Package Manager - Plymouth

Package Manager - Plymouth

Job Description
As a Electrical Package Manager

• Managing the delivery of Electrical Diversions and installation works, ensuring safe, compliant, and programme-driven execution.
• Coordinating and overseeing all aspects of Electrical work scopes from planning through installation and commissioning.
• Leading the implementation and management of Temporary Site Services, including water, welfare, and associated infrastructure requirements.
• Driving CDM Site Improvements to maintain compliance, enhance site safety standards, and support efficient project operations.
• Liaising with contractors, utility providers, design teams, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitoring programme, cost, quality, and health & safety performance across all packages of work.

Supporting construction readiness, logistics planning, and site-wide operational improvements
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a high-profile environment, contributing to Defence design and safety engineering projects. You'll gain exposure to complex infrastructure systems and benefit from tailored training and development opportunities.
Join our Major Infrastructure Projects team and play a key role in delivering world-class dock, berth, and building infrastructure to support ship and submarine sustainment programmes.
Why Join Us?

• Be part of major infrastructure projects that directly support national defence.
• Gain experience in nuclear-licensed site design, construction and operations.
• Access to structured training and career progression opportunities.
• Work in a collaborative, innovative environment.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Working with value streams and/or project teams and a wide range of senior business stakeholders, your responsibilities will include:
Required Knowledge

• Electrical engineering principles, standards, and industry best practices.
• Design, procurement, installation, testing, and commissioning of Electrical systems and equipment packages.
• Relevant regulations, codes, and standards (e.g., British Standards, ISO standards, CDM Regulations, Health & Safety legislation).
• Contract management and commercial awareness, including NEC, FIDIC, or other standard forms of contract.
• Quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Risk management and change control procedures.
• Project planning and delivery methodologies.
• Supply chain and vendor management.
• Budget management and cost control principles.
• Sustainability, environmental, and compliance requirements applicable to Electrical systems.

Required Skills

• Strong project and package management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Technical review and interpretation of engineering drawings, specifications, and calculations.
• Contractor and supplier management.
• Stakeholder management and communication at all organisational levels.
• Commercial negotiation and contract administration.
• Problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
• Planning, scheduling, and progress monitoring.
• Risk identification, mitigation, and escalation.
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office applications.

Required Experience.

• Significant experience managing Electrical packages within large-scale projects.
• Experience overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through commissioning and handover.
• Proven track record of delivering projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and suppliers.
• Experience managing package procurement activities and vendor performance.
• Experience in construction, industrial, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, or similar environments.
• Experience managing project risks, changes, and contractual issues.
• Professional membership with a recognised engineering institution desirable (e.g., Institution of Electrical Engineers or Institution of Engineering and Technology).
• Competencies / Behaviours
• Leadership and team management.
• Accountability and ownership.
• Strong safety culture and commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Effective communication and influencing skills.
• Collaboration and relationship building.
• Customer and stakeholder focus.
• Commercial awareness.
• Attention to detail.
• Results-driven approach.
• Strategic thinking and planning.
• Adaptability and resilience.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Integrity and professionalism.

Qualifications

• ONC or HNC in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Valid CSCS card (where required for site-based roles).

Health and Safety qualification such as SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) or equivalent
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About Us
Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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