Project Manager - Water Asset Management

at  RPS Group

An exciting opportunity is now available for an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager, this role will see you become part of our growing Project Management team providing support on the Scottish Water Framework contract.
As well as offering a diverse and exciting workload, we put significant emphasis on development of innovative technical approaches and providing an enjoyable working environment in which our staff can develop their careers through our varied training and development programme.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in the use of systems, tools, processes, and programmes necessary to manage their projects.
• Ability to identify project risks and manage those risks as required.
• Ability to manage business relationships in a positive manner including the negotiation and successful resolution of contentious issues.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and respond to management, operational and financial information, and trends at a project level.
• Full UK Drivers licence

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree qualified in a Technical or Construction discipline is highly regarded, but not essential.
• Certified as, or capable of achieving certification within 12 months of completing probation (APM)

WE KNOW WE DEVELOP BETTER SOLUTIONS TOGETHER.

That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do. For us to live our purpose of creating shared value and to deliver on our promise to ‘make complex easy’ – for us and for our clients, we continue to build a culture where different working styles and experiences can thrive to achieve exceptional results.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with Inclusive Employers. We’re also proud to support reservists and their families, having signed the Armed Forces Covenant. An inclusive culture enables our people to do things differently, working in ways to suit them while delivering their best for RPS. That’s why we’ve created working groups as true inclusion is a journey that involves learning, collaboration, and engagement.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process, we can then make reasonable changes to support you in performing to the best of your ability.

• A Project Manager is expected to be capable of successfully managing a project through the entire project lifecycle from Inception through to handover and closure by utilising the 4 key pillars of project management: PLAN, ORGANISE, LEAD & CONTROL.
• Meeting all responsibilities as outlined in the RPS HSE policy and management systems.
• Applies specialist and detailed expertise and compliance with RPS’s systems and processes.
• Manages projects in accordance with RPS systems and processes and proactively manages and delivers projects in accordance with project budgets and timeframes.