My client based in Newport is looking for an Project Manager to join an expanding team on a ongoing basis with an immediate start available

Package

* Salary is £20:00 (PAYE) or £30.00 (Umbrella)
* Monday to Friday

Role Information

As Project Manager, you will:

* Have a background in Mechanical & Process Piping, Cleanroom and Design & Build projects.
* Take single point accountability for the safe and successful delivery of MHL projects.
* Be driven, energetic and focussed with a positive 'right thing to do' attitude, who is passionate about our business, our offer and our customers.
* Be an approachable team player, comfortable with change and ambiguity, a great communicator and have a can-do mind-set.

Purpose and Objectives

Provide the enthusiasm, specialist knowledge and energy to ensure that Merit successfully fulfils its objectives and long-term strategy. Your key objectives are to:

* Act as part of a team and/or alone in providing expert, accurate, commercial and detailed advice.
* Financial - P&L and cash flow accountability for MHL projects
* Organisational - Project Teams varying in size from 5 to 50 (combination of employees, contractors, sub-contractors etc.)

Duties and Responsibilities

* HSEQ leadership on project including ensuring SSOW & QMS are in place
* P&L and Cash flow accountability for the project
* Develop project execution plans & strategies in line with the contract, including handover plan
* Lead client, external parties & stakeholders relationship management
* Establish project programme, procurement and construction schedules
* Manage risk & expectations to ensure safe & successful delivery
* Source & manage the project team to ensure technical & functional expertise is balanced to safely & successfully deliver
* Ensure scope, cost, time & performance are managed to ensure the safe & successful completion of the project
* Monitor the scope and programme to identify any variations or extensions of time that should be issued to the client; identify and mitigate where MHL is running late
* Promote positive industrial relations with workforce including agency employees and subcontractors
* Oversee project supply chain management including purchasing and subcontracts in line with company procedures
* Ensure third party services are planned and are available to meet the needs of the project
* Ensure off site fabrication is managed, tracked and controlled to meet project programme
* Lead project control activities including planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, productivity & reporting
* Lead project commercial activities including cost tracking and control, forecasting, valuation, WIP control, invoicing & cash collections
* Review project performance on completion and ensure learning is shared to improve future project planning and performance

Personal Qualities and Experience

You will be suitably qualified and ideally experienced, including a base discipline in mechanical or electrical engineering, cleanroom or design and build. A PRINCE2 or equivalent professional qualification is desirable.

Experience

* Project managing mechanical, cleanroom or design & build projects with a value >£2 million
* Experience in managing employees and contracted workforce across multiple trades/disciplines
* Strong market/sector knowledge
* Background in industry ideally including one of the following specialist areas: mechanical, pipework, cleanrooms, electrical control and instrumentation or design and build.
* Site & construction management in mechanical, pipework, cleanrooms, EC&I and/or design and build
* Proficient in contract administration using NEC and JCT contract forms
* Proficient in use of planning tools - e.g.MS Project / Primavera P6
* Strong background and experience working under CDM regulations
* Strong communication skills, written and verbal
* Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
* Strong computer literacy, especially Excel proficiency
* Strong commercial and contractual knowledge/understanding including contract law, profit and loss, adjudication, variations and extensions management
* Experience as a Project Manager with a demonstrable safe & successful track record

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years' experience delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications confidentially and we review all submissions.

Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.

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