Title: Project Delivery Engineer
Hybrid Working between Cadent West Midland Sites/Offices & Home – Extensive travel required across West Mids
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Job Purpose
Key Responsibilities
To lead the delivery of projects to time, cost and specification ensuring health, safety and environmental requirements are managed throughout the process. You will develop major new build projects during the consenting phase to ensure robust designs and programmes are in place. Management of the programme, budgets, SHESQ and risks and Community Stakeholders to preserve reputation. You’ll provide appropriate project input into the pre-sanction design process including review of the proposals for SHESQ management, project risk, deliverability, programme, contract management and safety performance. You will also develop and have accountability for implementation and management of project delivery, design, safety by design, commissioning, scheme closure and post-completion requirements. Act as single point of contact on behalf of the Project Manager for instruction of works or any changes to these
You will also…
- Act as the key interface between the project and both internal and external teams. Hold the responsibility for developing these key relationships.
- Manage and co-ordinate Contractors and project teams, including the co-ordination and integration of projects across delivery interfaces, to successfully deliver projects to time, cost and specification and with minimal disruption
- Provide regular project monthly status reports which will include: SHE performance, milestone progress, risk management and current and forecast financial performance
- Ensure activities and interactions are compliant with Cyber policy & procedures
- Monitor Contractor site activities to ensure compliance with Gas Distribution SHESQ standards, Health & Safety, Environmental legislation and CDM regulations
- Manage the Contractor commissioning and performance testing process on site. Ensure the provision of accurate ‘as built’ documentation to handover of the assets onto the system to the standards defined in the design
- Ensure all data is captured accurately and handled/stored to comply with Cadent Policies & Procedures
- Manage complex third-party issues, land, consents, grantors, public relations, and Community Stakeholders to preserve reputation
- Chair monthly progress and cost review meetings and regularly attend weekly site meetings and Chair/attend monthly coordination and commissioning meetings to preserve reputation
- Promoting a positive safety culture through visible proactive, consistent, and influential behaviours
- Keep the company safe by co-operating with others to ensure a co-ordinated approach to promote a clear understanding of each party’s duties, roles and responsibilities for Safety and Wellbeing
- Report all incident, near misses, hazards, acting as necessary to control hazard as appropriate
- Participate within the Network Operational Standby rota
Skills and Experience
- Engineering Degree/HNC/SNVQ/NVQ or equivalent operational experience in network engineering techniques supported by relevant training or qualifications
- IOSH
- SCO AE & CP
- APM Foundation level
- Professional registration is desirable
- Project Management discipline including knowledge of methods, processes and techniques to deliver to time, cost and quality measures
- Delivery of engineering projects preferable within the gas industry
- Comprehensive knowledge of and understanding of gas plant and systems
- Understanding of risk management principles and tools
- Demonstrable understanding of HSE regulations relevant to role (e.g., PSSR, COMAH, PSR)
- Understanding of Process Safety Principals
- Contract Management experience
- Strong understanding of, CDM, SCCF, SCO and Safety Management Systems
- Experience of administering or Managing QMS
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.
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