Senior Project Manager

Overview

Lead HDD civil engineering projects, managing bids, construction and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• drill setup
• materials procurement
• progress reporting
• bid management
• safety management
• as-built docs

Tasks

-Engineering controls and performance of site engineering teams including HDD drill rig set up. -Liaison with the Pre contract department of Hanab Projects for tenders in the UK. -Responsible for materials forecast, procurement and reconciliation. -Help collate and site data for inclusion in Daily Progress Reports. -HSEQ performance – driving best practice in this area and ensuring compliance with company policy Providing technical and operational support to all aspects of VTS UK projects (including live drilling projects and ECI works), supporting Project Managers and UK Operations Manager. -Coordinate and bid manage major HDD projects including frameworks schemes, sea outfalls and cable landfall for windfarms and EHV interconnectors. -Liaison with operational drilling department, core team members and drill teams, spreading and collating best practice -Representing Volker Wessels Group at UKSTT, attending industry events. -Management of safe systems of works and quality management. -Support for business development of the VTS brand generally. -Support management of supply chain during construction: progress, co-ordination and feedback -Responsible for the adherence of project team to information management procedures and requirement. -Preparing technical presentations, identify client needs and scoping projects -Providing liaison with technical department of Hanab Projects and UK and agree working methods and engineering solutions. -Assist the VolkerStevin procurement team with developing HDD standards for supply chain procurement of minor HDD subcontracted works. -Assist with the recruitment of UK based drilling personnel. -Driving the incorporation and promotion of best practice in HDD drilling throughout all HDD works carried out by Volker Stevin Group in UK. -Responsible for production of as-built documentation from site. -Provide precontract support in pricing works and challenge to UK and NL based pricing to form robust tender offers including working methods and engineering solutions. -Responsible for the production, review and monitoring of construction methodology documentation including RAMS and ITP's to ensuring compliance with the company’s quality management system and the employers’ requirements.

Requirements

• autocad
• hdd
• project management
• civil degree
• professional member
• problem solving

What You Bring

-Previous experience of pipeline and /or utility sector including the use of trenchless techniques including Horizontal Direction Drilling (HDD). -Excellent IT knowledge including use of AUTOCAD and Microsoft suite. -Good communication skills with client representatives, site team and operatives -Experience of managing heavy civil engineering projects in the UK and /or overseas, preferably within a Tier 1 contractor environment. -Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to conclusion. -Member of a professional institution, MCIOB, ICE or similar. -Full Driving Licence. -Implementation of Permit to Excavate and Services coordination. -Degree/HNC, or equivalent, in civil engineering desirable. -HSEQ performance at site level to support Site Agent and Work Manager.

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Benefits

-24/7 Virtual GP service -Private medical care -Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday -Competitive salary -Mental health, physical health, and financial support -Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training -Option to buy additional annual leave -Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts -Employee Assistance programme -Life Assurance -Cycle to Work scheme -Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits

About Volkerwessels Uk

-Operates through five units—VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser—each with deep specialist roots. -Frontline in complex infrastructure: building airports, rail networks, highways, marine works and major civil projects. -Typical projects range from rail signalling upgrades and highway bridges to port development and flood protection schemes. -Known for weaving niche skills—like slipform paving, steel foundations, waterproofing and land reclamation—into integrated delivery. -Headquartered in Hoddesdon, its teams juggle ~250 active sites countrywide, forging engineering solutions at scale. -A standout: VolkerLaser delivers specialist structural repair and waterproofing, a rare niche in UK infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-mandatory drugs & alcohol screening for all staff