Astute's Renewables team is partnered exclusively with established anaerobic digestion business who design, build and operate assets. They're looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager to be based at their head office near Peterborough.

The Project Manager role comes with a competitive salary depending on experience, bonus, company car/allowance pension and healthcare.

If you're an experienced Project Manager and are looking to work for an established business, then submit your CV to apply today.

**We are currently only accepting applications from candidates living within the UK and those who have the relevant project management experience in biogas/AD or a related sector**


Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Project Steering Group, you will:

• Ensure the project phases for initiation, planning, execution, control & monitoring and closure deliverables are defined, delivered and approved

• Prepare and implement a Project Plan which defines the project scope, resources, work breakdown structure, milestones, critical path settings timelines, and budgeting is approved by the Project Steering Group

• Ensuring adherence to specified design, construction and commissioning best practices, specifications and standards are applied to the Design and Build

• Manage a team of Project Support Staff, Site Managers & Contractors

• Prepare and implement a Contracting Management Plan detailing the deliverables and benefits that will be realised by the contract. Provide the definition of what is and out in the contract scope. Inclusion of the payment terms and conditions including specific specification details related to the supplier scope of supply for Project Steering Committee approval

• Work with the legal team to negotiate and finalise the construction contracts

• Working with the finance team, prepare and implement a Project Financial Management Plan which encompasses several key process; budget planning and allocation, which involves estimating costs setting a budget, including project cashflows and accounting for internal and external changes to be issued within the financial reporting weekly/monthly basis for approval

• Ensuring the legal and regulatory adherence in all phases of the project (HSE, EA etc)

• Ensuring that all the project phases adherence to the UK's Health Safety Executive regulatory requirements including CDM, HAZOPS, HAZIDS and Written Schemes of Examination for projects

• Other duties as required

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• NVQ 5, HNC/HND/Degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
• Project Management Certificate
• HSE Certification in Managing Safely

Personal skills

The Project Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Five years of experience working on Anaerobic Digestion "Gas-to-Grid" Projects
• Strong Working Knowledge of MS Office Programs and Project Planning Software
• Excellent Communication and Interface Skills
• Must be willing to travel to the Project Site Locations in Southeast England.

Salary and benefits of the Project Manager role

• Competitive salary DOE (depending on experience)
• Company car/or car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Health care
• Pension

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.