Job Description - Principal Project Manager

Principal Project Manager
Location - Birmingham

Are you a Project Manager who enjoys running several major projects at once?
Do you have experience delivering EPC or Principal Contractor projects on live industrial sites?
Would you like a senior role with real ownership of quality, programme and cost?

What's in it for you:
•£80,000 basic salary
•Car allowance
•Up to 6% contributory pension
•25 days holiday plus bank holidays
•Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
•Healthcare cash plan
•Cycle to work scheme
•Celebration days

What will you be doing?
•Taking full ownership of several projects at once, with a combined value of roughly £5m to £10m
•Overseeing every stage of delivery, from design and procurement through to construction, commissioning and handover
•Carrying out Principal Contractor duties under CDM 2015, including construction phase plans, RAMS and site safety
•Setting budgets and tracking costs, forecasts and cash flow
•Building and managing project programmes so milestones are met
•Setting quality standards and making sure the finished work meets the client's specification
•Administering contracts, including variations, change control and claims
•Procuring and managing subcontractors and suppliers, and holding them to account on site
•Identifying project risks early and putting plans in place to manage them
•Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams
•Acting as the main point of contact for clients, running progress meetings and reporting on performance

Where you'll be doing it?
You'll join a Birmingham-based engineering business that delivers projects on factories and plants across the oil and gas, food and beverage, defence and chemicals sectors. They act as Principal Contractor or EPC Contractor and work under JCT and IChemE forms of contract.

What you'll need:
•Senior project management experience, delivering several multi-million-pound projects at the same time
•A background in industrial or process environments, ideally on live factory or plant sites
•Experience working for a Principal Contractor or EPC Contractor
•Working knowledge of JCT and IChemE contracts
•A good understanding of CDM 2015
•Strong commercial awareness, with a track record of delivering projects on budget
•Experience managing subcontractors and suppliers
•Confidence leading teams and building strong client relationships

We appreciate your CV may not be up to date. No problem, just apply and we can deal with that later.

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