Programme Manager

Position:
Programme Manager

Location:

Guildford with hybrid working available

Salary Guide: £(Apply online only) k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance, Bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client:
Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,400 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.

The Role:

Our client is looking to strengthen our Delivery team with a Programme Manager based in the Thames Region (Guildford Area) with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the Programme Lead/Manager and will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy by planning and evaluating project activities, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring good customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:
Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force

Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, i.e from tender handover to final completion

Maintain good client relationships at all levels

Maintain the company's reputation on a project by ensuring good relationships are maintained with joint venture partners and suppliers

Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities

Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects

Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities

Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available

Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified

Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates

Understanding and implementing the Quality, Safety and Environmental Policies and Targets

Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction

Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and wastewater design and build projects.

Have detailed working knowledge and experience of project management practices from scheme conception through to end user acceptance

Experience:

Essential:

Project Management experience in managing multi-disciplinary design and construction projects, ideally within the water industry.

Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.

Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent

Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users.

Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.

Extensive experience in project delivery

Strategic, operational, technical and management skills

Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer

Ability to present at Governance Reviews in a leading capacity

Risk & Opportunity Management experience

Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback.

Working knowledge of…