Project Manager - P6 Planner

Posted:
8/1/2024, 9:30:00 PM

Location(s):
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom ⋅ Scotland, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
On-site

Dalcour Maclaren is an innovative and highly dynamic multi-disciplinary consultancy working on a huge range of exciting and diverse projects for a growing client base within Utilities and Infrastructure – think HS2, Offshore wind farms and Nuclear Energy! We are immensely proud to be working on some of the largest infrastructure projects taking place across the UK (and beyond!) which are instrumental in shaping the future of our planet. If you want to play your part in helping the earth become more sustainable, and to reach NetZero by 2050, you would be making the right choice by joining the team here at Dalcour Maclaren.

We are looking for a Project Manager with Primavera P6 experience to provide project planning expertise our clients within the Utilities and Infrastructure space.

As a Project Manager you will:

  • Be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of large-scale and specialist projects

  • Deliver projects to a high standard, taking a proactive and innovative approach to project management

  • Develop high-quality, integrated schedules in Primavera P6 ensuring stakeholders are updated

  • Ensure all required milestones are reflected

  • Track progress against the project schedule including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures to support decision making

  • Provide planning and scheduling expertise to ensure projects adhere to the company business plan goals and are commercially viable at all times

  • Advise and coordinate the client and DM teams to develop the project brief, project programme and desired outcomes

  • Be responsible for project communication and information management

  • Oversee project related administrative processes and stakeholder support to quality check and ensure accuracy

  • Motivate, manage and inspire project teams using both technical knowledge and leadership skills

  • Working with your team, initiate and develop commercial working relationships with clients

  • Put forward innovative ideas and taking responsibility for bringing in new work through networking and cross-selling of professional services

  • Ensure compliance with relevant legal, regulatory, contractual and organisational requirements and policies; prepare up to date compliance documents for our clients


The successful candidate will:

  • Have strong Primavera P6 experience

  • Have at least 2 years’ experience in leading projects

  • Demonstrable experience in development, integration, and analysis of project plans

  • Knowledge or experience of using best practice planning processes and tools

  • Knowledge and understanding of confidence modelling processes and techniques

  • Be a strong leader with previous team management experience

  • Be an excellent communicator with internal and external stakeholders 

  • Have great IT skills & be confident with Microsoft products 

  • Have good numeracy skills and financial understanding 

  • Be highly organised with great attention to detail

  • Be a keen problem solver

Why Dalcour Maclaren? What makes us different?!

Really and truly, it’s our people and our culture. We are ‘One Team’, and this is the lifeblood of our organisation. We champion new ideas and are fully committed to Corporate Social Responsibility, and our Diversity & Inclusion. Our winning formula for success is investing in the fantastic people within our team to deliver an unparalleled and unique service to our clients. If you are looking to work for a growing organisation who are not afraid to be brave, bold, and push the boundaries to challenge the ‘norm’, then a career with DM should be the one for you!

Benefits:

  • Annual performance bonus scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthday
  • Vitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)
  • Flexible working through our ‘Flexible Advantage’ supporting working families & your work/life balance
  • Pension Scheme via The Peoples Pension
  • Life insurance (4x Base Salary)
  • Free on-site parking in non-city centre offices
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • 26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave
  • 2 Weeks paid Paternity Leave
  • BHN Extras – provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailers
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years’ service
  • Sabbatical Policy effective at 3 years’ service
  • Professional development – paid study leave
  • Military service paid leave (7.5 days per year)
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support
  • 2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the year

Dalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.