Senior Project Manager - Rail

The Anthro joint venture between Egis and VVB Engineering will provide comprehensive turn-key services for London’s state-of-the-art HS2 gateway station at Old Oak Common. We have been awarded a multi-year contract to deliver MEPHFC (Mechanical, Electrical Public Health, Fire and Communications) systems works.

This role is based on site in Old Oak Common, Acton (West London).

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To manage the installation and delivery of the Electrical, Fire, BMS and Mechanical packages at Old Oak Common station. This will involve working with the project team and to safely deliver, on time, to stated quality, at minimum cost and to client satisfaction. Acting as the link between the client and other key stakeholders.

The role will require management of the delivery teams across all disciplines, measuring and reporting progress and working with the Design team to ensure that the installation is fully co-ordinated and specification is correct. Preparing a budget with the commercial team and assisting the planning team to maintain the programme  are also critical elements of the role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership and project management in all facets of the project activities to deliver the project to meet cost, time, and quality requirements
• Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed, and appropriately integrated into the project
• Working with the client and reporting to the Project Director/ manager, responsible for helping to establish the strategy and delivery for the project
• Working in a client facing role, responsible for leading other team members, developing the clients’ strategy, through to assisting in the appointment of the extended professional team of contractors.
• Developing the clients brief, delivering strategy, and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme
• Supervising and developing a high performing team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables
• Overseeing that the highest standards of health and safety are considered as a priority through all stages of the project
• Assisting design review in line with current project applicable HS2, NR, BS, EN and ISO standards and to ensure buildability and constructability. Identify any weakness or errors in the design that could jeopardise the functionality. Ensure HSE best practices are always followed
• Manage a 3rd Party installation contractor in delivering BMS and Ventilation installations
• Manage the direct delivery teams that will be installing all electrical, fire and piped systems
• Manage the programme on a day to day basis and provide reporting back to the project
• Raise any blockers in a contemporaneous fashion vis the correct contract process
• Work with the commercial team to manage change from an installation perspective
• Ensure that all safety and quality procedures are adhered too and any non-compliance is reported and addressed via the correct process
• Assist to Ensure  risk assessments are compliant with installation parameters
• Assist in the production of Activity Rediness certificates for all work areas.
• Attendance at Safe at Start meetings
• Assist and Liaise with the main Contractor (BBVS), HS2 and HS2’s Designers (WSP) to review comments and agree an efficient way forward with resolving design comments
• Assist to Provide engineered solutions to key project problems to satisfy clients expectations, project restrictions and budget considerations
• Management of all associated registers, meeting minutes, drawing registers etc. as appropriate inline VVB/Anthro and project requirements. Ensure all formal communication is undertaken and managed (RFI, TQ, EWN, MAR, TD etc)
• Assist CAD/BIM team to ensure correct drawing modelling to BIM or other standards. Review drawings for clash detection and associated interface problems
• Attend, and participate as required, interdisciplinary design reviews and checks (IDR/IDC)
• Assist with development of scope documents for tenders and procurement processes
• Coordinating, planning, and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project.
• Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project
• Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process.
• Development of scope documents for tenders and procurement processes
• Liaison with manufacturers to determine product suitability, in partnership with procurement
• Attendance at FAT and SAT (and any other required stage) to ensure compliance with requirements
• Support, and where required, carry out the Commissioning of Mechanical Systems.
• Carry out site surveys/visits for project purposes
• Direct liaison with installation teams to ensure design suitability, works methodology and solve key installation issues/constructability
• Working with the commercial department to track all change to the agreed working design and method
• Working with the planning department to plan design, installation and T&C works. Provision of accurate assessment on forecast works to complete and provide suitable readjustments to ensure project programme is maintained
• Management of subcontractor works as appropriate including assisting commercial department in valuation and contract support
• Ensure design and works comply with Anthro and client quality management systems
• Keep up to date with all relevant engineering and construction legislation, law, standards and best practise
• Generating Quality Assurance documentation inline with Anthro, HS2 and BBVS project procedures (ITP, QAD’s etc)
• Generating SHE documentation inline with Anthro and BBVS procedures (WPP, TBS, RAMS etc)
• Support the Assurance team as required to comply with requirements of the HS2 and BBVS procedures
• Day to day Management of the delivery team associated with the Old Oak Common.
• Assisting the Project Director by the timely delivery of key HR activities including appraisals, talent, and succession planning
• Act as a VVB Mentor/Coach for Graduates and Apprentices across projects

• Significant experience in managing clients, contractors and coordinating stakeholders within the Mechanical and Electrical Sectors
• A degree qualification in related subject or equivalent is preferred
• Professional memberships of a relevant professional body or working towards membership is an advantage.
• Experience of delivery of large infrastructure multi-disciplinary projects (circa £15 – 30M)
• Understanding Contracts and contract mechanisms
• Ability to manage and motivate a team
• Ability to carry a quality inspection and generate onsite solutions to site coordination issues as they arise
• Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player. Managing budgets and forecasting expenditure
• Key project processes such as design principals and management, construction processes, procurement, and tendering
• Excellent IT skills
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, using a flexible pragmatic approach
• A degree qualification in related subject or equivalent is preferred
• Professional memberships of a relevant professional body or working towards membership is an advantage

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognize the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.