Installation Project Manager

at  Coopers Fire

JOB DESCRIPTION – INSTALLATION PROJECT MANAGER

Coopers Fire design, manufacture, install and service innovative and bespoke Smoke and Fire Curtains for buildings. Our mission is to save lives through quality and innovative products and to raise awareness of effective fire protection solutions.
Every day we put a lot of effort into making sure our colleagues are in an environment where they can work hard, be great and have fun along the way. Our values are Integrity, Pride and Passion, Teamship and Pioneering and we really mean it! We genuinely get excited when people are doing what they do best and are enjoying their day. We nurture and support our colleagues’ development, encourage and embrace each other’s opinions, challenge the status quo and always work together to lead the market through innovation and protect life.
This role covers the project management of supply and installation of projects from order receipt through to final payment receipt.

• Manage day-to-day responsibilities of assigned projects to achieve planned schedules and margins
• Liaise with customers, architects, consultants, and end users, as applicable, to agree the complete scope of works to be carried out by Coopers or their sub-contractors
• Attend project sites as required to carry out site surveys, supervise installers, attend design, progress and planning meetings and project handovers to the client (where applicable)
• Provide the required information to Production to enable them to manufacture and order the required equipment to fulfil the project requirements within the agreed timescales and budgets
• Prepare the necessary scopes of work to issue to installers or sub-contractors enabling them to supply costs (sub-contractors only) for the installation and supply of equipment where applicable
• Prepare the necessary site specific risk assessments and method statements, for inclusion in the installers pack. Obtain the necessary approval from the client or other relevant parties
• Capture all the relevant Variation Orders to ensure costs recovery and maximise profitability
• Provide awareness of Quality and Environmental Policies to personnel working on sites on behalf of Coopers Fire Ltd and to comply with the Company’s Procedures and Policies
• Assist with collecting overdue invoice payments relating to projects managed
• Feedback and suggest new ideas for new markets/products, improved processes and promoting the brand
• Obtain customer satisfaction feedback on behalf of the business from projects
• Carry out such additional responsibilities as may be considered necessary by the Management