Senior Project Manager

Trainee Project Manager

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Orkney, North West R - R Y DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) Moray

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Job Description

To make it easier for young people in Moray to find opportunities, we have listed a variety of jobs that are currently available.

To support our work we are recruiting to the following role :

Trainee Project Manager - Technical Apprenticeship, SSE - Inverness, Orkney, Shetland, Lewis, Netherton, Peterhead, Perth, Glasgow or Aberdeen

Salary range £24,580 per annum

Duration Permanent - Full Time Working hours N / A Location Inverness, Orkney, Shetland, Lewis, Netherton, Peterhead, Perth, Glasgow or Aberdeen Closing Date October

This two-year programme is designed to develop your understanding on delivering projects in line with clear objectives and making decisions to manage stakeholder expectations. You will work alongside a multi-skilled team to deliver the project to time, cost, and quality requirements.

The Trainee Project Manager programme is designed to offer you support towards achieving a Level 8 Project Management qualification and the opportunity to complete your qualification whilst applying your learning in the workplace.

You will be collaborating with the Project Manager to plan, execute and monitor projects, ensuring timely completion of project tasks and deliverables. You will be communicating with stakeholders to understand project needs and goals, whilst demonstrating SSE core values. You will work towards developing a clear understanding of safety management systems and best practices along with ensuring project teams align with our safety culture.

Completion of the Trainee Project Management programme can lead to career development within SSEN Transmission as an Assistant Project Manager while you build your experience to progress to become a Project Manager. You will be leading Large Capital Projects, delivering substation, overhead line, and cable projects ranging in value from £0m to bn.

You will gain real hands‑on experience on our key sites, build an invaluable network, and develop a unique set of skills which will shape your career. Due to our size and diversity, we can offer you a structured yet challenging development programme where you will have the support of the Learning and Development team and a business mentor to assist you in reaching your full potential. You will be assigned a Project Manager that will help manage your day‑to‑day activities on site, ensuring that you get the breadth of knowledge and experience to help you complete your training.

What do I need?

• Highly organised and self‑driven with the ability to manage your time well.
• Flexible in your approach to work to maximise your chances of success, and you should be happy working alone or as part of a team.
• You will need to hold a full UK Driver's Licence, or be in the process of learning to drive, as there will be a requirement to travel to a number of our project sites.
• Be comfortable with working away from home.

The Apprenticeships and Trainee opportunities | Early careers at SSE page on the early cars website will give an overview of the 4 stage recruitment process (at the bottom of the page). We encourage all candidates to complete the 4 stage process before applying.

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Project Controls Manager (Mining)

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Posted today

Job Description

Project Controls Manager (Mining)

Our client in the mining sector, based in MooiNooi, North West, is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to oversee project controls across multi‑disciplinary engineering projects. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering professional project management and consulting services, with responsibility for schedule control, contract management (NEC / FIDIC), cost control, risk management, and project governance.

Key Responsibilities :

Closing Date : Submissions for this vacancy will close on 7 October 2025. Late applications may still be considered until 2 November.

Please note : If you do not hear from us within two weeks of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your details will remain on our database for possible future opportunities.

PoPI Act Compliance : Marvel Placement Consultants adheres to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of Section 9 of PoPI states that "Personal Information may only be processed if, given the purpose for which it is processed, it is adequate, relevant and not excessive.")

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