Senior Project Manager - Crossings

There has never been a better time to join United Living Infrastructure Services as we build a team to deliver major infrastructure construction projects across the UK supporting the governments Net Zero transition targets.

A subsidiary of United Living Group, United Living Infrastructure Services provide design, construction, commissioning and maintenance services for the UK's critical energy and water infrastructure.

Working in partnership with our clients, which are the UK’s largest network owners and operators, we work on highly complex projects to deliver resilient infrastructure, meeting the needs of local communities as well as national interests.

One of our key strengths lies in our ability to deliver projects nationally, but also ensuring that within each programme of work, we engage with local communities.

We do this through employing people who are representative of the local communities we work in, training and developing them to take pride in the work they do, and to be responsible for delivering leading levels of performance across our projects.

The project is for the construction of a, first of its kind, large diameter, high-pressure, cross-country pipeline in the northwest of England.

Reporting to the Project Technical Director, the Senior Project Manager - Crossings will be responsible for the strategy, planning, execution and control of the approximately 50No. trenchless crossings across the project.

The role will require the appointee to provide leadership to all personnel on the project and, working closely with the wider project management team, manage the delivery of the trenchless crossing scope of work which includes micro-tunnels, horizontal directional drills, auger bores and potentially direct pipe and pipe rams.

Experience Needed:

• Exceptional technical knowledge of multiple methodologies for trenchless pipeline installation.
• Proven ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making.
• Proven track record in the management of design and construction contracts for cross country pipelines.
• Extensive years of crossing engineering experience.
• Previous experience working as Project Manager or similar with a good understanding of all disciplines and their part in the overall execution.
• Skilled in identifying, handling, and mitigating technical risk in construction projects.
• Willingness to work in different locations for short or medium period and to travel nationally.
  
  

• Minimum 25 years industry experience
  • Chartered Engineer or equivalent industry experience.
  • Management experience with the ability to influence at all levels
  • Experience of a similar role
  • Sound legal/contractual knowledge
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Valid driving licence
    
    

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes

Additional Information:

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Warrington Office

• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry