Doocey Group
Senior Project Manager
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Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Salary
Our salaries are competitive and reviewed regularly to ensure they remain fair and in line with the wider industry.
Location
Tipton
Our Company
Doocey Group is a long-established, family-run utility and civil engineering contractor with over 40 years of industry experience. Built on strong Black Country values, we pride ourselves on integrity, reliability, responsiveness, and a commitment to delivering high standards in everything we do. Over the past 10 years, Doocey Group has experienced significant growth, achieved through consistently delivering high-quality work for our clients, including National Grid and South Staffordshire Water. Our success is built on delivering safely and reliably in a fast-paced and often challenging environment. As we approach a turnover of £100m, this marks an important milestone in our journey and reflects the hard work, ambition, and dedication of our teams across the business. If you are looking to join a growing organisation that values hard work, loyalty, and ambition, you will feel right at home at Doocey Group.
The Role
The Senior Project Manager is accountable and responsible for the management and motivation of the Project Managers. The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that the delivery team is effective in works programs prior to site commencement and ensure that all contractors and direct labour work safely and to specification, accountable for the P&L of each of the projects, and ensure that the relevant data is collated and presented in line with contract terms and conditions.
Responsibilities
- Chair site meetings and liaison with all parties regarding safety, technical standards, and create working programs with a critical path and high-level sales FC in a recorded format to enable tracking of actions.
- Produce and manage and maintain the programme of works for each project on Major Project work.
- Set up post tender award mobilisation meetings to ensure all commercial and operational understandings are documented and in place.
- Brief Clients on the required specification and installation methods, and material storage requirements for works undertaken on our behalf.
- Standards and specifications executed in line with design and specification for work undertaken.
- Ensuring that all assets are recorded accurately and efficiently, and all project documents are produced.
- Manage any direct labour or Contractors employed by M&A Doocey on your portfolio of activities/contract.
- Manage and ensure the efficient processing of any variations to works planned or being completed.
- Maintain a comprehensive and accurate record of performance under the remit of the job holder.
- Provide technical advice to the Client, Customers, Contractors, and employees.
- Manage productivity to ensure all works are delivered on time and to budget.
- Ensure the accurate completion of incident investigation and reporting, including utility damages.
- Audit teams and Contractors deployed on your portfolio of activities in adherence to the Groups Audit Programme.
- Complete, review, and record all site audits and file accordingly, ensuring audits are all completed to the required standard.
- Ensure the prompt and satisfactory resolution of any raised ‘Early Warnings’.
- To carry out and record annual appraisals and competency interviews with direct reports.
- Ensure competencies of staff and contractors meet the relevant mandated Job Profile(s) of the Group and site-specific requirements.
- Adopt and drive the development of continuous improvement.
- Working closely with the PMO team and driving and supporting formal meeting schedules with tracked progress reports.
- Create presentations monthly on all recorded SLT requirements.
- Drive weekly deep dive reviews of all projects in the business unit to achieve sales FC and margins.
- Attend mandatory training courses as defined within the company training matrix.
- Keep up to date with legislation and record ‘Continued Professional Development’ (CPD).
- Immediate site meetings that may be required with clients or third parties.
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Technical Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience within the same role, or similar within the multi utility/Energy sector.
- Self-driven, results-oriented, with a ‘can do’ attitude without compromising safety and/or compliance.
- Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including employees, management, regulatory agencies, and the community.
- Produce and manage a programme of works (MS Project).
- Problem-Solving Skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with managers at all levels within a business.
- Administration experience.
- Ability to be present to various levels of management.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Time management skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
- Organisation skills.
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Qualifications & Training
- A comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office software, especially, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- GCSE’s Grade 9-4 or equivalent experience.
- NRSWA supervisory card.
- Valid SMSTS competency.
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or IOSH.
- SCO Qualifications (SCO Core, permit to work, Form of authority, Routine Operations) – Preferred.
- SHEA Gas, Power, and Water.
- National Water Hygiene.
- Energy-related sector Solar/ BESS.
Additional Information
Doocey Group values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Please note that we operate with a preferred supplier list and will not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies with whom we do not have an existing agreement. By submitting your application, you consent to Doocey Group retaining your CV, application details, and personal information for the purpose of considering you for current and future employment opportunities. Your information will be stored securely and will only be shared internally as necessary.
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