NEC Project Manager - Utilities - Water - Hybrid - 1 -2 days in office - 6 Month initial contract - £425 a day Outside IR35

Yolk Recruitment are seeking a number of NEC Project Managers for ongoing contracts working with major Utilities companies across various locations including Brighton, Manchester and London

Our clients water portfolio is primarily a UK based business delivering project, programme and commercial management services to regulated water/wastewater clients. Their work stretches across the entire project lifecycle, from pre-contract cost estimating and benchmarking to post contract QS services and commercial assurance. For project and programme management they deliver capital projects on behalf of their clients, both internal and external that range from several hundred thousand pounds In value to major projects and programmes worth over £0.5billion. Additionally they are the home of the cost intelligence service, a specialist team of data analysts and economists who provide expert advice across all sectors on inflation and indexation. currently work with around half of the UK's regulated water and wastewater companies.

Job Description

• Delivery on time within cost and to stated quality standards
• Ensure the embedding of sustainability principles
• Effective management of health, safety and wellbeing of all those engaged on the project
• Deliver within specified internal and client governance tolerances
• Ensure the relevant safety management system has been employed
• Coordinate and manage contract requirements (NEC) relating to design solutions, construction and commissioning.
• Collaborate with the Technical lead as per the delivery strategy to ensure excellence in Health and Safety in design
• Be accountable for the expenditure, and overall out turn cost for the project including authorisation through specified governance.
• Ensure effective communication and interfaces with the supply chain and procurement functions.
• Be responsible for ensuring the change control process is followed including managing and recording all change to time, cost and quality.
• Active stakeholder management to clarify requirements and agree project objectives and priorities. Maintain stakeholder involvement in key decisions.
• Manage project risk and opportunities effectively - take responsibility for the identification, allocation and management of the project risk and opportunities, taking effective mitigation measures to reduce risk.
• Be accountable for the commercial objectives specific to the project - ensure necessary reporting & information is delivered on time, to the required standard.
• Maintain excellent communications with the client and wider programme team.
• Be responsible for the project programme. Work with multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Ensure the effective and efficient close out of all projects

Experience required

• NEC PSC 4 experience
• AMP Qualification
• Full Membership, or working towards full membership of a relevant chartered body; MAPM, MCIWEM, MICE, MCIOB, MRICS etc..
• Project management experience across a range of disciplines, contract/procurement
• Experience of managing projects within the Water and Environment Sector
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Able to foster and promote collaborative working relationships
• Experience of working in the water sector ideal not essential