Senior Project Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - COSTAIN GROUP PLC

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Costain is looking to strengthen its team in the North West with the appointment of an experienced
Senior Project Managerto work on our
United Utilities MSP Framework.

About the Project
United Utilities have awarded Costain a Managed Service Provider (MSP) framework contract. Under the contract Costain provide the overall management and delivery of United Utilities' larger-scale water and wastewater asset maintenance activities across the entirety of its network, including 96 water treatment and 575 wastewater treatment sites, which serves over six million people in the Northwest of England

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager will work closely with a wide range of Senior United Utilities stakeholders, being the focal point for representing the MSP team on all Wastewater, Bioresource & Energy related matters.

The role has full accountability for the lifecycle delivery of the service for the UU Bio & Energy customer and leads in understanding client needs, emerging requirements, challenges and in shaping a suitable response/approach from the MSP team.

The day-day location of the role can be flexible to meet the needs of the team and client, but with an expectation that there will be presence in the Manchester or UU Warrington office a minimum of 3 days per week to ensure engagement with the MSP team and UU client stakeholders.

About you
Strong technical experience within the water sector and the lifecycle delivery of projects in Wastewater, Bioresources and Energy
High level experience working in a Framework environment
Strong understanding of wastewater assets
Technical knowledge on DSEAR/ATEX and Process Safety, knowledge of working on/with high-risk sites and hazardous areas in Wastewater, Bioresources and Energy processes
Essential experience in Planning, Design, Construction, Commissioning across a variety of work-types; small and large projects/programmes of work, statutory inspections and remedials and ability to manage emergency works
Experience of United Utilities related projects/programmes/frameworks (preferred)
Experience in decommissioning and demolition would be beneficial
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications and Training
HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Hold Chartered Status such as ChPP or similar
SMSTS qualification/NEC PM accreditation (preferred)
Association of Project Management APMP (preferred)

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.

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

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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