Project Manager

at  Alternative Heat

DESCRIPTION

Alternative Heat specializes in the design, manufacturing and installation of a wide range of Pre-Fabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout Ireland, UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build & operate solutions for commercial energy center’s and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout Ireland the UK & Europe.
We are currently looking to fill the role of Project Manager to support our growing Contracts Team in our fabulous new Head Quarters based in Banbridge. This post is a permanent contract and offers an amazing opportunity for a candidate who wants to gain experience with a progressive and dynamic company. The role is to manage the delivery of a project from early design phase to handover PC. Your team would generally consist of a Project coordinator, Mechanical Construction Managers, Site Engineers & Supervisors, and the wider installation, sub-network team.
| Job Title | Project Manager
| Location | Head Quarters – Banbridge, Co Down
| Hours | 8:00am – 5pm Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 3pm Friday
| Salary | Negotiable depending on experience
| Responsible to | Operations Manager
The successful candidate would be working in conjunction with an established commercial project management team and alongside our in-house M&E design team, who operate with the latest Revit, AutoCAD & MEP 3D design packages, hence previous experience working on commercial M&E projects at a management level is essential.
Most of our projects are currently based in Germany with others in the UK, Ireland and other Cities throughout the EU, which are predominantly commercial M&E laid installations, it would be deemed essential that you worked within the Management team to deliver a previous M&E contract, either as a Project Manager/Mechanical Construction Manager or equivalent.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

This role is aimed to be predominantly office based. There will be a requirement to attend frequent site meetings for example, to meet representatives of the client’s team and ensure they are happy with current progress, looking at new up and coming projects and meeting with your onsite team to assess site progress. It would be reasonable to assume you would need to be out onsite at least 2 days per week or 3 days a fortnight in one continuous visit either of the two options can be negotiated to accommodate personal commitments.

• To manage and develop your site management team to ensure the delivery of a project in a timely manner.
• Liaise regularly with the client via online meetings and regular on-site discussions to ensure they are satisfied with current progress and the forecast of up-and-coming works.
• Ensure your managers & site teams are working as efficiently as possible and all high-level objects have been set out for your management team to be accomplish in target dates.
• Ensure all drawings that the site teams are working to are the correct revision.
• Liaise with the project co-ordinator to ensure all high-level templates are populated and Setout for the Construction team to follow. (i.e., Material trackers/programmes/lessons learnt)
• Ensure all plant and equipment are procured correctly, in line with the specification and client requirements.
• Throughout the project track costs (material & labour) to ensure the project will be delivered as per original target spends.
• Assess requirement for labour and sub-contractors to undertake various elements of installation work and the development/expansion of your team
• Vet all sub-contractors to ensure they fulfil company requirements and are engaged appropriately via fixed price order or JCT contract. This will be assisted by the commercial team.
• Prepare a weekly project meeting with the wider internal Alt Heat team to ensure critical path elements are being actioned and addressed by the relevant departments.
• Provide accurate information on contract variation and monthly claims back through to the commercial team for their monthly valuations.
• Attend monthly meetings with the Operations Manager to discuss team performance and areas to develop the team as well as looking at job performance.
• Attend Monthly Meetings with the wider Project Management team to review company performance and any changes to company procedures, some of which you will filter through you team.
• Ensure and assist with the preparation of O&M manuals upon completion of the project. Ensure the team has marked up all As-built drawings and compiled all associated certs.
• Ability to work in conjunction with the client to ensure Alt Heat and their site teams work is carried out safely and to a high standard.
• Ensure the tracking of project performance is tracked on a weekly basis via progress reporting back to the Client.
• Any other duties deemed necessary by Management.