Description

The opportunity

Project: The role will be recognized as the utility package manager responsible for managing all aspects of utility management. The average value of utility works on a major project is approx £3 million but can exceed £20 million. You will use project management skills to stay within scope to provide consultancy services necessary to manage (throughout the lifecycle process) all aspects of statutory utility assets and connections on construction projects at locations across the UK but predominantly in London, Eastern, Southern and SE regions.

Generally, the work is on the public highway and up to the supply point/meter; it does not include internal private supplies, however, cross-over is usually inevitable and you will be required to provide statutory advice in those situations.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Working within a project team either through Mace construction or directly for clients.
• Moving along sometimes logistically complex site issues.
• liaising with many internal and external stakeholders is required.
• Supporting managers to ensure statutory supplies interface successfully with the work they are procuring on-site.
• Having project management disciplines including reporting, commercial understanding including value management, programme development/monitoring, understanding of safety in relation to utilities being delivered to a construction project and ensuring delivery against key milestone targets.
• Understanding the client’s requirements, building a strategy to manage and deliver the best value.
• Interfacing with utility companies to develop and agree on preferred solutions.
• Managing a successful conclusion with support from our delivery partner, which includes:
• New temporary and permanent service connections
• Disconnection of existing services
• Abandonment of existing utility apparatus
• Diversion of existing utility assets
• Protection of existing utility assets.
• Data collection and surveys
• Drawing development
• Reporting
• Design procurement and technical review
• Programme development and planning
• Monitoring and management of the delivery of our services against the program
• Commercial review
• Utility Asset Construction methodology review
• On-sitete management of installation/surveys
• Handover
• Stakeholder engagement management
• Method statement review and Safety Risk assessments

About you

You have a professional qualification in project management or M&E management. You have proven experience working with utilities in a construction-based environment. You have recognized safety card such as CSCS or industry recognized equivalent. You have knowledge and experience of the utilities and construction industry is essential, in particular, a reasonable knowledge of Water, Sewerage, Gas, Electric, Telecoms copper, and fiber distribution systems, including supply application and disconnection procedures.

You have an understanding of procurement opportunities to deliver contestable works. And excellent interpersonal skills in creating, managing, and maintaining relationships, able to converse with clients and peers to the director level.

You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships, and lead strong, motivated teams. You will have a construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.