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Your Challenge

We are looking to recruit a Project / Delivery Manager to join our busy Field Engineering Services team based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire. The role will be to successfully deliver contracts across a wide range of ITS (intelligent transportation systems) roadside equipment.

The role will predominantly be to successfully deliver, and project manage, Traffic Signals, VMS, EV charging and other roadside technology contracts. Our contract base is predominantly in the North of England, in the West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Hull, and South Yorkshire areas.

Knowledge and experience of project delivery is essential, and the successful applicant should have a track record of delivering and managing multiple contracts with conflicting demands along with managing clients, sub-contractors, and internal engineering and installation teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure commercial contracts and arrangements are reviewed, positively risk assessed, in line with company requirements and dealt with in accordance with company process.
• Ensure that all works are only conducted once there is an agreed form of written contract in place between the company and the customer.
• Ensure that all works, and operations meet company, statutory and contractual requirements from start to completion.
• Control projects and contracts to ensure the best interests of the company are maintained, financial and reputation.
• Ensure that Customer satisfaction is always maintained.
• Ensure Urban operational teams work collaboratively with all other Business Unit departments.
• Identify opportunities for growth and communicate these internally.
• Always ensure that your staff adhere to the current Legislation, Policies and Guidelines with regards to QHSSE.
• Manage & develop financial performance of contracts including monitoring budgets to ensure targets are met.
• To ensure that reports and invoicing are accurately raised within deadlines.
• Maximise variations on all contracts and projects to achieve optimum financial results.

Your Profile

Essential

• Equivalent to GCSE Level in English and Mathematics.
• Solid experience of running a busy installation & maintenance business.
• An appropriate level of experience of financial management. Ensuring timely delivery of high-profile contracts to a local authority client in a busy work environment.
• Proven ability to balance conflicting requirements to produce practical and effective solutions.
• Must be prepared to make balanced decisions based on fact not thought.
• Works well under pressure.
• Excellent prioritisation skills.
• Previous management experience.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Competent in report formatting and writing.
• Must be IT literate with competency in Microsoft Office software.
• Has verbal skills including tact, diplomacy, and persuasion.
• Full driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK

Desirable

• Equivalent to GCSE in Information Technology.
• Previous experience within the Traffic Control environment.
• Sound knowledge of the statutory obligations placed on maintenance and installation service providers.
• Ability to motivate, coach and/or mentor others to facilitate development of their own skills.
• Ability to identify clear succession potential in his/her team.
• Sector 8 accredited.

Your Benefit

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, we actively run employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:

• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days with bank holidays in addition, plus the option to buy agreed number of days
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Generous employer pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance up to 4x salary

Interested?

Please apply by clicking on the apply button

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We therefore, encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, therefore successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer. Please note,

Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you.