Project Manager – Essex/Home Counties

GENERAL

• The Project Manager will report directly to the Operations Director / Manager.
• Be fully aware, understand and implement the requirements and standard, to yourself and others, of the company’s current Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality policy and all other company policies.
• Be responsible for updating your personal information, project and site information
• At all times, demonstrate integrity, to act professionally and promote Glencar best standards, values and practices.
• Constantly striving to be on front foot, i.e. able to look ahead and quickly and correctly assess information and situations thereby anticipating and pre-empting problems before they occur thereby limiting risks
• Analyses information carefully to make effective, timely and authoritative decisions to limit risks and create opportunities for Glencar
• Results focused and profit-minded, looking to realise opportunities and minimise risks for Glencar
• Effective trouble shooter, by either providing solutions to problems or enabling others to generate solutions
• Leads by example, e.g. adopts collaborative and respectful approach towards others, gets own hands dirty when necessary and stays calm under pressure
• Emotionally intelligent, i.e. understands how to adapt communication style and behaviour to different audiences and situations
• Builds and maintains effective professional networks
• Proactively deals with conflict and intercepts issues before they escalate
• Keen to continuously improve own knowledge and skills and take on more responsibility; proactively seeking feedback on performance

TENDER / Pre-construction

• Be a key member of the tender team working alongside the bid team, take a leading role in the decisions to create a winning bid strategy.
• Drive value into a tender by identifying alterative construction methodologies and value engineering opportunities.
• Lead the methodology and buildability of the proposed development
• Lead producing submission document
• Lead in attending site visits and recording information
• Lead producing logistic plans
• Lead producing programmes
• Lead producing scope documents
• Lead early procurement elements
• Lead site mobilisation including site set up
• Lead the production of the prelim costs

Construction

• Responsible for the successful completion of the project
• To promote best practice and lead by example, overseeing the day-to-day delivery of construction projects
• To ensure that the company SHEQ policies and procedures and implemented on the project consistently and through to completion.
• Ensure the win strategy and value engineering ideas from tender and followed through and delivered in the construction phase.
• Conducting regular site safety checks, toolbox talks / safety briefings and ensure the correct level of safety compliance at all times.
• To ensure the Company’s Quality, Environmental and Safety Management System standards and performance criteria including objectives are set and implemented.
• To oversee and co-operate on all company health and safety and to take reasonable care of personal and other’s health and safety at all times.
• Ensure quality management plan is in place and implemented on the project.
• Ensure the project team adhere to the QMP and the correct controls are in place and implemented.
• Ensure suitable and sufficient risk assessments are being conducted considering both colleagues and contractors/customers and introduce measures to reduce the risks to as low a level as reasonably practicable
• Ensure site records are being completed regularly and are accurately maintained and stored within the correct company file structure.
• Ensure the project controls for document management are set up sufficiently and that access is available to senior management.
• Analyses information carefully to make effective and timely decisions to limit risks and create opportunities for Glencar
• Produce Responsible, oversee, monitor, and update strategic construction programmes, integrating all programmes and functions during each phase from inception to delivery.
• Ensuring contractual notices are issued as and when necessary.
• In collaboration with Commercial Project Lead be responsible for project budget, cost control and cost recovery, ensuring that expenditure is in line with the contract budget and that resources are utilised efficiently, ensuring all commercial requirements are fulfilled, margins are maximised and financial targets met
• Close management of the site management and site team, including design and building services
• Report operational & financial progress on projects
• Act as the main point of contact for the client team
• Direct the supply chain to achieve project completion on time, to specification and within budget
• Oversee the daily supervision and co-ordination of on-site staff, supply chain, plant, and materials including Information management
• Ensuring that staff and operatives are managed and led effectively by developing the skills and attitudes of strong people managers
• Managing site teams by implementing and monitoring performance against contract targets
• Carry out regular 1:1 meetings and reviews with your team members ensuring team members are clear on expectations, how they are doing and that they are supported to reach their potential

• Support the Main Board and Operations Directors in the promotion, implementation and new company procedures and initiatives

• Investigate and capitalise on repeat business opportunities on live sites
• To maintain and nurture strong relationships with external parties providing mutual benefits and promote teamwork and co-operation across all departments internally to maximise team and business goals.

• To encourage and support your team in enhancing their performance by providing direction, regular feedback and development opportunities
• Any other duties consistent with the role of Project Manager as may be required from time to time.

• A degree (or equivalent) in HNC/ONC – Construction management, Building, Civil Engineering or Quantity Surveying
• Minimum of 5/7 years relevant industry experience
• Experience of overseeing project teams across numerous sites
• Awareness of and adherence to company policies and health and safety requirements
• Experience gained in complex and geographically dispersed construction or built environment businesses
• Ability to undertake project planning, project management and work to budgets
• Commitment to continual learning to refine, further develop and apply expertise to add distinctive value to the Company
• Experience of successfully embedding change in an organisation
• Excellent IT skills – proficient in suite of Microsoft programmes (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Full understanding of planning software, to monitor progress of projects through the use of Asta PowerProject.

• Commercially astute with a strong understanding of the construction process
• Exceed expectations by challenging ways of working to establish new and innovative approaches that create sustainable value
• A self-starter able to demonstrate high levels of initiative, tenacity and self-motivation and be comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy
• Has strong problem solving and considered decision-making skills
• Methodical, analytical and organised with an attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to build effective relationships across the business and externally at all levels
• Strong motivation to mentor and upskill junior team members
• Personable and effective team player
• Open to feedback with a willingness to learn and improve