Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Reporting to: Project Director

Role purpose

The Senior Project Manager will lead a high-value multi-discipline team with a responsibility for the oversight and delivery of a complex Substation Project. You will have the ability to plan, execute, and deliver work packages by coordinating with all site teams, resources, and subcontractors to achieve specific goals on time and within budget.

The Senior Project manager will contribute to the continuous development of the role to reflect changing business needs through flexibility, adaptability, and determination to achieve the demanding performance objectives required to ensure all KPIs are met. Can work under pressure whilst demonstrating the Omexom values. The role will be primarily site based, with the potential for occasional home working with the agreement of the Project Director.

Responsibilities & Duties

Including but not limited to the following:

• Full management and delivery responsibility for assigned projects.

• Deliver the project in line with both Omexom and the client’s expectations.

• Lead, develop and support the team in delivery of the project to a high standard.

• Manage all operational aspects of the project to achieve commercial efficiency whilst maintaining health and safety and quality assurance.

• Professionally represent Omexom, both individually and as part of a team within a joint venture, in a wide range of situations with internal and external stakeholders.

• Act as a mentor to junior / less experienced project staff.

• Undertake regular commercial reviews to ensure forecast budgets are being maintained and implement recovery plans should they be required.

• Present and report to internal and external stakeholders regarding operational performance and recommended improvements for project delivery.

• Undertake weekly team meetings to ensure all key deliverables are being achieved.

• Effectively manage risks throughout the project.

• Lead and deliver projects in line with the Omexom governance framework.

• Interaction with the design team setting goals and objectives to successfully achieve meeting key delivery dates.

• Maintain effective communication and relationships both internally to ensure optimum project delivery, and externally with customers to develop a relationship of trust on which future business can be secured.

Key interfaces

Relationships with key stakeholders:

• Business Unit General Managers

• Project Director

• Client Representatives

• Project Managers

• Functional Managers

• Project Teams

• Subcontractors – All disciplines

• Third Party Workforces that may be affected by the works.

• External Consultants

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

The jobholder must be a commercially focused self-starter with the enthusiasm, motivation and initiative to succeed in this role and possess:

• APM Qualification is preferable but not essential.

• A relevant Mechanical / Electrical qualification desirable.

• Extensive experience in the successful delivery of £50m+ programmes of work.

• A technical & commercially understanding of complex portfolios / projects, ideally within the high voltage transmission sector.

• A good understanding of M&E (GIS/GIB) and HV/LV cable experience within a substation environment.

• Ability to lead and function within a National Grid and Joint Venture team.

• Have the experience, energy and resilience to assess and deliver projects safely, on time and to budget.

• In-depth knowledge of NEC4 forms of contract.

• Extensive knowledge of project planning for works and stakeholder management.

• Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations and experience of leading project specific safety initiatives.

• Strong Leadership skills in leading large project & operational teams.

Values

In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high-quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.