Project Manager

JOB INTRODUCTION

Founded in 1968 Griffiths are one of the leading civil engineering and construction organisations working in Wales, the English border counties, and the West of England.

We pride ourselves in providing the “personal touch” establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships at all levels within client organisations, throughout the supply chain and with stakeholders.

We are very proud of our history and what makes us the company we are today. We also have huge ambitions for the future and want to continue our growth and innovation to remain at the leading edge of our industry we offer a range of career development opportunities as a Business Unit of Tarmac PLC. We are looking for people who share this passion, enthusiasm, and collaborative approach to join our team. As part of a global business in CRH, the career opportunities are limitless.

We’re now recruiting a Rail Project Manager to be based at the TFW project office in Treforest, Pontypridd. The projects are part of the transformation of the Core Valley Lines.

You will be responsible for the safe execution of projects from construction phase mobilisation to hand back, in accordance with company policies, procedures and Railway Standards.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITY

Based at the TFW project office in Treforest, Pontypridd, the Project Managers will report to the Contracts Manager and has a responsibility to ensure that the Projects are accurately priced, delivered on time and to budget in a safe, environmentally friendly manner and to the high quality standards demanded by the project. They will also:

  • Health and safety leadership to the assigned operational delivery site team
  • Delivering a high quality and profitable package of work
  • Ensuring that site management team rigorously adhere to Transport for Wales’ Life Saving Rules
  • Ensuring compliance with all relevant HSE legislation and NR/TfW Standards
  • Promoting and implementing sustainable business objectives
  • Achieving gross site margin target on allocated schemes as directed by the contracts manager
  • Compliance with all relevant NR/TfWStandards, Griffiths Procedures and HSE guidance
  • Ensuring sufficient and competent resource is in place for the delivery of the project and ensuring the project objectives are communicated to the site team
  • Developing and maintaining a construction programme and ensuring works are communicated and delivered against milestones.
  • Identifying, managing and controlling associated programme risks and communicating this as required
  • Promoting and maintaining effective client and stakeholder relationships to protect and enhance the company’s reputation to support repeat business
  • Upholding the core company values, inspiring and encouraging the same throughout the team

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidates for this role are experienced Construction Project Managers that have proven history of delivering Rail schemes in the Construction space.

Candidates will have a relevant Degree or HND in civil engineering and ideally, should be in receipt of a PTS & SMSTS.

WHY GRIFFITHS

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:

  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
  • Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
  • Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents
  • Training and development opportunities

Griffiths, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Our extensive levels of expertise can be split into three major sectors: INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL and GEOTECHNICAL.

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