Project Manager

Job Description:

We are working with a large geotechnical ground investigation company who are very keen to strengthen their team with a strong project manager.  With an abundance of new projects landing, we now need to add some core experience to their valued and established team.

Your duties will be mainly related to the management of site investigation projects from inception to completion. 

You will be required to work on our clients sites located mainly in London and the South East of England.    

You will be required to deliver the investigations safely, to  meet specification requirements and within programme and budget constraints. As  part of your duties you will be required to review CPPs and RAMS, manage  resource requirements, manage site activities and liaise with all parties.  

Throughout your role, you will develop relationships with new and existing clients to  promote capabilities and increase our opportunities for new business. You  will be involved in promoting innovation and technical excellence within the company  and the industry. 

Key tasks are, but are not limited to below. You will be undertaking these activities and mentoring and training staff members in these activities:

• Management of Projects.
• Approval of project specific RAMs and Programmes of Works including financial and cost programmes
• Ensuring that fieldwork is adequately supervised and managed in accordance with safety, quality and commercial targets and objectives.
• Ensuring that technical and data quality is maintained on your projects.
• Overseeing and mentoring soil and rock logging to current standards
• Compilation and issue of Applications for Payment and management of Compensation Events
• Approval of project deliverables such as data and reports
• Liaising with Clients and sub-contractors to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Assisting the bid department in pricing projects and seeking new opportunities.

Education and relevant qualifications are essential for this role and our client is looking for some-one who possesses the following.

• Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering / Earth Sciences or relevant subject.
• Masters in Environmental /Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology desirable  
• Preferred completion of health and safety training schemes such as CSCS (Manager level), SMSTS, CDM 2015 Regulations etc

Experience is also critical to demonstrate a high level of ability for this exciting opportunity - so we are lookig for someone with the following.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Ideally over 8 years of previous relevant industry experience  
• Chartered Geologist/ Engineer an advantage
• Confident and knowledgeable of various site investigation techniques
• Excellent awareness of ground investigation specifications, procedures, techniques, British Standards, Eurocode 7 and codes of practice, ICE and NEC contracts and the effective administration of them
• Experience of data presentation using borehole logging software packages and report compilation,
• Computer literate and competent in use of MS Office to create spreadsheets and documents for effective reporting, communication and record keeping

Core competence skills we need are as follows;

• Excellent IT skills – extensive knowledge of electronic mail and MS Office applications and geotechnical databases.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Numerate
• Problem solving
• Self-motivated
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Flexible
• Capable of prioritizing own workload to establish the levels of risk posed by different activities
• Full clean driving license

Full flexible working, great company, fantastic opportunity.

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