Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Project Manager, ideally with strong mechanical process knowledge, to oversee a major heat off-take project at their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London.
The vital Project Manager comes with a competitive basic salary + bonus + benefits. The role will be employed on a fixed-term contract basis until the end of Q1, 2027.
If you’re an experienced Project Manager, with strong mechanical process experience, and are looking to work on a significant heat off-take project, then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for:
* Contributing towards the selection of contract execution strategy and make recommendations for most effective delivery strategy
* Coordinate production of basis of design and optioneering exercises to ensure clear definition of project scope of words
* Oversee the successful delivery of all aspects of the design, procurement and execution of the project
* Ensure the project if delivered in accordance with all technical, HSE, legislative and budget requirements
* Coordinate interfaces with operations and the Energy Services Company (ESCo) to ensure smooth integration of the ERF’s heat recovery equipment and the ERFs heat pipe to ensure both heat off-take and supply are provided in accordance with the agreement
* Develop, maintain and coordinate the project execution programmes
* Generate and secure CAPEX cost application requests and maintaining approved budgets undertaking regular variance analyses and forecasting
* Coordinate with all project stakeholders and lead regular meetings with effective agendas
* Manager the contractual relationship with client’s consultants and ensure the consultant is performing in accordance with the agreement
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
* Ideally degree educated in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
* A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous
Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge
The Project Manager role would suit someone who has:
* Prior full project lifecycle experience on similar projects (CHP, Energy from Waste, Biomass, District Heating, etc) from design phase through to execution
* Excellent contract management experience
* Ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
* Possessing a good mechanical process engineering background (understanding steam turbines, heat off-take pipes, etc)
Salary and benefits of the Project Manager
* A highly competitive basic salary
* Bonus
* Private medical
* Please note – this will be a fixed-term contract until end of Q1, 2027
Astute Technical is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
