works.
• Large Project (High Risk):
  As a CAT2 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act, the Authority liaise with external partners and local authorities to ensure public safety.
• Emergency Planning:
  Dynamic response to project delivery with reduced planning and re-prioritising required.
• Workshop Meetings:
  Attendance at regional and department meetings knowledge transfer and project presentations are delivered to embed future learning.

• Strong Project Management Experience
• Construction / Health and Safety background
• Excellent organisational skills Communication skills
• NEC4 experience and knowledge
• Risk background