Project Manager

Project Manager  - Security Systems

Package

• Home-based within 2.5hrs of Central London
• £50K - £56K basic
• Company car (Tesla) or Allowance
• Sales-related commission 
• Healthcare

Overview

• We are seeking a competent, experienced, and passionate Project Manager to oversee the running of security-related system installations throughout the UK and occasionally abroad, covering CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Detection and Entry Systems.
• Average project values range from £5k for small works to £250k+ for Major projects, sometimes larger around £600K.
• Typically up to a total of £1m - £1.5m per year.

The role

• Working as part of the Projects Delivery team, ensuring a range of concurrent installations are carried out to specification, on time, and on budget.
• Working in accordance with ISO:9001 procedures and best practises and NSI codes of practise.
• Complete pre-project reviews with assigned Installation Managers
• Carry out commercial and technical reviews as part of handover process
• Carry out pre-start meetings & surveys with assistance from Installation Managers
• Create and issue project plans, confirming external prerequisites and external impacts
• Request/create purchase orders in line with standard procurement process
• Create, review, and submit RAMS with assistance from Installation Manager 
• Manage any escalated health & safety risks & issues 
• Manage any required project variations, quoting for additional works as needed
• Effectively communicate regular updates to clients, stakeholders, and management
• Escalate any technical problems/queries to internal Technical Services Department
• Ensure project deliverables meet with agreed specifications & design 
• Manage and control internal labour budgets and external purchasing budgets 
• Manage and submit payment applications and project invoicing
• Accurately report and forecast on works-in-progress (WIP)
• Manage collation of as-built information into project Operation & Maintenance Manuals
• Complete post-project reviews with the Installation Managers

What you'll have / be

• Good experience in project management  from this industry
• A good understanding and sound technical working knowledge of:-
  • Security-related system installations
  • Electronic, electrical, and electro-mechanical principles
  • Basic networking principles

• Experience leading/managing engineers (internal and/or external)
• Flexibility on working hours and locations to suit project requirements 
• A good team player with the ability to work under own initiative 
• Ability to effectively communicate on various levels (internally and externally)
• A valid driving licence 
• Clear criminal record and 10-year checkable employment history (please note that access to some clients’ sites require security vetting to a high level, including checks against spent convictions, a satisfactory clearance may be required to ensure continued employment)
• The ability to learn quickly about new products, systems, and concepts
• Microsoft Office experience (Word, Outlook, Excel) 
• A good awareness of current Health and Safety legislation (such as COSHH, CDM, IOSH)
• Partner product experience
• Microsoft Visio or CAD experience (drawing mark-ups) highly benefitical
• Experience/qualifications for working with access equipment (PASMA, IPAF)

steve@zitko.co.uk