Project Manager - Water Industry

Location Carlow
Discipline: Construction
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £Excellent Salary for the right Candidate
Contact name: Sue O'Brien

Contact email: sue@elkrecruitment.com
Job ref: BH-4982
Published: 11 days ago
Startdate: 2025-04-07
Role:                   Project Manager – Water Industry
Location:             Carlow
Job Type:             Permanent - Full time
Salary:                Excellent Salary

“At Elk Recruitment we are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to be based at our clients head office in Carlow. This is a full time and permanent position and is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a well-established company working in the water industry.

What’s on Offer:
  • 25 days Annual Leave
  • Excellent Salary for the right candidate
Your new role includes:
  • Manage and deliver key water and wastewater infrastructure projects and oversee the full project lifecycle including design, procurement, administration and handover stages.
  • Development of preliminary designs.
  • Development of design drawings, technical reports and calculations.
  • Ensure thorough knowledge and understanding of the contract for all assigned projects.
  • Evaluation of Client Specifications as well as liaising with Client and Client Representatives.
  • Provide support to the Project Manager.
  • Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotations ensuring full specification compliance.
  • Prepare technical submissions and reports for Client approval.
  • Generate contract programmes of work.
  • Monitor and update the progress of projects against the Contract Programme.
  • Schedule resources and contractors to ensure the delivery schedule is met.
  • Prepare Method Statements and Risk Assessments for upcoming works.
  • Implement the Project Quality Control procedures.
  • Financial tracking of projects and reporting.
  • Site liaison and with sub-contractors and Client Project & Resident Engineers.
  • Site liaison with directly employed tradespeople (fitters and electricians)
  • Site Supervision of works.
  • Scheduling of crews and sub-contractors.
  • Site surveys and generation of works packages.
  • Maintain and update the Site Safety Files ensuring full compliance with current HSA regulations.
  • Attend site for safety audits, project supervision
  • Update drawings for construction with vendor packages.
  • Document control for all aspects of the Contract.
  • Maintain a variation and change order log.
  • Compile the O&M Manuals.
  • The role will involve both office based work and frequent site visits. The office location is in Co. Carlow with site visits varying depending on the contract.
Experience you need:
  • Minimum of 10 years Mechanical / Electrical Engineering experience which will have been in a Project Engineering role.
  • Knowledge and experience of the water and wastewater industry is preferred.
  • A working knowledge of AutoCAD with the capability to update drawings for construction and to coordinate between vendors and contractors.
  • Knowledge and experience of plant design, construction and commissioning.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience of managing contractors and sub-contractors for the delivery of projects.
  • Strong technical, delivery and commercial skills.
  • Demonstrate a pro-active, practical & flexible approach to work. Work closely with all parties to meet the business objectives.
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