Project Manager - Trenchless Crossing

Project Manager - Trenchless Crossing

Starting salary from £50,000

Up to 10% bonus

Permanent contract

Thorpe Park, Leeds

At Northern Gas Networks, we are a community. We provide a supportive and fun working environment in our spacious offices with onsite parking provided. We embrace creativity and innovation as well as offering a range of learning and development opportunities to progress your career.

Since we started operating in 2005, We have led the way as one of the most cost-efficient of the UK's eight gas distribution networks, reliably delivering gas to over 2.7 million homes and businesses.

Our 'dream' is to become the UK's most loved, admired and respected company, and we aim to do this through an empowered team that is 'mind-blowingly great!'

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We have an exciting opportunity for a specialist Project Manager to join our Capital Projects team! Within this role you will manage the delivery of the design and construction of Pipeline diversion schemes requiring trenchless crossings of third party owned assets.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering pipeline diversions that are impacted by the presence of third party owned infrastructure. Initially, this is primarily to be focused on schemes involving Network Rail owned assets.
• The Project Manager will be responsible for driving the timely and submission of accurate documentation for consent from the relevant asset owner.
• Through working within the wider Team, the Project Manager will be responsible: for generating Scopes of Work; Tendering Projects; Managing Designs and associated queries; Procuring Long Lead Materials; coordinating and agreeing consent for crossing Third Party owned Assets; managing delivery against Programme and Budget; coordinating Commissioning; and collating As-Built Record Packages
• The Project Manager will be responsible for providing accurate programme and cost updates to colleagues to allow for the accurate forecasting of resources across the wider business.
• The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring all Stakeholders (internal and external) are kept well informed on any scheme progress / updates as may be required

Essential:

• Knowledge of Trenchless Crossing Designs / Techniques
• Knowledge of Pipeline Diversions
• Knowledge and experience of submitting consent applications for trenchless crossing works
• Knowledge of Regulations applicable to the Construction Industry
• Demonstrate financial management and commercial

Desirable:

• Knowledge of how the Gas Network operates
• Knowledge of Safe Control of Operations processes and procedures
• Experience of managing / delivering Engineering Contracts (ideally NEC3 or NEC4)

What we Offer You:

• A competitive salary starting from £50,000
• Free onsite parking
• 40 hours per week
• Up to 10% bonus (dependent upon achievement of set targets)
• 25 days annual leave (plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period)
• SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay
• A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options... from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days...and exclusive NGN discounts and much more!
• An array of fantastic family- friendly policies such as 6 weeks' paternity leave (for eligible employees) and 6 months' full pay for employees on maternity leave (for eligible employees), as well as shared parental leave and many more.

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