Project Manager

Vacancy - Project Manager

Are you seeking a role in which you can develop, manage, deliver and handover a series of multi-discipline infrastructure projects across our Clydeport and Dublin estates?  Do you thrive on delivering projects safely to high quality, on time and within budget?  We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team at King George V Docks, Glasgow.

Your Role

In this role you will drive excellent performance in Safety, Health, Environment and Quality to ensure the highest standards are put at the forefront of all projects.  Working with project sponsors, you will turn their requirements into robustly scoped project submissions which can be taken forward for investment appraisal. 

You will manage the lifecycle of a project through feasibility, development, design, construction, completion commissioning, handover and post project review.  You will ensure robust financial management and commercial awareness forms the foundation of all business decisions and deliver projects to quality, time and cost in accordance with statutory legislation and mandatory company standards.

What you'll bring

You will ideally be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Construction, Engineering, or Project Management, and be a member of a relevant professional body.  You will have experience of managing construction projects in an engineering or related environment.  An understanding of commercial construction contracts, ideally NEC, would be beneficial.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  You will be confident and self-motivated with the ability to manage a large and varied portfolio of projects.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
• Up to 10% Matched Contribution Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, Critical Illness insurance, Gym Membership Scheme, Retail Vouchers, plus more!
• Commitment to learning and personal development – Last year we supported over 50,000 hours of training and personal development!
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our Employee Assistance Programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you! Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 4th December 2024.