Role:

The role of the Project Manager is to plan, deliver and close projects in accordance with the customer requirements, to the agreed timescales, within budget and to the customer satisfaction. This includes acquiring resources (material and labour) and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to the project plan.

As Project Manager you will ensure the project is delivered using safe methods of work and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Responsible for:

• Defining project scope, goals, deliverables and key success criteria for the project. Communicating the requirements to the project team and stakeholders.
• The effective day to day management of the project. Effectively leading the project team to achieve the milestones and objectives. Creating an open and honest project environment in order to accurately understand progress and establish action plans as necessary.
• Establishing a good relationship with the Customer and maintaining a good dialogue.
• Development of project plans and associated communications documents for the project and regularly updating them.
• Delegating tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members.
• Conducting regular internal progress meetings to understand progress and realign the team goals.
• Engaging HSEQ as needed on the project, all necessary Method Statements are in place and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained.
• Estimating the resources and team members needed to achieve the project goals, establishing the baseline. Monitor usage against the baseline on a regular basis and reforecast as necessary.
• Ensuring the day to day procurement of materials and resource is achieved to ensure project timescales are maintained.
• Financial performance of the project, establishing controls to understand the project P&L status at any time. Ensuring control of all material and labour costs for the project.
• Identifying and resolving issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Establishing the project programme. Identify and manage project dependencies, understand the critical path and determine the baseline; control progress updating using an appropriate tool.
• Track project milestones and deliverables. Establish appropriate recovery measures if timescales slip.
• Develop and deliver progress reports in accordance with the contract requirements for the customer and internally for Quinn Infrastructure management team.
• Establish a good relationship with the Construction Manager during implementation to ensure daily progress levels and issues are understood.
• Proactively manage internal and external changes in project scope, draft and submit change proposals, and recommend changes where necessary. Ensure the Change Review Board is conducted on a regular basis.
• Identify project risks and actively manage them, devise contingency plans as appropriate.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Conduct project lessons learnt sessions in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Provide input to bids as requested.

Preferred Skills and Behaviors:

• 3 years direct work experience in a project management capacity, ideally in MEF sectors. Managed projects up to £1M. Experience working with Network Rail/London Underground would be a benefit.
• Ability to be Customer Focused whilst representing the needs of Quinn Infrastructure.
• Excellent communicator able to provide clear and concise instruction to the team.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Work independently with minimal guidance; understand when to escalate an issue.
• Strong organisation skills, able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Leads with passion and enthusiasm to succeed which motivates and encourages the team.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline is desirable. Depth and breadth of experience will be taken into account where these qualifications have not been attained.
• PRINCE2 practitioner or equivalent.
• Competent and proficient understanding of Microsoft Packages, in particular word and excel. Microsoft Project would be an advantage.
• Capable of reading drawings and schematics
• Knowledge of NEC Terms and Conditions
• London Underground working permits
• Network Rail – PTS card holder preferred
• IOSH trained preferred.
• Aware and understand the requirements of CDM.