Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

About the role - Workshop Project Manager:

 In this role you will be working with diverse stakeholders and partners to deliver infrastructure projects from conception through to successful completion.  As a large and diverse organisation our projects will vary in size, scope, budget and impact.  You will therefore need to bring with you an understanding of how to select and adopt different processes and methods to ensure that the project delivers its objectives on time and budget.  

 You don't need to have worked in a charity before, but we believe we can offer you an exciting change of environment and impactful projects to support and manage.  Our towpaths and various historic assets provide a refreshing backdrop and unique working environment.  As Workshop Project Manager with the Canal & River Trust you will further develop your already impressive skill set and project management career on the sides of our canals and waterways, in an organisation that values wellbeing and work life balance.

 Key accountabilities:

• Manage projects in accordance with the Trust’s Health and Safety policy and defined standards to ensure compliance. Work safely at all times, ensuring the safety of others and contribute to safe working in all activities.
• Capture project requirements, assess customer and stakeholder impact, and prepare a business case to justify investment in a project.
• Develop, implement and monitor a schedule of project activities and key milestones to achieve the project objectives.
• Provide financial and cost management, estimating and justifying project costs, whilst controlling expenditure and evaluating the outcomes.
• Carry out budgeting and cost control. Estimate costs, develop and agree project budgets and control forecast and actual costs against the budgets.
• Assign, lead and motivate the project team to ensure all project (time, cost, quality, health and safety and environmental and heritage) objectives are achieved.
• Manage risks, issues and changes on the project.
• Maintain communications with stakeholders and the project team/organisation to satisfy their differing needs.
• Manage all contracts applicable to the project (e.g., NEC ECC, NEC PSC), administering all their aspects to ensure commercial control and compliance. Carry out the role of the Project Manager and Supervisor as defined in the NEC.
• Handover and closure of the project in a controlled manner highlighting any areas for improvements or elements of good practice to be considered in future projects.
• Provide environmental management by appraising the environmental impact of the project activities and ensuring that all controls and requirements are implemented and actioned.
• Always display the Trust values and behaviours. Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.

 About you

Qualifications: 

• Degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline e.g., Project Management.
• Graduate/Technician/Associate level (or equivalent) membership of an appropriate professional body 
• Project/Programme Management accreditation/qualification i.e., APM Project Management Qualification, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Prince2 [Desirable].
• Valid UK driving licence - Car Cash allowance & regional/national travel, including to remote locations is expected.

Experience:

• Previous Project Management experience. Proven  track record of successfully managing multiple projects within the relevant discipline/sector (e.g., construction, asset management).
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management processes and systems.
• Knowledge and experience of Managing Safety in Construction, and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
• NEC Contract Management experience.
• Experience of SAP particularly in the Logistics, Accounting and Information System modules [Desirable].

Skills:

• Possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Be able to manage stakeholders, taking account influence and impact.
• Proven ability to manage resources. Be able to coordinate work carried out by different people and organisations. 
• Be effective at planning, monitoring and reviewing all project activities, taking into account all dependencies and resource requirements.
• Proven ability to develop and agree budgets for projects, control forecasts and actual costs. Construction commercial awareness.
• Be able to motivate and encourage others. Be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• Be good at problem solving, be able to resolve conflicts, and successfully influence and negotiate.
• Open, positive, can-do attitude which builds confidence and credibility both within the team and stakeholders.
• Possess good IT skills, including intermediate use of MS Project.