Location: London, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full Time

About AIS Utilities

AIS Utilities Ltd specialises in utility infrastructure projects, including connecting properties to electricity, gas, and water networks. The company offers comprehensive services to streamline utility connections, ensuring efficient, safe, and timely installations.

Job Summary

The Project Manager will be responsible for successfully delivering new electricity connection projects, ranging from LV to 33kV. This role involves managing all aspects of project execution, from planning and resource allocation to stakeholder engagement and financial oversight. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in the utilities sector and excellent communication and organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Execution:

  • Lead a project team to deliver against agreed tasks, supporting the Head of Projects and Commercial Manager.
  • Create and manage well-defined project plans, encompassing all relevant cross-functional activities and required resources.
  • Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams, coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure seamless project execution.
  • Monitor project timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure adherence to schedules.

Administrative Support:

  • Organise and schedule project meetings, ensuring all necessary participants are included.
  • Maintain organised project files and documentation for easy retrieval.
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of project documentation, including plans, reports, and status updates.
  • Review delivery of project against our contractual commitments flagging any necessary issues or risks.

Stakeholder Management:

  • Build strategic partnerships by developing collaborative relationships with key suppliers and clients.
  • Engage with stakeholders and communicate project progress effectively.
  • Manage customer communication at the management level, resolving any issues and removing potential barriers to project success.

Financial Management:

  • Oversee the financial management of projects, ensuring cost and value are continually reported.
  • Escalate any financial risks where necessary.

Commercial Awareness:

  • Understand the AIS business model and the services offered by the company.
  • Escalate to the line manager any correspondence affecting the commercial viability or risk profile of projects.
  • Cooperate with procurement managers to ensure projects are delivered on budget, flagging any change of scope or additional work for variations.
  • Ensure that all project correspondence is filed in the correct location and that all company contracting procedures are followed.

Continuous Improvement:

  • Identify and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Perform risk management for all projects.
  • Support the implementation of quality control processes to ensure project deliverables meet established standards.
  • Assist in the identification and resolution of project-related issues including production of associated contract matrix, risk registers, resource schedules and programme

Compliance and Reporting:

  • Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with company and legislative procedures.
  • Report on the operational and commercial status of projects.
  • Conduct client/site visits as necessary (across UK).

Team Leadership:

  • Line manage a team of Project Engineers.
  • Identify training needs and ensure they are met.

Utility and Civils Processes:

  • Apply for STAT plans, including gas, electricity, water, sewer, telecoms, and TFL.
  • Identify Traffic Management Requirements
  • Identify on OneNetwork associated road build ups and civils requirements
  • Complete project completion packs and associated project documentation.

Other:

  • Support the wider needs of the business where required undertaking any tasks within your competency

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in project management within the utilities sector.

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing multiple utilities projects across various locations.
  • I.T. literate and a good understanding of Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Ability to communicate both in writing and verbally.
  • Construction site experience.
  • Background / experience in power distribution networks.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.

Desirable

  • Electrical engineering qualification (C&G, ONC, HNC and degree) or

  • Bachelor’s degree in project management or a related field

  • SMSTS
  • EUSR, CSCS or ECS
  • NRSWA supervisor qualification
  • Emergency first aid at work qualification
  • Manual handling
  • Asbestos awareness

Benefits

  • Salary: Dependent upon experience
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Car Allowance Provided
  • Pension Contributions
  • Holidays: 25 days holiday + bank holidays