Electrical Project Manager | Sweden

Kirby Group Engineering
Sweden
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior-level engineering professionals with a background in large-scale projects who thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments.

Best fit for

  • Senior project managers with 10+ years of experience in data centres or industrial environments
    — “You will ideally possess 10+ years relevant experience in a similar role”
  • Individuals who can lead and manage teams while maintaining safety and quality standards
    — “Lead and motivate the team”

Things to consider

  • The role demands extensive on-site presence and client interaction throughout the project lifecycle
    — “Maintain excellent working relationships with the client from project start up to project completion”
  • Candidates must be prepared to manage multiple priorities and demonstrate risk assessment capabilities
    — “Ability to juggle and manage many priorities”
  • Strong commercial understanding and experience with procurement and cost control is essential
    — “Commercial knowledge and understanding”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget
    — “delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards”
  • Showcase your ability to manage procurement and construction programmes effectively
    — “produce procurement plan, drawing / design plan, construction programme”
  • Emphasize your track record in safety and quality planning and execution
    — “Develop project safety and quality plans”
  • Demonstrate your ability to maintain client relationships and provide timely communication
    — “Maintain excellent working relationships with the client”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • on-time project delivery
  • budget adherence
  • quality standards
Typical background
project managementengineeringconstruction

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementProject PlanningCost ControlSafety And Quality PlansSub-contractor ManagementSite MobilizationProject CompletionTraining Plan DevelopmentSite Team ManagementCompliance

Preferred

Continuous Improvement

About the role

Original posting from Kirby Group Engineering via Greenhouse

Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years

To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.

To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.

To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.

To work with the best.

Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About Kirby Group Engineering

Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Electrical Project Manager Responsibilities

In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:

Project Start-Up:

Arrange and chair handover of project from estimating department to construction team

Liaise with OM in staffing of project

Validate project and in doing so develop business plan, cost control system, cashflow and billable schedules, etc.

As Project Manager you will be tasked with producing procurement plan, drawing / design plan, construction programme, s-curve and histogram

Liaise with client and design team on procurement and engineering issues

Develop project safety and quality plans

Mobilise sub-contractors and labour in accordance with business plan

Mobilise site establishment

Project Running Phase:

Agree a training plan for staff and operatives particular to your site in conjunction with the OM

Manage your site team in the effective day to day running of site activities

Ensure compliance with programme, materials deliveries and engineering, quality and safety issues

Attend meetings with Clients

Hold weekly progress meetings with sub-contractors and ensure that safety and training are discussed

Ensure effective cost and sales control in conjunction with Q.S

Advise client in good time of current sales plan

Ensure productivity at work face is measured on a weekly basis also maintain project progress control

Submit monthly internal reports to the OM

Project Completion: 

Ensure testing and commissioning is carried out in accordance with the Quality Plan

Ensure final design audit (if applicable) is carried out by the EM

Complete and certify all ‘life systems’ in good time for handover date

Ensure all systems are demonstrated to Client and District Surveyor

Handover O&M manual and record drawings

Prepare final account with the QS, submit and agree with client in line with company objective

Demobilise site team and establishment in conjunction with the OM

Produce a project close-out report and submit to the OM

Archive project

Maintain contact with client for warranty period and thereafter when retention monies are collected

Other Duties: 

Maintain a site / day book

Attend and participate in monthly project managers meetings

Develop your skills in line with agreed training plan

Put forward idea’s for continuous improvement of company

Maintain contact with your client base

Maintain excellent working relationships with the client from project start up to project completion

Necessary requirement of the Electrical Project Manager

3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or Strong Trades background.

You will ideally possess 10+ years relevant experience in a similar role

Experience working on large data centre/Pharmaceutical/Industrial project environments and largescale fast paces office fit outs working under main contractor

Worked as the P.S.C.S. (main contractor)

Detailed knowledge of the Project Manager role

Detailed knowledge of Engineering

Commercial knowledge and understanding

Health, Safety and Environmental systems and procedures

Ability to juggle and manage many priorities

Ability to plan and programme

Prioritise and allocate time according to priority

Assess relative risk and allocate time according

Lead and motivate the team

Manage performance: monitor, give feedback, and confront issues. Effective communication skills

Ability to estimate

Using resources at disposal to best effect

For more information on this Electrical Project Manager/ M&E Project Manager position or other Electrical Project Manager / Contracts Manager opportunities based in Ireland, UK or Europe contact the Talent Acquisition Team in Kirby Group confidentially on +353 (0)1 454 0411 or apply in confidence.

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa please review our careers page (Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers) or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on +353 (0)1 454 0411.

Kirby Group Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

Source: Kirby Group Engineering careers (Greenhouse)

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