Job Title: Construction Oversight Specialist
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee and coordinate construction activities on-site for Public Realm works, focusing on efficiency, safety, and adherence to established standards and schedules.
* Review project plans and requirements, producing a detailed baseline programme on Microsoft Project, and track progress on a regular basis.
* Identify critical path delays, demonstrate their impact on the programme, and negotiate extensions of time with clients as needed.
* Manage internal costs, review project pricing, and identify areas where projects are losing money, developing strategies to mitigate losses.
* Negotiate additional costs with clients, communicate commercial issues and proposed solutions to the Contracts Manager, and understand project contracts/price.
* Line manage Site Agents, Project Engineers, and QSs, responsible for all workers on site through Site Agents, and review and approve monthly progress claims.
* Carry out regular Health, Safety, and Quality audits, identifying design issues and communicating them to clients along with proposed solutions.
Requirements:
* Proven experience as a Project Manager in civil engineering or construction projects with utilities experience and working within the road corridor preferred.
* Excellent computer skills, including detailed knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Project.
* Full driver's license required.
* Background in civil engineering preferred.
Benefits:
* Opportunity to work on high-profile construction projects with a focus on Public Realm works.
* Collaborative and dynamic work environment.