Project Manager

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Role Project Manager

Location -Coventry

Were looking for an experienced Project Manager who thrives on collaboration communicates effortlessly with stakeholders and is passionate about delivering highquality outcomes that meet contractual legislative and business goals.

In this pivotal role youll act as the central point of coordination for multiple projects (most commonly delivered under NEC3 contracts) ensuring effective planning risk management and commercial reporting. If you enjoy leading from the front solving problems and driving continuous improvement this is the perfect opportunity to make a real impact.

What youll be doing:

Lead Projects with Confidence

• Take responsibility for assigned projects using NEC3 (or approved variants) ensuring full compliance with customer contractual commercial and regulatory requirements.
• Implement and manage detailed Project Charters to ensure all objectives and standards are delivered.

Plan Organise and Drive Delivery

• Define project scope standards and Key Measures of Performance.
• Produce robust time and cost estimates; manage budgets and reporting.
• Develop detailed project plans including quality risk and scheduling using Microsoft Project Gantt charts.
• Coordinate activities resources and timelines to successfully meet milestones and key dates.

Engage Stakeholders Effectively

• Serve as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders communicating in a clear professional and customerfocused manner.
• Build strong working partnerships ensuring all commitments are met and high levels of customer satisfaction are achieved.

Champion Best Practice & Continuous Improvement

• Strengthen inhouse knowledge of products and processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal processes and eliminate nonvalueadded activities.
• Promote excellent working practices in areas such as health & safety environmental compliance information security and quality management.

Represent the Business

• Travel to customer sites as required consistently demonstrating our companys Culture and Values.
• Maintain exemplary standards of documentation reporting and record keeping.

About you:

• Experience in Project Management or Project Engineering.
• Strong electrical and/or mechanical design capability.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness in a projectrelated environment.
• Handson experience in: Project management; Change management; Budget management; Procurement; Collaborative/partnership working
• Solid understanding of health and safety.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Word Excel and Microsoft Project.
• Educated to HNC level (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline.
• Excellent written communication; able to produce professional detailed documentation.
• Skilled in stakeholder consultation negotiation and influencing.
• Strong organisational skills; able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to customer service excellence.
• Positive flexible and collaborative attitude.
• Dedication to personal development and continuous improvement.
• A commitment to Respect at Work including diversity inclusion and equal opportunities.

Desirable:

• Engineering technical background.
• Experience within the UK Municipal Water Sector.
• Familiarity with NEC3 contracts.
• Project Management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2 APM).
• Passion for organisational change and continuous improvement.
• Experience using digital tools for project portfolio tracking and planning.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over 3.8 billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy were poised for further growth and success so if youre committed talented and enthusiastic Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when where and how you work. Where appropriate site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices offering different amounts of structure regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with years of service plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve peoples lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need providing opportunities for our people to learn grow and progress working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values delivering excellence for our clients and the community being passionate about our role in providing vital services putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing and collaborating with our clients supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Dont meet every requirement of the role Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement of the role we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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