Job Description

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning – develop a comprehensive project plan, track the progress of this plan, and effectively communicate the plan with employees and clients. Without a detailed plan of action, the project will not be completed efficiently and therefore could be subject to delays and budgetary issues.
  
• Build excellent relationships with key stakeholders.
  
• Creating Benchmarks
  
• Managing the Budget
  
• Distributing Resources
  
• Risk Management
  
• Time Management
  
• Undertaking feasibility and technical studies along with investigations of sites.
  
• Assessment of the risks associated with a particular project along with the potential environmental impact.
  
• Ensuring sites meet all legal, health and safety recommendations.
  
• Managing, directing and monitoring the progress of each project as it happens.
  
• Creating blueprints with the assistance of computer aided design packages.
  
• Discussing project requirements with other professionals such as architects and clients.
  
• Undertaking complex calculations.
  

Core competencies

• Engineering Knowledge: There will be occasions when you need to call upon your reserve of knowledge; project managers are expected to possess more information than everyone else on site.
  
• Leadership: You will be in charge of a team of workers so it’s essential that you know how to motivate staff and delegate tasks.
  
• Communication: As well as discussing the project with your team, you also have to provide clients with progress reports and liaise with architects, engineers and other specialists.
  
• Finance & Budget: You need to ensure the project is finished within budget with no unnecessary spending.
  
• Planning: Each stage of the project must be clearly mapped out well in advance in order to prevent delays.
  
• Resource Management: Making sure the requisite equipment is available for the duration of the project.
  
• Construction & Building Knowledge: There will be occasions when you need to call upon your reserve of knowledge; project managers are expected to possess more information than everyone else on site.

Requirements

• Third level Engineering qualification (Civil preferred).
• 5+ years working as an Engineer within the Building/Construction industry.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Project.
• Problem solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to work as part of a hard working team.
• Roofing experience and advantage