Project Manager

Project Manager Salary: Competitive Working Hours: Monday to Thursday - 08:30 - 17:00 - 40 hours per week Location: Stockport Would you be interested to join a leading facilities management company with a reputation for excellence? My client is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join our passionate and driven team in Stockport! Your primary responsibilities will include: Ensuring that projects are delivered to the correct specifications and required quality / industry standards. Delivering design and build projects in liaison with internal and external design consultants. Leading and motivating the team in accordance with personnel policies and procedures. Ensuring that all employees have the appropriate training and qualifications to fulfil their role. Ensuring that operatives attend organised training events where requested. Regularly reviewing the performance of all employees on both a formal and informal basis. Effectively managing poor performance, taking guidance from HR. This may include taking disciplinary action where appropriate, in line with Company procedures. Managing absence of direct reports in line with Company policies and procedures. Managing absence of direct reports in line with Company policies and procedures. Maintaining a high level of employee morale and adherence to all personnel policies and procedures. Establishing and implementing a meeting structure for each project. Working closely with the Operations Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Design Team and Procurement Team to develop the procurement, cost, design and project management plans. Working closely with counterparts on other disciplines to ensure project is conducted on a one - team basis. Effective cascade of safety, health, sustainability or quality communications received through Team Talks, Briefings or bulletins to the project team. Working closely with counterparts in other departments. Client: Working closely with the client counterpart and their agents at all stages of the project. Conducting continuous improvement activities in line with the client’s requirements, implementing corrective and preventative action where required. Working with the client to implement opportunities for innovative cost reductions. Ensuring that communication with the client is established and maintained throughout the life of each project. Meeting or exceeding client expectation for each project. Attending client meetings. Project Management / Planning & Organising: Ensuring effective communication with the operations manager/team to provide support and escalate to your line manager on key points at the earliest opportunity. Planning work in a way which ensures that key milestones and completion dates are achieved. Setting up strategic planning controls covering the full scope of works for all disciplines including the procurement programme, technical proposals,construction method appraisal, value enhancement and risk analysis controls, tender event schedules,design management strategy, project planning and Project Management systems. Monitoring and reviewing project requirements achievements, identifying issues which may impact on project delivery and escalating these where necessary. Undertaking an assessment of all Project risks including health, safety, environment and quality of product. Regularly reviewing the Project Management Plan and contractor’s methods of work to ensure they remain suitable for the task. Completing snagging and updating clients on progress July 2019. Monitoring works to ensure compliance with agreed systems of work. Ensuring suitable Commissioning, Inspection and Test Plans are in place for all work carried out. Commercial: Producing and managing project specific costs to meet the client budget and programme. Producing accurate commercial forecast of costs for Monthly WIP review. Commercial management within agreed budgets and targets to ensure agreed margins. Resource Management: Ensuring an efficient flow of materials to all projects. Ensuring that projects always have the optimum labour on site, utilising agency labour where required. Effectively managing staff under their control to maximise efficiencies using the PIP process. Effectively controlling supply chain partners, including sub-contractors and recruitment agencies. Managing external consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers in line with the business and project objectives Including Health& Safety. Managing internal supply chain / support services where required Managing plant off-hires and Periodic checks. Health & Safety: Ensuring all employees are aware of their obligations under the company Health & Safety Policy, and that work is carried out in accordance with the policy at all times. Ensuring sub-contractors work in accordance with the Company Health & Safety policy. Ensuring risk assessments and method statements are completed where required and that toolbox talks take place on all projects. Making sure that any action points arising from site safety surveys, audits, accident reports and other recommendations are successfully closed off. Helping create and maintain a positive safety culture, leading by example at all times. Ensuring that all health, safety and environmental incidents and complaints are reported and investigated. Experience and Qualifications: Mandatory Experience of successfully managing Fire Protection Installation projects. Fire Protection background with relevant LPCB qualification (Basic Design minimum). PC literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft July 2019 office. Completion of 5-day Site Managers Safety course • Valid CSCS card. Experience of commercial management and reporting on WIP. Preferred HNC Construction / Project Management or PRINCE 2 Qualification. CDM Awareness. Full driving licence. Personal Attributes: Effective managerial skills, including the ability to lead and motivate a team. Client focused, professional with the requisite skills to establish and maintain relationships. A self-motivated person who has the ability to work on their own initiative and achieve stretching targets. Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a pressurised environment A team player. Strong commercial awareness. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Deadline driven. Additionally, this role will require Disclosure Scotland Clearance. Baseline or other similar security clearance may also be required. Benefits: Paid Holiday. Employee Referral Scheme. Learning and development opportunities. Supportive working culture and future progression opportunities. Mobile, legal, bicycle, breakdown, and retail discounts. Eye test and glasses reimbursement. Cycle 2 work scheme