Construction Project Manager in London

On behalf of NRS, we are looking for a Construction Project Manager for an 8 month contract which is a site based role at the Dungeness site in Kent. This position performs project management responsibilities on a small to medium sized project or services project or on an assigned segment of a larger project. When assigned to only a segment of a larger project, this role develops a complete understanding of the contract and any relevant subcontracts in order to provide full support to the project management team.

As a Construction Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Establishing a vision and proactive management to positively align a team in the achievement of common project goals and overall organisational objectives.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring the safe delivery of a project to time, cost and quality targets ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory process requirements with responsibility for leading the project to a successful conclusion.
• Provides leadership, management and governance to ensure the project meets specified stakeholder requirements and promote the principles as set out in PD25 Magnox Project Management Process and Procedures.
• Ensuring that projects and work packages meet the business commercial requirements.
• Customer and stakeholder management externally and internally, consistent with the overall strategy of the business and delivery of programmes and projects.
• Defines project delivery baselines and operates project control processes (requirements capture, planning, cost, risk, trend analysis and change control).
• Resource and manage a multi-disciplinary project team using active interfaces to secure specialist resources (safety, environmental, design etc.) as required.
• Ensure all project documentation is maintained to the required standards within the management system.
• Manages the development of a project risks and opportunities plan and instigates mitigation measures or other appropriate actions.
• Consider options for value engineering as well as the potential for changes to the scope/schedule/forecast costings.
• Provision of required project performance data (e.g. critical path analysis, float erosion, milestones, CPI, SPI and EVA) to the Senior Project Manager or Programme Management team on a monthly basis.
• Lead CDM activities for the project in accordance with the project Health, Safety and Environment Management process.
• Manage interfaces with other projects as appropriate.
• To develop strategic knowledge of project and programme lessons learned and 'best practice techniques'. Lead their application to maximise effectiveness of Company project delivery.
• Actively and effectively communicate with management teams, co-workers, clients, contractors and other stakeholders.
• Motivate and manage team performance. Carry out staff appraisals and manage staff related issues in line with Company HR policy, process and procedures.
• Identify development opportunities and training for direct reports and team members.
• Take responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of all team members in line with legislative requirements. Demonstrate and encourage a safety first working culture.
• Actively promote environmental awareness/considerations and sustainability through the project delivery cycle.
• Assist the Business Manager, Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager in discharging his or her strategic and capability development responsibilities.
• Deputise for the Senior Project Manager as required.

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience in a highly regulated industry including; engineering, procurement, construction/construction management.
• Experience in the delivery of projects from start to finish, full lifecycle.
• Experience of performing functional tasks on projects with a basic understanding of PD25 Magnox Project Management process and procedures.
• Experience of managing direct reports across a portfolio of projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement at all levels across the business.
• Strong self-starter with a proactive approach to all duties.

Desirable Skills

• CITB Construction Site Manager's Safety Certificate.
• NEC 3,4 contract training.
• Experience of working in complex organisations (Matrix Management).
• Flexible and adaptable approach, willing to take on new work challenges.
• Ability to maintain high standards of performance with responsibility and accountability for successfully completing own assignments and tasks.
• Proactive communicator both internally and externally to the project.
• Customer focused with ability to develop and maintain positive and interactive project relationships.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, NRS guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

NRS guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.