Binnies an RSK company We are recruiting Project Managers to join our growing Flood, Coast & Maritime team based in the North of England and Wales with office locations in Chester or Swansea. Our teams consult, deliver and manage Critical Human Infrastructure projects across the entire Water and Flood Risk Management sector. Your expertise and experience will be vital to support key Clients, such as the Environment Agency, Local Authorities, Natural Resources Wales and Water Utility Companies. You will be accountable for the planning and execution of our projects to the defined scope, cost and programme to meet our Client’s requirements. Successful applicants will be based in our office in the beautiful historic City of Chester. The ability to travel to Client offices and project sites is essential.

Your Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor and control projects in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management
• Contract management, predominantly under the NEC suite of contracts
• Deliver projects to the As-Sold financial metrics or better
• Balance the needs of multiple projects
• Leadership of the overall coordination and production of multi-disciplinary projects
• Organise and chair professional client meetings
• Understand the customer’s basic and performance requirements during the sales process and formulate a scope of work that adds value for our customers and us
• Assess the technical and commercial risk of projects during the sales process
• Create and review proposals and costings for new projects
• Work with our Regional Delivery Director to identify opportunities to improve our business management systems
• Manage consultancy projects varying in size up to £500k in revenue

Attributes

The roles would be suitable for a Project Manager, or Project Engineer with a proven track record in Project Management and a desire to develop their career in this direction. You should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• Professional qualification in Project Management and/or an engineering discipline e.g. ChPP, CEng, C.WEM
• Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) or Geography discipline
• Proven ability to plan, execute, monitor and control projects in terms of scope, time, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement and stakeholder management
• Leadership skills to manage project teams and create positive change
• Motivated to Project Manage flood and coastal risk management and water projects
• Previous experience using the NEC suite of contracts
• Awareness of programme management software e.g. MS Project
• Awareness of techniques to monitor project performance and produce accurate cost and spend profiles e.g. Earned Value Analysis
• Ability to work under time pressure and balance multiple priorities
• Proactive and methodical approach to problem solving as an individual and as part of a team with a desire to find a solution
• Demonstrated customer-facing success in project management
• Collaborative individual that effectively builds teams
• Liaison with internal and external clients to develop relationships across the business
• Excellent communicator with staff, clients, joint venture partners and stakeholders
• Preferable to have experience of working on flood risk management projects
• Be driven to develop and improve your technical skills and advance your career

Why join us

If you’re curious why or how, you’ll fit in with our way of working, if you have other thoughts, we’d love to hear them. Our “engaged” behaviours mean that we appreciate diversity. Evolved over 100 years, we have a culture of caring, where our employee’s wellbeing and work-life balance are priorities.

You will learn about our technical excellence and award-winning approach to integrated planning and design. This creates flood alleviation and resilient water infrastructure with lasting environmental and social legacies. Working with clients and industry-leading professionals, you’ll strive for smarter, safer solutions.

The successful applicant will go from being great alone to truly amazing with Binnies.