At Burns & McDonnell, you'll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings means stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. Move up the project management or sales cycle, or across departments and groups. Explore opportunities across our family of companies. Establish and achieve evolving goals along your career journey — all at the same company. Just choose your starting point and go.
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As we consider our world today and what it can become tomorrow, the critical infrastructure needed to support and protect us becomes more vital and more complex.
We take on the world's toughest challenges and use our skills, experience, and courage to solve them. Since 2017, we have grown our presence in the U.K. with offices in Birmingham, London, and Glasgow. Working from more than 75 offices globally, our professionals transform communities through the vital infrastructure that sustains and improves quality of life.
Description
Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions.
Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as a Global Leader within T&D Construction.
The Graduate Project Manager will assist with the administration of project safety, quality, schedule, cost control, contracts, subcontractors, suppliers, procurement, proposals, estimates, documentation, turnover, client interface, and field-based activities to execute Engineer Procure Construct (EPC) projects, construction management, and program management ventures. This position will support on electrical transmission & distribution projects.
Adhere to the company's safety programs and policies and assist others with compliance.
Assist the Project team in building client relationships while interfacing with the client for proposal and project related items.
Assist the Project Management team execute prime contracts, downstream contracts, and change orders.
Assist with the development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan, Quality Assurance Plan, Safety & Health plan, Subcontracting Plan, Project Staffing Plan, Organisation Chart, and Procurement Plan.
Assist with jobsite set-up activities, including mobilisation and demobilisation.
Assist with securing applicable project permits.
Coordinate potential bidders' supplier/subcontractor registration and pre-qualification efforts on behalf of the Project Management team.
Assist the Project Management team to administer request for proposal (RFP) package development, bid and selection process, and develop detailed scope of work documents for downstream contracts.
Assist with contract administration including request for information (RFI's), submittals, change management, and claims mitigation for subcontractors and/or client contractors
Support and assist with project controls efforts, including project cost reporting, scheduling, project work breakdown structure establishment, project set-up and closeout within the accounting system, and field progress tracking.
Assist with the development of internal and external reports including, project budgeting, cost reports, project cash flow forecast, and project status reports to all stakeholders.
Participate in project, corporate, and risk review meetings as needed, present as needed, and record and distribute meeting minutes.
Conduct project safety, quality, progress and financial audits and assessments as required.
Assist with the Prime Contract, subcontractor, and supplier invoicing process.
Establish and administer project documentation and filing systems.
Assist with the project turnover documentation, recordkeeping/retention, warranty administration and project closeout.
Assist with applicable onboarding of craft/field supervision.
Analyse and report composite crew rates to determine labor and equipment costs.
Assist with staffing on projects.
Analyse and monitor labor burdens including craft classifications, benefits and labor laws.
Maintain accurate craft classifications and craft progression records.
Uphold craft competency and training standards.
Assist with estimating, forecasting, and managing craft install unit rates.
Assist with managing earned value, schedule, change management and cost metrics.
Coordinate construction equipment to ensure adequate inventory to complete projects.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or a related field Required or
Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement Required
Excellent computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access).
Knowledge of document control, scheduling, cost control and project management software is preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational skills.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and attention to detail.
Ability to handle large volumes of work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Must be able to meet company's driving requirements.
Benefits
We invest in our most important resource — our people — with an industry-leading benefits package that supports physical, emotional and financial health. We all foster a culture of ownership, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another. From robust training programs to a commitment to equal employment opportunities to all the ways we give back, our employee-owners help our clients, our industries and our communities thrive.
What we can offer you:
Competitive salary and bonus program
Company pension scheme
Private medical and dental coverage
Comprehensive benefits including sickness pay, income protection, flexible work arrangements, tuition support, and more
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