Project Manager (Utilities Construction)

Linesight

The Role

Overview

Manage large utility construction projects, ensuring on‑time, on‑budget, high‑quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • progress monitoring
  • safety oversight
  • issue resolution
  • client coordination
  • handover documentation

Tasks

-Review proposed variations and delays in the works -Be a visible leader onsite, assessing progress and ensuring safe work practices -Assist in completing the handover plan, ensuring documentation is completed and expectations are met on time and with quality -Monitor the day-to-day activities in the field, managing the flow of information, and reporting and tracking issues arising from progress, quality and safety -Identify issues proactively and work with the team to resolve effectively -Manage large scale construction projects for clients, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, with high quality -Implement and monitor key project processes, partnering with the client to make improvements and revisions -Coordinate with the client team, consultant team and the contractor on all snagging activities, including the schedule and partner engagement -Lead and attend key meetings to monitor progress, actively collaborate on solving problems and communicate impacts to partners -Implement project procedures and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that this procedure is always observed

Requirements

  • degree
  • pm certification
  • utility pm
  • detail oriented
  • team player
  • communicator

What You Bring

-Have a degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline -Have a project management professional certification or are seeking one. We can help -Are detail oriented and quality focused -Excel in a collaborative and friendly team environment -Have project management experience in underground utility construction projects or similar -Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing -Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

The Company

About Linesight

-Founded in 1974, the firm has grown over five decades into a global consultant delivering construction and advisory services. -Acquired in 2021 by IPS (a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital), it leveraged combined strengths to accelerate global expansion. -Typical engagements include cost and schedule control on major data centres, life-sciences labs, high-tech industrial hubs, and commercial developments. -Specialist teams provide integrated program and project management to deliver complex builds on-time and within budget. -Its Scheduling Center of Excellence in Dallas reflects deep investment in global scheduling and benchmarking capabilities. -Completed the Hillsboro data centre and Oregon retrofit.

Sector Specialisms

Data Centres

Life Sciences

Large-scale Commercial Developments

Healthcare

Retail

Interview Process

-interviews conducted in person or virtually with video required.