OCU Modus (part of the OCU Group of Companies) have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager with electrical experience to be based In the Aylesbury Area. The role of the Project Manager is to assist the Company Director in meeting the expectations & requirements of our customers and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Your role will also require you to understand the contractual issues specific to the projects employed on.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To review all contracts/projects to ensure that the Company and clients requirements and expectations are fully identified, agreed and understood.
• To review all contracts/projects to ensure that the Company and clients requirements and expectations are fully identified, agreed and understood.
• To understand the construction programme, key dates and milestones and resource requirements for individual projects/contracts.
• To organise works for those Teams reporting to him on a daily basis to ensure the Company and clients requirements are met.
• Comply with the requirements of the company Integrated Management System with regards to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
• To promote Company policy’s and objectives throughout the organisation to increase awareness, motivation and involvement.
• To assist the Contract Manager in achieving Company and client targets and objectives for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
• To report to the Contract Manager project/contract performance, particularly with regard to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
• To investigate and report all accidents as required under RIDDOR and as company procedures.
• To investigate and report all utility damages as per Company procedures.
• To investigate and report all third party claims received as per Company procedures.
• The generation of Method Statements, Risk Assessments and CDM Plans with assistance from the Head of SHEQ.
• To carry out site inspections on a regular basis and take action to ensure all sites comply with current legislation.
• To carry out joint site inspections with the client as requested.
• To undertake or arrange Tool Box Talks.
• To raise company awareness with regard to Health and Safety issues.
• To maintain accurate site diary and records as required under the project/contract.
• To complete accurate timesheets and to submit in accordance with company procedures
• To order plant and materials and record on a weekly basis in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensure all plant and equipment used on site is fit for use with relevant test certificate.
• To ensure that downward and upward internal communications are maintained.
• To ensure where required, corrective and preventative action is taken to minimise customer dissatisfaction and to promote continual improvement
• To understand the construction programme, key dates and milestones and resource requirements for individual projects/contracts.
  
• To organise works for the teams reporting on a daily basis to ensure the Company and clients requirements are met.
  
• Comply with the requirements of the company Integrated Management System with regards to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
• To report to the Contract Manager project/contract performance, particularly with regard to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
  
• To investigate and report all accidents as required under RIDDOR and as company procedures.
  
• To investigate and report all utility damages as per Company procedures and all third party claims received as per Company procedures.
• The generation of Method Statements, Risk Assessments and CDM Plans with assistance from the Head of SHEQ.
  
• To carry out site inspections on a regular basis and take action to ensure all sites comply with current legislations.

Skills and Experience

• Applicants should be able to demonstrate knowledge or skills in the following areas:
  • Health and Safety.
  • Environmental Awareness.
  • Safe Excavation – Including use of CAT and Genny.
  • Manual Handling.
  • HAV.
  • Risk Assessments.
  • COSHH.

Essentials:

• Construction Project Management
• SHEQ experience/exposure

Preferable:

• Programming/Planning experience
• Commercial experience exposure
• Streetworks experience
• Utilities experience specifically Electrical/Civil construction work

Company Information:

Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.

We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.