AMS PSR

Mining Remediation Authority

On behalf of MRA, we are looking for a Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 3 Month contract based in Scotland (60% of the working week at various sites within the existing coalfield areas of Scotland. Scotland’s coalfields stretch right across the central belt from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire on the west coast to Fife and the Lothians on the east).

As a Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• To ensure that your portfolio of projects is adequately progressed and resourced, and that your stakeholders are effectively managed.
• To implement project plans and priorities.
• To ensure adequate investigations are carried out to determine the Authority’s liability.
• To ensure that all projects and fieldworks are economically, efficiently and effectively managed and all statutory obligations are discharged.
• To act from time to time as Designer for the purposes of the CDM 2007 or subsequent regulations.
• To supervise contractors and consultants undertaking research, investigations and remediation. This includes the effective production and management of the current suite of NEC 4 contract documentation.
• To undertake field related tasks as required which may include the inspections of tips, properties, liability sites, undertaking monitoring and sampling.
• To compile evidence and submissions in respect of any claims that may be referred to arbitration/lands tribunal.
• To act as a public interface, representing the Authority and dealing with live enquiries from members of the public, and other relevant parties
• To be part of response team to deal with calls to the Authority’s emergency hazard line

Essential:

• Strong Project Management Experience
• Construction / Health and Safety background
• Excellent organisational skills Communication skills
• NEC4 experience and knowledge
• Risk background

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MRA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DE&I Commitment

MRA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".