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    Project Manager - Reading, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

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    Fantastic opportunity for an experienced
    Project Manager to join our successful team based in the Thames Valley region.


    Costain are working with Thames Water on a variety of water and wastewater projects and have fantastic opportunities for individuals to join our growing delivery team, working predominantly across the Thames Valley and Thames South regions.

    There is a mix of projects ranging from smaller capital maintenance to large civil new build schemes.

    This is a full staff position and will require at least 3 days on site


    Key Responsibilities
    Leadership, line management and development of site teams
    Provide whole life oversight and accountability for the successful completion of projects and services, through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning, and handover
    Ensure supply chain remain compliant with the framework management plan
    Provide leadership to create a safety culture to ensure Zero LTI and RIDDOR Incidents
    Ensure a commercial focus with a high level of challenge on project scope and choosing efficient delivery strategies
    Ensure all stakeholders are engaged at strategic & operational levels and supportive of the projects and services and their potential impacts
    Ensure consistent and reliable reporting of project/services performance into Thames Water and Costain systems
    Ensure key project and programme risks are identified early, and mitigated where possible


    About You
    Previous experience of managing multidisciplinary projects including Civils and MEICA (preferably in the water sector)
    Strong track record of delivery of project programmes
    Knowledge and understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training
    Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Primavera software)
    Good communication and interpersonal skills
    SMSTS qualification
    Relevant CSCS card
    HNC/HND or degree in a relevant civil engineering discipline

    For a full job description, please contact quoting the vacancy number


    About Costain

    At Costain, we help to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.

    We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK's infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

    Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.




    Your application

    Should you require any adjustments to support you in your application, please do not hesitate to contact us:

    We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.


    We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

    To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:


    Right to Work & Security Checks
    Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

    For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

    For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

    To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.


    Closing date

    Please note that Costain reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist.

    Therefore, we recommend at you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.


    A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

    It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

    For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:

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