R&M Project Manager (Water Utilities)

We urgently require an experienced R&M Project Manager for an established client in the Water Utilities sector. Reports to: Contracts Manager

Responsibilities

Manage a team comprising:

• Streetworks Planners
• Administrators
• Enablers
• Supervisors
• Dig and fix gangs

Role Responsibilities

• Manage, and achieve a workload of a fast moving programme of work
• Manage Health, Safety Environmental, and Quality issues.
• Manage Human Resources issues.
• Work within set budgets to maximise the profitability of the project, and maintaining Client satisfaction
• Monitor performance is in line with tendered expectations
• Liaise with QS and Client for monthly reporting
• Liaise with Admin to ensure that insurance claims are progressed
• Monitor performance is in line with tendered expectations
• Authorise gang bonus payments
• Daily productivity – monitor teams only completing 0 or 1 jobs
• Respond on no water jobs which go over a 1 hour response or peopele off water for more than 3 hours.
• Lead and inspire the team to have a culture of “quality every time” approach in all aspects of their work
• Lead a culture of zero harm, honesty integrity, and quality.
• Organise, and chair monthly team meetings
• Ensure that compliance with legislation and specification are met, and maintained.
• Audit supervisors daily/weekly checks
• Undertake audits, gang audits
• Maintain holiday charts
• Organise Supervisors to cover for holiday periods
• Undertake duties of Supervisor, or Contracts Manager during holiday periods, or as required
• Provide technical advice to direct reports, and gangs
• Prepare and review staff and gang rotas
• Provide report on previous days dry holes, na1’s and 01’s. Make sure process has been followed
• Report on teams who have changed job codes and if the correct process has been followed
• Monitor and maintain standby rota.
• Arrange teams for weekend works/OOH work
• Investigate any failures, CAT A/water quality etc
• On any site visit, ensure that appropriate PPE is worn
• Investigate near miss reports, in conjunction with the Client
• Review training requirements for Supervisors, and gangs
• On any site visit, ensure that appropriate PPE is worn
• Ensure that safety briefings are undertaken
• Investigate near miss reports, in conjunction with the Client
• Attend meetings with Client
• Monitor Customer Complaints, and investigate where required
• Ensure daily phone call is made to Client regarding resources
• Attend wash-up meetings on jobs which haven’t gone well
• Seek to improve and innovate working practices and processes

Requirements:

• Previous experience of contracting in the water utilities sector at above Supervisor level Have experience in managing a team of Supervisors
• Have good interpersonal skills with Management, and workforce Have good planning, and organisational skills
• Have the ability to react in a fast changing environment
• Have sound technical knowledge of water specifications
• Produce productivity reports to Management, and Commercial departments Possess good IT skills to utilise the company Geopal system
• Have a H&S qualification appropriate to the position
• Hold a qualification in accordance with of NRSWA 1991 Understanding of Traffic Management Act 2004
• Hold a current valid driving licence
• Candidates should ideally have qualifications in Health and Safety (IOSH)

Salary and Benefits

£50, 000 negotiable depending on Experience

Car allowance and fuel paid

All the work is within London and home counties