Project Manager (EPCM Projects) in Inverurie

Project Managers report to the Head of Projects and act as the single point of contact for Division Directors on all project and proposal matters. Responsibilities include:

• Completing weekly project forecasts and performance reports, keeping Division Directors and the business updated on status, risks, and outlook.
• Defining project and proposal requirements in collaboration with Division Directors.
• Appointing and coordinating engineering and project control resources, in collaboration with the Project Controls Lead and Engineering Leads.
• Ensuring successful delivery of projects in line with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Determining the need for a dedicated Study Manager or Project Engineer based on project complexity.
• Providing oversight of studies in early project phases where a Study Manager is appointed to lead.
• Driving benefits realisation and ensuring projects meet business and client objectives.
• Supporting Divisions with Business Development and other related activities, as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Consulting and informing Division Directors regarding project performance.
• Serving as the focal point between Division Directors and the delivery organisation.
• Working with Division Directors to define project or proposal requirements.
• Being accountable for project delivery performance against agreed scope (time, cost, quality, benefits).
• Providing Division Directors with regular project performance reporting and completing weekly project forecasts.
• In collaboration with the Project Controls Lead, appointing and managing the project controls team.
• Requesting and securing engineering/design resources in collaboration with Engineering Leads.
• Appointing and providing oversight to a Study Manager for early-phase projects, ensuring alignment and consistency with divisional expectations.
• Determining the need for a Project Engineer to support delivery and assigning as appropriate.
• Managing stakeholder relationships, including clients, partners, and internal functions.
• Supporting Division Directors and Business Development by providing project management expertise, input to proposals, client presentations, and pursuit activities.
• Ensuring risks, changes, and issues are effectively managed and escalated where necessary.
• Ensuring compliance with company governance, legal, and contractual obligations.
• Undertaking additional responsibilities as may reasonably be required to reflect evolving business needs.
• Initiating proposals and projects upon instruction from Division Directors.
• Preparing and maintaining project execution plans, budgets, and schedules with support from the Project Controls team.
• Completing and submitting weekly project forecasts and project performance reports, ensuring Division Directors and senior management are updated on status, risks, and outlook.
• Providing regular reporting to Division Directors on project performance, including schedule, cost, resources, risks, and benefits realisation.
• Overseeing progress reporting, performance tracking, and communication to Division Directors and clients.
• Providing oversight of Study Managers leading early-phase projects, ensuring governance, consistency, and escalation routes are maintained.
• Ensuring coordination with the Project Controls Lead and Engineering Leads for timely resourcing and workload forecasting.
• Chairing key project meetings and ensuring effective governance and reporting.
• Managing project risk registers, change logs, and lessons learned.
• Supporting or delegating technical oversight to a Study Manager, as required by project phase.
• Assigning or collaborating with a Project Engineer for detailed follow-up on technical and coordination tasks.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in project management in an engineering consultancy or energy-sector environment.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles, from feasibility to close-out, and related estimating/scheduling frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-discipline teams and manage interfaces with vendors, fabricators, and clients.
• Experience working with project controls, engineering functions, and procurement processes.
• Proven skills in risk management, stakeholder engagement, and benefits delivery.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.