Project Overview

Our partner has started on an ambitious rollout of Fibre to the Home across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland . As the  geographic footprint grows, the need to scale the execution model will increase and will become more urgent.  The Project Manager role is a senior position within the organization.

*Please note positions are based in various locations within the UK in line with client requirements (not London).

Role Overview

Accountable for the transparent and accurate reporting of the overall status and performance of the city/projects across the Region. Set realistic and practical goals for each project across the region and develop appropriate strategies for achieving these goals

Alignment of region to company strategy, managing the messaging

Enable the virtual team to deliver on time and to budget through robust, high quality project management process, covering risk mitigation, lessons learned and forecasting.

Collaborate with the national team to ensure a smooth and effective delivery of all projects against set milestones within regional portfolio.

Continuous development of project team resources and tools. Provide coaching and guidance to the team members covering every aspect of the project so the team members understand their tasks fully and execute them efficiently

Ensure best working practices are implemented throughout not only the region, but also nationally.

Support city delivery team and be the point of escalation. Identify all internal and external resources whether financial or human resources required to complete each city project successfully and support the team in delivering upon those resources

On a regular basis evaluate and asses the performance of each project across the region in terms of time cost quality v committed plan ensuring a robust escalation and communication plan is in place. Mitigate risk and drive efficiency where appropriate delivering KPI and metrics as required by the business 

Accountable for maintaining end to end optimsed project plans across the region with clearly defined critical path analysis resource loading and baselined deliverables.

Accountable for accurate monitoring reporting and escalating project costs throughout the lifecycle of the project maintaining an accurate forecast cost at completion at all times. This will take into account WIP, Risk estimation, all change variations and cost over runs where appropriate 

Line management of the project team within the Region. Develop tools and techniques for distributing tasks according to the skills of each team member and evaluate performance of the individuals and the team as a whole to maximise performance and deliver on commitments. Provide mentoring and coaching to the team as necessary 

Share key lessons learned to enable continuous improvement across all projects. Working with the continuous improvement team deploy best practice across the region improving time cost quality metrics of the project

Log and control changes and deviations to the programmes.

Fosters a continuous improvement culture within the team, engaging with peers and central functions, to ensure best practice, innovation and latest technologies are employed.

Ensures accurate levels of risk and issue management is in place across all aspects of mobilization and delivery, challenging assumptions and employing a data centric approach to validation and onward best practice.

Working closely with the area teams to ensure accurate timely forecasting and cost management, to effectively manage change and risks mitigation to minimise cost uplift.

Management of in-build supply chain, ensuring delivery team are adhering to contractual obligations and timescales. With support from Contract Management to ensure that all required contractual obligations are met regarding CityFibre obligations in administering the contract.

Ensure all completion documentation and As-built information is handed over within the agreed SLA by the contractor and it is checked for accuracy prior to issuing to GIS.

A leader of Quality and H&S promoting and managing excellent SHEQ practices and its contractors to ensure high standards are maintained.

Ensures implementation of the project construction procedures and coordinates any deviations.

Qualifications and Experience

·       Proven track record in delivering medium to large multi-site client projects with experience of managing capital budgets.

·       Strong leadership skills and ability to develop others whilst setting an example.

·       Excellent presentation skills and ability to present to senior management, clients and stakeholders

·       Ability to negotiate suitable outcomes that mitigate programme level risks.

·       Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.  Use of PPM system

·       Good understanding of telecoms fibre optic networks.

·       Commercial Awareness and previous experience in project accounting.

·      Experience of recognised project management methodology

·       Ability to demonstrate experience and working knowledge of Construction Design and Management Regulations

·       Experience and knowledge of NEC3 ECC form of contract

·       Experience of CRM systems – Salesforce.

What we offer

At Bechtel we offer a competitive salary package with the opportunity for flexible working to achieve greater work-life balance. Employee wellbeing is at the centre of our business and Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live healthy lives. We can offer:

Flexible Working

Private Medical Coverage

Life Insurance Program

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability Scheme

Our Commitment

Bechtel’s Vision, Values and Covenants commit us to the ideals of fairness, diversity, inclusion, trust, and collaboration, among others. These values help define our culture, our way of doing business, and the positive impact we aspire to make in the world through our people and projects. At our project sites and offices, we have many colleagues from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds working together to accomplish amazing things.