Mechanical Project Manager / England

Our client an organisation of trusted professionals offer multi-disciplined Building Services with a turnover approaching £20million. The company offers a depth of experience and skills spanning all areas of:

• Facilities Management
• Construction
• Mechanical and Electrical

Currently they are seeking to recruit a Mechanical Project Managers visiting sites throughout the south, east and southeast of England. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career within a progressive and successful business.

Job Summary:
The successful applicant will be experienced Mechanical Project Managers for projects based in the east/southeast and south of England. This needs to be someone that has a pipefitting background – not aircon or ventilation. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of delivering Mechanical projects from £1,000.00 to £1.5M advantageously across the Education, health and Rail Sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement and deliver projects according to programme, budget and quality
• Know the Scope of Works/Specifications in detail
• Responsible for checking and red pen drawings
• Manage overall project delivery from inception to practical completion
• Sub- contractor management
• Procurement of subcontractors
• Responsible for project costs for Variation accounts
• Ensure that forward planning is adopted through the cycle of the project
• Produce and maintain various project trackers on a weekly basis
• Produce and issue weekly/biweekly PMs internal project report to line manager
• Overall H&S is monitored and kept to the highest standards, reporting any issues that arise

Criteria:

Qualification

• Time served and industry qualifications or HNC in building services.

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar role having delivered Mechanical projects from £1k- £1.5m.
• Experience of FM contracts would be advantageous

Abilities & Skills

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload. Developed problem solving skills, including the ability to manage conflicting work demands
• Capacity to work independently with limited supervision
• Demonstrates a strong customer orientation
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to liaise and advise staff at all levels
• Can deliver high quality work with excellent attention to detail
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal with good presentation and interpersonal skills.
• To be flexible and work as part of a team.
• Able to work under pressure and meet short deadlines.
• Must be very ‘hands on’ with can do attitude

This is an important appointment and if the candidate demonstrates competency could in time lead to promotion to director level.