Mechanical Project Manager

Job Description: Mechanical Project Manager

Location: Hybrid / London

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Review and Handover:

• Review assigned projects from technical and commercial perspectives as part of the handover process.
• Set up and structure new projects post-handover, ensuring accurate maintenance of systems throughout the project lifecycle.

• Project Planning and Scheduling:

• Create and issue a Project program and task schedule (WBS) that aligns with the client's timeframe and program of works, clearly defining all key tasks and critical path actions.
• Establish procurement schedules and cash flow forecasts (cost and sales) after handover to maximize margin and maintain positive cash flow throughout the project lifecycle.

• Design and Documentation:

• Collaborate with the Design Team Group to provide detailed design drawings and calculations during the pre-construction phase, submitting documents to the client team for approval using a formal control mechanism.
• Ensure the creation and maintenance of project documents, including Program(s), Design Drawings, Calcs, RAMS, Quality Plans, Technical/Sample/Benchmark submittals, and Plant/Tool Registers, throughout the project lifecycle.

• Project Management and Coordination:

• Serve as the main point of contact, managing all aspects of design, planning, procurement, coordination, installation, commissioning, and handover of assigned projects from office and site locations.
• Ensure that all work, including mechanical, electrical, documentation, and ancillary tasks, is installed to the highest quality standards and program specifications, mitigating commercial risk.

• Health and Safety:

• Ensure all operatives adhere to Health and Safety guidelines and approved SSOW (Method Statements and Risk Assessments) through regular reviews.

• Quality Assurance:

• Ensure quality documentation (check sheets) and relevant certifications are produced, completed, signed off, and issued during the build, commissioning, and handover stages of the project.
• Strive to maintain and improve project margins beyond those agreed at the Sales/Projects handover.

• Cost Control and Reporting:

• Maintain cost control, ensuring all applications, invoices, variation costings, and claims are current, up-to-date, and submitted monthly within agreed timeframes.
• Issue weekly progress reports to client/contracts teams in an agreed format.
• Report monthly on financial and installation progress, WIP, etc., on the contract review form and attend monthly contract reviews with the Projects Director.

• Client and Team Relations:

• Maintain and promote positive relationships with clients and the team at all times.
• Collaborate with supplier/sub-contractor partners to achieve optimal pricing, high quality, and efficient output.

• Project Close-Out:

• Complete all final certifications, O&M manuals, close-out forms, and required training, formally handing over to the service team as needed.
• Close down the project, returning unused materials/equipment to base and off-hiring relevant plant and site accommodation/facilities.

Minimum of 5 years experience in Mechanical Fire Project Management