Project Manager

London and Surrounding Areas
£40,000-£60,000
faye.wood@search-tech.co.uk
+44 (0)1202 122849

Project Manager – London Hybrid

 

Company

The client is an independent energy efficiency and renewable energy company in the United Kingdom.

Using energy audits, innovative engineering, utility-scale solar farms and deep energy refurbishments, They apply Greentech technology to the challenges of controlling emissions, toward clean, renewable power.

 

Role

The client provides Project Management and Project Consultancy Services incorporating all elements of a project lifecycle ;

  • Investment Grade Audits/feasibility studies, capital justifications, front-end engineering, and detailed design, right through to full turnkey project completion.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for taking clients projects from the initial idea or specification stage, through to Detailed Design, Build, Acceptance Testing and installation and on to commissioning.
  • The Project Manager may be required to work on a variety of client projects at any one time depending on the size and scope of the work.
  • The role is expected to provide strong leadership in a matrix environment to promote best practices in managing interrelated projects and programmes to ensure successful delivery.
  • Strong project or programme management and excellent organisational skills are fundamental, as is the ability to liaise with people at all levels of the organisation.

 

Requirements

  • Be responsible for the planning, development, procurement and implementation of a variety of projects.
  • Ensure project scope, goals and deliverables are accurately specified, budgeted and planned to meet the objectives of the clients’ “Project Brief”.
  • Define project tasks and resource requirements
  • Develop full scale project plans
  • Assemble and coordinate project resources
  • Manage the project budget
  • Manage project resource allocation
  • Plan and schedule project timelines
  • Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
  • Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
  • Quality assurance
  • Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
  • Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
  • Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs
  • Project evaluations and assessment of results
  • Continually review new and existing technical developments to ensure sustainability for client’s developments.
  • Manage Project Engineers and Contractor’s activities in line project requirements and company procedures.
  • Coach and support the operational side of engineering prior, during and after project implementation.
  • Ensure projects meet the requirements not only of the Client but also any relevant regulative bodies.
  • Project Development – Support bid development teams to review, approve relevant Project, Construction and Programme sections of proposals. Attend bidder’s day, bid presentation meetings as required and assist in the preparation of presentation materials.
  • Review and approve capital budgets. In some cases this will require the preparation of capital budgets depending on the size and complexity of the project.
  • People are important to our business and therefore the ability to interface with other disciplines within the engineering design office and project delivery teams is a vital skill that we look for in all members of our team.
  • Significant experience at a senior level in Project Management role.
  • Recognised formal project management qualification (PMP/APMP or equivalent) is desirable
  • Minimum engineering degree preferably in chemical, mechanical, building or electrical. services
  • Achieved Chartered Engineer status.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Project Management and Implementation function particularly covering energy centres and associated utilities.
  • Commercially aware with experience of negotiating with equipment suppliers and installation contractors.
  • Developed project/programme management and planning skills and experience.
  • Ability to manage a range of projects types and complex business initiatives and change programmes/.
  • Ability to and experience of providing input to organisational business and budget planning.
  • Good understanding of performance management frameworks and tools in the delivery of business objectives.
  • Team management experience with the ability to manage and motivate project teams.
  • Ability to juggle different projects/priorities and deliver high quality outcomes under pressure.
  • Capability to provide timely, accurate and relevant project and portfolio reporting as agreed.
  • Experience of resource planning against the prioritised portfolio of projects and ability to work with the project team and business to manage project resource needs.
  • Capability to track project benefits realisation and lessons learnt activities to feed into on-going improvements.
  • Able to focus on a clear goal in all actions.
  • Ability to monitor and report on project budgets across the portfolio.
  • Advanced IT skills in relation to Word, PowerPoint and Excel and MS Project or other project tools
  • Responsible for mentoring and coaching the project teams to effectively implement the Project Delivery Approach
  • Thought leader with a view to creating a viable Project Implementation service and supporting pragmatic delivery of projects.

 

You

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work. They will be customer focused, passionate about energy efficiency and renewable energy. They should be able to demonstrate good organisational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritise work under pressure and complete within deadlines. The job requires the willingness to travel across UK and Europe.

 

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