CRE Drainage Project Manager Maidstone Anderselite

Job Title:               CRE Drainage Project Manager
Location:               Maidstone
Sector:                   Drainage, Groundworks, Lining, Embankment Earthworks, Civil Engineering
Job Type:               Permanent role (Full Time) (Part Time may be considered)
Start:                      Q1 2023
Salary:                    £50,000 - £60,000 Per Annum + Package

** Base salary negotiable on level & relevant experience

Our client, a specialist Rail & Civil Engineering subcontractor within the Construction sector, is currently looking for a CRE / Project Manager to join their Rail team on a permanent basis, a role with a key focus on Drainage. In this role, you will work on drainage schemes, being responsible for verifying external / subcontract designs, through to running projects as and when required.

This is a key role during the tender, planning, construction, commissioning and handback phases, providing the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects in the Kent & Sussex region. As CRE you will support Civils Asset Management Projects, Design implementation and assurance, Quality inspections and ITP assurance, dealing with high-risk work items, holding responsibility for the development of technical solutions, in addition to programme & budgetary control, HSQE considerations, design co-ordination, and early constructability reviews.

Daily duties will include but are not limited to:

Reviewing and verifying designs provided by external design engineers ensuring competence of feasibility, providing suitable comments, supported by relevant civils standards.
Ensuring assurance process are followed, overseeing design progress against schedule and budget.
Review, negotiate and recommend for approval/disapproval on design change orders.
Supporting with tendering / pricing of civils works (mostly drainage, with associated civils works – embankment stabilisations, earthworks, concrete foundations, piling, retaining walls, walkways, groundworks, UTX’s etc)
Act as construction CRE on emerging projects, running projects as required.
Where applicable, work within a Principle Contractor role to manage external civils sub-contractors.
Prepare early warning and change instruction documentation.
Identification of risk and opportunity in the design and the design/construct interface
Assess standard of proposed work, undertaking inspections and preparing full reports.
Input and coordinate review of constructability, value engineering and contractor preferences.
Review temporary works and assist the designer in controlling the temporary works requirements.
Promote a continuous improvement culture and the use of best practice.
Support and coordinate hand back process for project close out.
Evaluate construction methods and determine cost effectiveness.
Work with the Commercial Team, negotiate revisions and changes and additions to contractual agreements.
Implement and maintain quality systems.
Regular reporting to the Contractors Engineering Manager.
Responsible for managing technical aspects of drainage projects or components of major projects, meeting financial, quality and timeframe objectives and meeting or exceeding client expectations.

Candidates will ideally:

Have worked in a similar role before, as CRE & Project Manager, delivering drainage works within the rail sectors, amongst other civil engineering / groundworks.
Have circa 10 years’ experience working within the civil engineering, with 2+ years’ experience as CRE.
Hold a relevant academic qualification, such as a degree, or equivalent.
Have a membership to a relevant professional body, such as ICE (Desirable not essential)
Have relevant qualifications such as CSCS, PTS etc.
An in-depth understanding of drainage, civil engineering and rail principles/procedures.
Working knowledge and understanding of Network Rail’s GRIP process.

For more information or to apply for this role, please contact Tim Smyth on 0121 200 5520.