Due to continued growth and a strong order book Q Works currently has 2 vacancies for Intermediate & Senior Project Managers to work between Home, our Office in North Bristol, and the Southwest including London in a hybrid fashion.
Q Works is a technical built environmental consultancy for the changing world. We pride ourselves in being a new breed of consultancy which blends the traditions of building surveyors with the skillsets of a building services engineer to cater for the estates of now and for the future.
Established in 2017, Q Works has been working across the built environment nationwide servicing Clients in Healthcare, Defence, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing and Educational sectors. We are a multi-disciplined consultancy practice who consistently deliver required outcomes in complex and technical building environments.
With our experience of working in operational facilities, you would be joining a specialist team that takes care of projects in a live environment meaning our analogy of “rewiring a plane whilst in mid-flight” holds true with many of our clients and the projects we undertake.
What we offer
- A competitive salary of £40,000 to £60,000 per annum plus bonus
- Opportunities to advance your career to Director level within Q Works
- A golden hello of £2,500
- 28 days holiday including Bank holidays with an additional day for each year worked to a maximum of 38 days
- A bonus scheme
- Car or car allowance
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible working around core hours with hybrid working
About your qualifications and experience
Qualifications
- 2+ years Building Services/M&E/Technical experience post qualification.
- HNC Engineering or Construction/Surveying but with strong M&E Experience.
- A relevant H&S Qualification, i.e., IOSH or SSSTS, etc.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Preferable
- Degree in engineering related field
- Incorporated Engineer with Engineering Council
- Membership with IET/CIBSE/IMechE or willingness to work towards membership.
- NEBOSH
- Member of the APM or willingness to work towards membership.
Note, candidates must be able to obtain and retain SC Clearance within defence and pass an Enhanced DBS check.
Preferred personal & administrative skills
- The job will be to manage multiple projects ranging up to values £5 million or larger projects as a sole focus.
- Interpersonal skills are essential, gaining the respect and trust of a client to execute projects in their favour.
- Ability to put together contract programmes and to be able to plan and schedule project timelines and milestones, track project milestones and deliverables
- High level of written and verbal communication skills, the ability to simplify and articulate complex problems is a must
- Good problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously managing a portfolio of works
- Good level of report writing ability using templates
- The job will be to manage multiple projects ranging up to values £5 million or larger projects as a sole focus
Preferred technical skills
- Good mechanical or electrical knowledge including BMS Systems
- Knowledge of PPM Schedules and Maintenance of Buildings (eg SFG20)
- Ability to manage and witness commissioning activities
- Knowledge of working with and administering standard forms of contract JCT/NEC/Etc
- Ability to scope projects and work required, writing project briefs for Contractors to work to.
- Write project briefs for design activities and manage design process
- Basic ability to put together outline budgets and cost plans with assistance from internal QS resource
Work history
Ideally you will have worked in the FM environment in a project management capacity at one of the following companies or companies like Babcock, CBRE, Kier, Serco, Amey, Vinci, etc. Or one of the following Consultancy’s or similar Gleeds, Faithfull & Gould, Atkins, etc. Alternatively, you might come from a contracting background seeking to move into Client-side Project Management.
Areas we work in
- Defence Sector
- Healthcare
- Education
- Pharmaceutical
- Hazardous Areas and petrochemical
- PFI/PPP
For any questions and to apply for either of these roles please send your CV with a covering email to: info@q-works.co.uk
