EMCOR UK
Project Manager
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Role Overview
Location: Barrow - in - Furness, Cumbria
Salary: £60,000 DOE
Working hours: 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday
Contract Type: Permanent Full time
Benefits: 25 days holiday + BH, car allowance, health cover + flexible options
Security Clearance: Required*
At OCS, we deliver facilities management for the Defence sector by combining our engineering heritage with advanced innovation to support mission critical environments. We put people at the heart of everything we do, working closely with Defence customers to understand their needs, from strategic estate priorities to the safe, reliable delivery of day-to-day services across secure sites.
For our people, working in Defence offers long term stability and the opportunity to build a meaningful, lasting career. Defence contracts are typically longstanding, providing job security, continuity of work, and the chance to develop deep expertise within complex, high profile environments.
Our purpose is to ensure Defence infrastructure remains resilient, compliant, and ready to support operational effectiveness.
Through our One Data World platform, we use secure, data-driven insights to optimise performance, proactively manage critical assets, and adapt services to evolving operational demands, while enhancing the experience of personnel on-site.
By taking on the complexity of facilities management, OCS enables Defence organisations to stay focused on their core mission, while we ensure the infrastructure behind it performs without compromise.
Role Overview
To deliver individual or multiple building services related to minor new works within allocated budgets and defined programmes.
What You'll Do
- Accountability: For all phases of the project delivery cycle, aligned to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work including defining, designing, planning, budgeting/financial, delivery, commissioning, and handover.
- Specifications and Briefs: Prepare project specifications and coordinate design briefs in consultation with the client, OCS colleagues, and specialist consultants/advisors as required.
- Schedules: Produce commissioning, handover, and asset change schedules for witnessing by the client, as required.
- Appointments: Agree the appointment of specialist consultants/advisors/contractors with the client and OCS account management team. This includes the management, appointment, and delivery oversight of the Principle Contractor (PC) and Principle Designer (PD) Duties in accordance with CDM2015.
- Quotations and Approvals: Manage project quotation submissions to the client and associated approvals/purchase orders, including all relevant planning, Building Safety Act, and environmental consents.
- Tendering: Tender projects works in accordance with OCS Procurement Policy and standards/processes.
- Budgeting: Prepare and refine budget costs and maintain ongoing budgetary control, including delivery of routine financial reporting requirements.
- Project Delivery Plan: Develop, manage, and routinely report against a project delivery plan, including critical paths and float as required.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Maintain close working and reporting relationships with the client and other project stakeholders to manage expectations, solve problems, and respond to emerging requirements/variations.
- Meetings: Schedule and attend regular pre, build, and post-build meetings with the client, OCS colleagues, and specialist consultants/advisors (as required), focusing on project assurance (Project Safety Inspections and Site Audits), Quality Hold Points, delivery timescales, risks, and cost management.
- Compliance: Ensure all works are managed in accordance with OCS standard operating procedures and Health and Safety regulations, including supply chain partner management, site access control, and permit to work management.
- RAMS: Ensure RAMS are produced and submitted for review to determine suitability and sufficiency whether work is outsourced to a supply chain partner or delivered by an in-house team.
- Out of Hours Coordination: Liaise with the support administrators regarding organizing any out of hours or weekend working including the control of supply chain partners, ensuring both site security and the client are aware of any out of hours works. This work includes the issue and control of permits to work issued to supply chain partners.
- Record Keeping: Ensure detailed and accurate record keeping is maintained at all times and available for Client audits as required.
- Deputising: Deputise for the Senior Project Manager as required.
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About The Role
Who you'll be:
Essential Experience
- Demonstrable project management experience within the FM, M&E, construction, or engineering sector.
- Thorough understanding and practical evidence of implementing H&S, CDM guidelines, RIBA, design liability, the tender process, contractor selection, and control.
- Working knowledge of HSE documentation, requirements, and application of legislation, Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP), British Standards, and industry best practice.
- Demonstrable experience of project financial and commercial management.
- Proven experience of leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team.
- Fully IT competent, specifically regarding project scheduling and programming software.
- Demonstrable skills in dealing and working closely with internal and external customers and suppliers on complex and interrelated issues.
- To be able to communicate at all levels, with excellent written and oral skills.
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Minimum Education/Training:
- Recognised qualification in project management, e.g. Prince2, APM, PMP certification.
- City and Guilds or NVQ Level 3 or higher in a relevant FM, construction, or engineering discipline.
- IOSH or NEBOSH certificate.
Desirable (all Must Be Valid And In-date)
- Membership of (or willingness to work towards) Full Membership of the APM.
- CITB SMSTS.
- CSCS black card holder.
- CMI Level 5 in management & leadership.
- Training in CDM2015 and Building Safety Act regulations.
Behaviours
- Strong moral and personal integrity.
- Proficient communicator, motivator, and influencer.
- High level organizational ability.
- Ability to demonstrate accountability and responsibility for their own and their team’s actions.
- Commitment to safe practices and methods of working.
- Must be willing to undertake company standard internal training workshops and support organisation EMCOR UK project management improvement activities.
EMCOR UK Benefits
- 25 Days holidays + Bank holidays
- Holiday Buy Scheme - up to 5 days a year
- Industry leading Maternity & Paternity Policies
- Refer a Friend scheme – worth £500 per referral
- GEMS – Internal recognition scheme with vouchers for Amazon and retail/dining
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including opportunities for progression.
- Access to Flex Benefits: Discount Shopping, Gym, Mobile, Family Activities, Insurance, Dining Experience, Car Leasing, and Breakdown Cover.
- Bike To Work Scheme
- Paid volunteering and charity days
- Medicash - Health cash plan - Benefits covered include dental, optical, physiotherapy, and a health & wellbeing.
- Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal, and Financial queries.
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