Project Manager - Maritime

Making the world a more sustainable and safer place by leading our projects in the field of Ports and Maritime Engineering. That is what you do as a Project Manager. And that while working in a global and multicultural team full of experts. Do you get excited by complex, challenging and innovative projects? Join our global team!

What you will do as a Project Manager

As a leading consultancy firm in port and coastal development, we work on the most complex port projects globally. Ports are essential in serving national economies by providing goods and jobs, but at the same time also face risk of climate change and the need to facilitate the energy transition and increased productivity through digital services. As a Project Manager at Royal HaskoningDHV, you make a difference by bringing knowledge and solutions to places that need a sound approach to the challenges of our time in maritime! In these projects you:

• Are the first point of contact between our Clients and the teams. You understand the Client’s needs and requirements and translates them into realistic goals and tasks for the team.
• Set boundary conditions for the team to be able to successfully complete their tasks with high quality, within time and budget.
• Provide the team with support and guidance in implementing and integrating innovation and solutions to the challenges at hand.

Through our ‘best team’ approach, we select the best experts for every project, regardless of their location or background. This means our project teams are truly multicultural with international experts working together in a smart and collaborative manner. We consider this essential to assess our project challenges in a broad and integrated way, and provide the best solutions to our Clients.

Job Description

The role will focus on the project design management and delivery of medium to large single or multi-disciplinary projects. This will require someone with the ability to lead the team and to deliver quality, robust deliverables on time and within budget. This role will provide great exposure to local and global projects alike, whilst working with the leading professionals within the Maritime sector.

• To manage medium / large port projects and deliver successful results
• To develop and deliver good practice in project and design management
• Liaison and co-ordination with other Project Managers and Project Teams
• Business development support including leading bids and proposals
• Project Design Management, achieving profitable results on programme
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures
• Design manage documentation to support the delivery of designs (project management plan, programme, RFI register, risk and opportunities register)
• Managing commercial aspects of projects, including proactive change control procedures and maintaining project finances.
• Develop and implement good techniques/systems for project management.
• Ensure that design reviews are held for projects.
• Lead the preparation of bids and proposals where required.
• To monitor delivery against the Client brief and produce and manage the production of design reports, design programmes, deliverables registers, reporting internally and to the Client.
• To deliver medium to large multi-disciplinary design port projects for Clients ensuring excellent technical delivery against the brief according to the RHDHV Management Systems.
• To manage and co-ordinate internal design resource, facilitate design meetings with both internal and external designers.
• To ensure commercial control over design projects involving setting of project budgets, allocating fee targets, monitoring fee spend, carrying out change control to achieve profitable results.
• To act as key interface with Clients on allocated projects, understanding and seeking out opportunities.
• Provide guidance to more junior staff including project managers, engineers, graduates, technicians and admin staff working on your projects.
• Your technical and commercial experience, and liaison with multi-disciplinary teams will be vital to the success of the projects you work on.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is an independent consultancy firm which integrates 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Backed by the expertise of almost 6,000 colleagues working from offices in more than 25 countries across the world, we are helping organisations turn local and global issues related to the built environment into opportunities and make the transition to smart and sustainable operations. It’s our mission to Enhance Society Together. We aim to make a positive impact on businesses, communities, and the environment in all our projects.

With over 1,200 engineering and consultancy staff worldwide, our Business Line Water & Maritime globally works on sustainable and innovative solutions at the forefront of climate resilience and maritime. Our projects protect communities from rising sea levels, predict and mitigate climate risks and ensure safe and smooth world trade. And our people leave work at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a positive difference.

Do you want to discover more about our team that works on sustainable and innovative solutions at the forefront of climate resilience and maritime? 

What you bring

We are a diverse organisation, united by a curious mindset and we welcome your unique perspective and ensure it is valued by others. We believe diversity is key in our success, as we always want to grasp the full picture to come up with the best solutions and create new and fresh ideas. Everyone is different and we look at everyone's individual qualities at Royal HaskoningDHV. But to be successful in the role of Project Manager you recognise yourself in the following characteristics:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• A true partner to our Clients. You listen, understand their drivers and meet their needs. This while also acting as an independent advisor.
• Inspire the team by setting a clear framework for them to perform their tasks, value their input, ensure strong interface management and challenge colleagues to think further and out of the box.

Our promise to you

At Royal HaskoningDHV, you can expect diversity of projects as we are always at the forefront of new innovative solutions. This brings challenging and interesting work that encourages you to have a growth mindset. By working on new and exciting projects you can stimulate your development and career aspirations. With us, you can craft your own career, with own development path, across the diversity of domains the company is active in. By following your curiosity and own interest, you will discover new areas of expertise to dive in, new roles to grow in and new colleagues to learn from and with. 

To facilitate an open-minded culture where people get inspired by and inspire each other to unlock our full potential, we stimulate you to open up, get connected and learn from each other's experiences and perspectives. We create a working environment where you feel at home and cared for. We help, educate and inspire each other. We work as one team and stand shoulder to shoulder to make it happen.

And your primary and secondary conditions? Those are dependent on the country where you live and work. But of course, we offer you a competitive salary package with profit sharing, enough days off and a good work-life balance including flexible working hours. 

Are you our new colleague?

We would like to meet you! Click on the apply button and upload your resume and motivation letter. After receiving your application, we will contact you as soon as possible. The application process then consists of one or two interviews and a possible assessment. Are we all enthusiastic after this? Then you will receive an offer from us, and we will be happy to welcome you on board!

What we offer you?

• We manage the process and cover the costs associated with the visa application to obtain the Right to Work in the UK, and contribute towards relocation costs.
• 25 days annual leave + public holidays, with optional purchase of up to 10 additional days.
• Hybrid working - we only ask that you are within a regular commutable distance of one of our offices within the UK (Brighton, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Newcastle or Peterborough). Attendance to the office 2/3 days per week. Rest of the week working from home.
• 7% employer pension contributions (3% employee contributions or more if you choose, as we offer salary sacrifice). With our salary sacrifice scheme you contribute to your pension before tax and you will join our corporate account with Aegon, which manage your scheme.
• Private medical and dental cover with BUPA, paid for by the company for you with the option of cover for family members at discounted rates.
• Life insurance, enhanced company sick pay, maternity, adoption, and paternity pay, menopause support program.
• We pay the annual membership fees of up to two professional institutions.
• Discounted rail travel.
• Voluntary critical illness cover.
• Reward Gateway discount scheme.
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Program and face to face Counselling.
• Remuneration is based on experience and capabilities. Indicative salary ranges as follows (gross per annum), for roles based outside London. London allowance on top.

Project Manager - £35k-£40k

Senior Project Manager - £40k-£50k

Principal Project Manager - £50k-£60k