Project Manager

Application Deadline: 3 December 2024

Department: Contracts

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Alternative Heat Head Office

Reporting To: Operations Manager

Description

Alternative Heat specializes in the design, manufacturing and installation of a wide range of Pre-Fabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout Ireland, UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build & operate solutions for commercial energy center’s and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout Ireland the UK & Europe. We are currently looking to fill the role of Project Manager to support our growing Contracts Team in our fabulous new Head Quarters based in Banbridge. This post is a permanent contract and offers an amazing opportunity for a candidate who wants to gain experience with a progressive and dynamic company. The role is to manage the delivery of a project from early design phase to handover PC. Your team would generally consist of a Project coordinator, Mechanical Construction Managers, Site Engineers & Supervisors, and the wider installation, sub-network team.

| Job Title | Project Manager
| Location | Head Quarters – Banbridge, Co Down
| Hours  | 8:00am – 5pm Monday to Thursday 8:00am – 3pm Friday
| Salary | Negotiable depending on experience
| Responsible to | Operations Manager

The successful candidate would be working in conjunction with an established commercial project management team and alongside our in-house M&E design team, who operate with the latest Revit, AutoCAD & MEP 3D design packages, hence previous experience working on commercial M&E projects at a management level is essential. Most of our projects are currently based in Germany with others in the UK, Ireland and other Cities throughout the EU, which are predominantly commercial M&E laid installations, it would be deemed essential that you worked within the Management team to deliver a previous M&E contract, either as a Project Manager/Mechanical Construction Manager or equivalent. 

Key Responsibilities

• To manage and develop your site management team to ensure the delivery of a project in a timely manner.
• Liaise regularly with the client via online meetings and regular on-site discussions to ensure they are satisfied with current progress and the forecast of up-and-coming works.
• Ensure your managers & site teams are working as efficiently as possible and all high-level objects have been set out for your management team to be accomplish in target dates. 
• Ensure all drawings that the site teams are working to are the correct revision.
• Liaise with the project co-ordinator to ensure all high-level templates are populated and Setout for the Construction team to follow. (i.e., Material trackers/programmes/lessons learnt)
• Ensure all plant and equipment are procured correctly, in line with the specification and client requirements.
• Throughout the project track costs (material & labour) to ensure the project will be delivered as per original target spends.
• Assess requirement for labour and sub-contractors to undertake various elements of installation work and the development/expansion of your team 
• Vet all sub-contractors to ensure they fulfil company requirements and are engaged appropriately via fixed price order or JCT contract. This will be assisted by the commercial team.
• Prepare a weekly project meeting with the wider internal Alt Heat team to ensure critical path elements are being actioned and addressed by the relevant departments. 
• Provide accurate information on contract variation and monthly claims back through to the commercial team for their monthly valuations.
• Attend monthly meetings with the Operations Manager to discuss team performance and areas to develop the team as well as looking at job performance. 
• Attend Monthly Meetings with the wider Project Management team to review company performance and any changes to company procedures, some of which you will filter through you team. 
• Ensure and assist with the preparation of O&M manuals upon completion of the project. Ensure the team has marked up all As-built drawings and compiled all associated certs. 
• Ability to work in conjunction with the client to ensure Alt Heat and their site teams work is carried out safely and to a high standard.
• Ensure the tracking of project performance is tracked on a weekly basis via progress reporting back to the Client. 
• Any other duties deemed necessary by Management.  

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