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Mechanical Project Manager

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Ipswich
1 day ago
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Your new company
Your new company has around 60 years of experience in Building Services. They mainly work in the East Anglia region and London having a noticeable track record of delivering mechanical and electrical projects up to £10M. They have a wide range of businesses and clients, being experts in the sectors of education, commercial, healthcare, leisure, industrial, residential high end and heritage sectors.

Your new role
Your new role will be as an Mechanical project manager or contracts manager ideally with education, commercial, healthcare, leisure, industrial, heritage and or residential background. You will need to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget to agreed standards and ensure the project budget and costs are managed effectively.
Ensure risks are identified and mitigation measures are put in place.
Effectively manage staff performance on the project by ensuring they have clear roles and responsibilities promoting Health & Safety at all times.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed you will need to be a qualified Project Manager, with experience of working on M&E projects and ideally have had responsibility for full contract management and worked with projects with £10 M value.
Effective communicator at all levels to develop and maintain good working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders as well as share best practice and promote innovation

What you'll get in return
You will be working for a major contractor in East Anglia with around 60 years of experience in the market that will create a great impact in your CV and career. You will have the opportunity of a career progression, to be in contact with different sectors and working with great professionals.
You will be offered a salary based on your experience + car allowance, private healthcare, Life assurance, 31 days of holidays and pension.

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