Vacancy Details

Our Client is the UK’s largest water and wastewater services company who supply over 8.5 million customers everyday. Due to a major re-organisation within the company, they are looking for a Complex Project Contract Manager who will oversee, on site, the delivery of significant value complex projects, provide commercial management to these schemes and achieve the most cost-effective business solution for the company.

The Complex Project Contract Manager will manage the performance of contractors to achieve cost, time and quality standards as well as driving a customer focussed culture in pursuit of excellence in service delivery to both internal and external customers at site level. They will manage contracts to deliver business outputs and to meet corporate requirements and correctly administer the conditions of contracts to mitigate the company's exposure to claims and commercial action by the contractor.

The Complex Project Contract Manager will ensure safety considerations are paramount in the design and construction of any schemes and ensure all contractors adhere to best Health & Safety and environmental practice.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate a successful track record of capital project delivery - in particular, the management of high value (£100M+) schemes. They will have in-depth experience of project management, the ability to analyse data and make decisions on partial information as well as experience in managing engineering contracts with strong influencing & negotiating skills. Candidates will be educated to at least Degree level and may have a post-graduate project management qualification.