Project Manager

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low–carbon energy.
We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Assystem is an International Engineering Consultancy with significant growth plans within our Energy and Infrastructure business here in the UK. Our Defence Infrastructure business are strategic partners to the MOD delivering significant infrastructure programmes across several defence critical sites, including some of Europe's largest marine bases.

Role: Project Manager

Location: Hybrid Scotland
Permanent or contractor considered
Major Programme & Project Delivery (MPP). The Project Manager will suppor the the delivery of infrastructure capital projects (excluding Minor New Works) and property disposals and acquisitions,

Those filling the Project Manager's Position will ensure the successful delivery of capital infrastructure projects and will ensure that the assistant project managers are provided with direction and support to lead, manage and deliver projects and achieve project outputs.

Project management of delivery and commissioning phases of M&E projects
Provide overall management to projects and establishes and delivers project specific objectives.
Uses and promotes the appropriate leadership styles to gain and maintain the trust, confidence, commitment and collaboration of team members and stakeholders throughout the project ensuring continued momentum.
Manage the contract to maintain a productive working relationship with industry partners and suppliers, monitoring their performance in terms of quality, time, cost and reliability. Identify and manage emerging issues to avoid programme delays or cost escalation.
Manage financial performance of projects to control expenditure against approved project budgets and provide accurate financial reporting and forecasting.
Participate in, and generate evidence for, project assurance and gateway reviews at key stages to evaluate progress, compliance and probability of delivery to provide confidence to senior management, customers and key stakeholders.
Manage the project team in line with a High Performing Team ethos.
Accountable for complying with all agreed processes and operating procedures and particularly those which are detailed under key infrastructure process.
Closes the contract, once the goods and/or services have been delivered and accepted, ensuring that all financial arrangements have been honoured, all contract changes have been accounted for, and any necessary maintenance contracts have been agreed.
Monitors the performance of technical support providers and supply chain in terms of the quality, timeliness and reliability of goods and/or services against agreed contractual obligations.
Reviews and critiques the schedule of major phases or tranches, milestones and review points for the project, sufficient to inform the direction of work and the monitoring of progress.
Establishes and agrees an overall budget for project, based on the business case. Develops a cash flow forecast and sets up arrangements for the drawdown of funds. Refines as appropriate budget allocations and cost management processes, implementing the change control process where relevant.
Provide financial information and upgrade internal systems on forecast, profiles and estimates to complete.

Essential:
Available to work in offices in Glasgow or client site part time ( Hybrid working)
Sound commercial knowledge & understanding of the cost and value of packages as well as construction delivery experience, should be able to question and challenge CE's.
Hands on experience of managing delivery using NEC contracts including management of change
Strong IT skills
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Desirable:
Hands on construction background, as opposed to consultant background, with experience of commissioning M&E fit out works
services experience
Experience of supporting projects in complex live operational environment, ability to follow due process in a regulated facility
Experience of working in collaborative environment
Flexibility and adaptability to fast changing needs
Primavera P6 knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of CEMAR or similar tool

Security Clearance
Successful applicant will be sole UK passport holders and be able to achieve Security Clearance.