Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Newcastle (Hybrid – min.2 days per week onsite)
Contract Duration: 15 Months
Daily Rate: £ 500/day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Do you want to lead and deliver important and innovative projects that reduce the risk of flooding and enhance the environment?

We are looking for Project Mangers to join us in Programme & Contract Management (PCM) in a rewarding and prominent role within our integrated project teams taking responsibility for the management of projects as the Client project manager.

You will put health, safety and the environment at forefront of project delivery. By applying strong commercial understanding in project, contract and risk management you will manage the project delivery process from initial strategic planning, through to feasibility, detailed design and then into implementation, construction and handover.

You will make project decisions informed by technical leads whilst following governance procedures, project assurance and legislation.

You will build a collaborative working environment to establish effective relationships and create high performing teams which include our suppliers, client representatives, technical specialists and other partners, such as statutory authorities, landowners and local communities to negotiate agreements, consents, approvals and external funding.  

Responding to incidents is a central part of what the EA does. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Supporting incident response may attract an additional payment as well as facilitating further career development as it gives you the opportunity to see how other parts of the business works. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

Experience/skills required
Essential criteria:

• Proven experience in project delivery and contract management, ideally within engineering, construction and/or flood & coastal risk management
• Effective at communicating with a wide range of people, as well as interpersonal and influencing skills to build collaborative relationships
• Confident and proficient using MS office (teams, excel, word, project etc)
• Active management of health, safety and wellbeing

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of working with FastDraft, Projects Online, NEC4 contracts
• Chartered membership of a professional body such as ICE, APM or CIWEM
• A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, environmental or geography related discipline
• Technical expertise in areas such as asset management, business case development, cost monitoring/forecasting, scope preparation, CDM, engineering design and construction and river modelling

Capabilities required to be demonstrated by the role, include:

• Programme and project management
• Delivers Results through others
• Focuses on customers and partners
• Communicates effectively
• Data and information management
• Takes decisions and solves problems

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)