Trainee Project Manager

Milnthorpe

Trainee Project Manager

The Company

The UKs Power sector is evolving and expanding rapidly to meet increasing customer demand. At Ipsum we offer tailored power and electrical solutions, from maintenance to major installation projects, all of which are underpinned by our smart technologies. At Ipsum its our vision to be the leading customer service focused provider of specialist utility and infrastructure solutions, operating on both public and private networks.

To support our continued growth we are looking for a Trainee Project Manager to join our team. We are looking for someone who is passionate, not just about the industry, but also about supporting our teams to in delivering essential services 24/7/365 that really make a difference to local people and communities.

What we offer

We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As a fast-growing ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to acquire a wide range of skills and gain broad and varied experience to enable them to progress in their career. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.

Our benefits

We really value our people and so we like to look after them. If you work for us, youll enjoy a great range of employee benefits:

• Career development including professional qualifications and accreditation
• Health & Wellbeing Benefits:
  • Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling
  • Access to 24/7 virtual GP
  • Occupational Health support
• Tax efficient benefits via salary exchange (salary sacrifice):
  • Cycle to Work
  • Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!
• Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events
• Life assurance cover
• Flexible working
• Long service awards
• Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives

Your new role

• Project Manager is responsible for providing strong leadership, contract management, project delivery, and strategic planning. Customer driven within the Power Division, ensuring safety, financial and operational targets are met or exceeded, maintaining exceptional customer service levels across all the projects they are responsible for. You will be responsible for looking after substation projects up to 132kV and overhead line projects up to 33kV.
• Day to day management of site staff, sub-contractors, vehicles, equipment, and issues arising from sites
• Actively monitor performance of all site staff including subcontractors with respect to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment
• Ensure all incidents are reported and investigated, with remedies implemented.
• Monitor performance and safety requirements regularly and implement improvements.
• Survey and quote individual projects based on a contract schedule of rates
• Ensure resources are adequate for the workload and that projects are delivered in an economic and timely manner.
• Ensure Ipsum Power policies and improvement action plans are effectively implemented, monitored, and audited.
• Operate in full compliance with Ipsum Power and ENWL policies, procedures, and instructions.

About you

Desirable qualifications/ skills/ experience

• Proven experience in a Project Management position in engineering preferably power distribution/transmission.
• ONC / HNC Electrical Engineering
• C&G electrical qualification
• Knowledge of assessing and certifying sub-contractor applications for payments
• Proven experience of working in customer service or a customer focused environment with performance management responsibility.
• Professional, customer focused with a good standard of verbal and numerical reasoning.
• Ability to communicate both up and down within Ipsum and the Client Organisation
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills, with ability to deliver tasks to deadline.

Ipsum is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.