Project Manager (Mechanical)

Job Reference: /DR/04-06/1188/15

Job Title: Project Manager (Mechanical)

Location: London

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 38 hours per week 

Business Overview

Atalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

Would you be interested to join a leading Building Services contractor with a reputation for excellence?    

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Project Manager to join our passionate and driven team in London

The Project Manager will manage a site team to ensure the successful delivery of multi-discipline projects.

The Project Manager will work with the client, the Operations team, the Operations Manager and support functions where required to ensure that each project is delivered in accordance with the Project Plan - safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standard.

The Project Manager will be the focal point for managing Client expectations and will deliver all projects in line with OCS’s management systems, policies and procedures.

The Project Manager is responsible for the financial outcome of their projects, this should include understanding the tender, reviewing the costs included in the bid.

Re-engineering the project, offering value engineering solutions and having a close working relationship with our commercial department at all times.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Technical

• Ensuring that projects are delivered to the correct specifications and required quality / industry standards.
• Delivering design and build projects in liaison with internal and external design consultants.
• On BIM enabled Projects, information roles and duties as defined in PAS1192-2 or the Project BIM Execution Plan (BEP) may be assigned.

People Management

• Leading and motivating the team in accordance with OCS personnel policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all employees have the appropriate training and qualifications to fulfil their role.
• Ensuring that operatives attend organised training events where requested.
• Regularly reviewing the performance of all employees on both a formal and informal basis
• Effectively managing poor performance, taking guidance from HR.  This may include taking disciplinary action where appropriate, in line with Company procedures.
• Managing absence of direct reports in line with Company policies and procedures
• Maintaining a high level of employee morale and adherence to all personnel policies and procedures
• Establishing and implementing a meeting structure for each project
• Working closely with the Operations Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Design Team and Procurement Team to develop the procurement, cost, design and project management plans.
• Working closely with counterparts on other disciplines to ensure project is conducted on a one-team basis.
• Driving a high standard of safety, health, sustainability or quality within your sphere of control, ensuring that H&S the is planned into all aspects of the works and communicated to all on site.  
• Working closely with counterparts in other departments

Client

• Working closely with the client counterpart and their agents at all stages of the project
• Conducting continuous improvement activities in line with the client’s requirements, implementing corrective and preventative action where required
• Working with the client to implement opportunities for innovative cost reductions
• Ensuring that communication with the client is established and maintained throughout the life of each project
• Meeting or exceeding client expectation for each project
• Attending client meetings

Project Management / Planning & Organising

• Ensuring effective communication with the operations manager/team to provide support and escalate to your line manager on key points at the earliest opportunity
• Planning work in a way which ensures that key milestones and completion dates are achieved.
• Setting up strategic planning controls covering the full scope of works for all disciplines including the procurement programme, technical proposals, construction method appraisal, value enhancement and risk analysis controls, tender event schedules, design management strategy, project planning and Project Management systems
• Monitoring and reviewing project requirements / achievements, identifying issues which may impact on project delivery and escalating these where necessary
• Undertaking an assessment of all Project risks including health, safety, environment and quality of product
• Regularly reviewing the Project Management Plan and contractor’s methods of work to ensure they remain suitable for the task.
• Completing snagging and updating clients on progress
• Monitoring works to ensure compliance with agreed systems of work.
• Ensuring suitable Commissioning, Inspection and Test Plans are in place for all work carried out.

Commercial

• Completing the Profit Presentation and CCD’s in preparation for Monthly reporting
• Producing and managing project specific costs to meet the client budget and programme.
• Commercial management within agreed budgets and targets to ensure agreed margins.
• Producing accurate commercial forecast of costs for Monthly WIP review

Resource Management

• Ensuring an efficient flow of materials to all projects
• Ensuring that projects always have the optimum labour on site, utilising agency labour where required.
• Effectively managing staff under their control to maximise efficiencies using the PIP process.
• Effectively controlling supply chain partners, including sub-contractors and recruitment agencies
• Managing external consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers in line with the business and project objectives Including Health& Safety
• Managing internal supply chain / support services where required
• Managing plant off-hires and Periodic checks

Health & Safety

• Reviewing the contract and scope of works at handover and preparing the Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan (CPP) or Management Plan (MP) and all associated documentation.
• Ensuring all employees are aware of their legal duties and the requirements for health and safety outlined within the CPP or MP and associated documentation.
• Ensuring sub-contractors work in accordance with their RAMS and any site-specific requirements 
• imposed by OCS or the PC on the site.
• Ensuring risk assessments and method statements are completed where required and that toolbox talks take place on all projects.
• Making sure that any action points arising from site safety surveys, audits, accident reports and other recommendations are successfully closed off.
• Helping create and maintain a positive safety culture, always leading by example.
• Ensuring that all health, safety and