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Project Manager - Aberdeen

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About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise.

Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Project Manager with experience of Civils work on our Operational Team and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

This role is Office & Site-based/ in Aberdeenshire, you will be:

  • Planning, managing and delivering Projects safely and sustainably to programme, cost and quality.
  • To have overall accountability for successful project delivery including; planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning and handover/close out
  • Providing management and leadership to create an environment where a multi-disciplinary project team can thrive and succeed to achieve a common goal
  • Ensure effective management of client and stakeholders

In return we offer:

£Competitive - DOA + excellent benefits including Site Allowances, Company Car and Subsistance Allowances (Subject to T&C's of role)

Opportunity to shape what's next in a pivotal project management role with an industry leader. What you do here as a Project Manager will matter. Not just to the infrastructure and engineering experts you will manage or the supportive colleagues who'll value your perspective. Your work will matter to society, as you help us to shape large-scale Power engineering projects

What you'll be doing

  • Hold periodic project reviews and update the Digital Briefcase
  • Ensure reports provide relevant information to enable decisions to be made
  • which are informed, cost effective and in line with overall business strategy
  • Prepare and present both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
  • Ability to interrogate designs and challenge inputs and deliverables
  • Ensure reports provide relevant information to enable decisions to be made
  • which are informed, cost effective and in line with overall business strategy
  • Health, Safety & Environmental
  • Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in
  • legislation
  • Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety
  • initiatives
  • Lead Accident/Incident Investigations and monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement actions
  • Review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
  • Develop H&;S plan and ensure it is treated as a live document and ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
  • Coordinate and manage all project activities and internal functions and identify and control resource to deliver works
  • Develop, implement and update resource allocations plans and raise
  • appropriate requests
  • Develop high performing teams, promote a pipeline of talent and assist with
  • internal training through supporting, guiding, motivating and empowering the
  • team. Using the resources available through training, mentoring and
  • performance management.
  • Lead risk/opportunity reviews, ownership of the Risk Register and
  • recommend/implement changes. Log and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority
  • Manage subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and
  • progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that
  • contractual arrangements are achieved
  • Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate
  • action on findings and lead working groups on focused improvement areas
  • Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly
  • meeting and ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations

Who we're looking for

  • Formal qualification in project management or equivalent experience
  • CSCS and SMSTS or Equivalent
  • In depth understanding and practical experience of standard forms of contracts
  • Proficient in commercial/project management communications
  • Experience in implementing safe systems of work
  • Full UK Driving Licence

Why work for us

Alongside the amazing opportunity, support and pride that you will gain from developing your career with one of the world's foremost infrastructure giants, you will also enjoy:

  • Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs
  • Wellbeing sessions - non-work-related activities go for a walk, do some house duties etc.
  • Opportunity to join into the company SIP scheme.
  • Flexible benefits window Options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI etc.
  • Reward platform where you can get discounts off shopping, insurance, cars etc.
  • Hybrid working (where applicable)
  • Enhanced company sickness scheme
  • Enhanced company Maternity/Paternity/Shared parental/Adoption schemes
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Up to 2 days volunteering per year
  • Company funded social events.

In joining the Power T&D team, you are joining a strong function, where you can join us as the first step on a lengthy career, or simply join us be the best you can be in your role we will support you either way.

We have a BB Academy, which is a great resource to support you with your learning and development.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, initiative-taking, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Project Manager - Aberdeen

Balfour Beatty
Aberdeen, UK
Full-Time

Published on 15/05/2025

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