Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – VINCI Building

Location:

London & North Region

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our London & North region who will be responsible for leading and managing a project delivery team. Key aspects of the role are to build and develop the project team, manage relationships with the Client and stakeholders, and be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the project in terms of cost, value, schedule, safety, quality, environment & stakeholders.

You will strive to maximise profit whilst endeavouring to exceed all client expectations. Responsible for defining and communicating project objectives and constraints and complying with health, safety and environmental legislation, thereby delivering the end product on time, within budget and to the agreed quality.

You’ll display enthusiasm, passion, and confidence combined with an open communication style, comfortable leading presentations, team briefings, and chairing meetings on site. With your proven track record of working for a major Tier 1 contractor in the UK, you’ll aim to maximise profit whilst endeavouring to exceed client expectations.

• Managing the finances (revenue, costs, and cash flow) of the project.
• Managing operational communications and relationships with customers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and stakeholders for the project.
• Providing regular, accurate, consolidated reports and forecasts for the project to the regional executive team.

• Significant experience in leading on mid to large construction projects with a Tier 1 Main Contractor in the UK from pre-construction through delivery to handover.
• Demonstrable experience of managing project budgets and programmes.
• Detailed understanding of the CDM and health and safety legislation.
• Expert knowledge of delivery under NEC and JCT contract conditions.
• IT literacy including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email, and experience of using ASTA Power Project or Microsoft Project.
• SMSTS, CSCS, First Aid, Membership of a Professional Body desirable.

• Maintain a clear management structure.
• Display enthusiasm, passion, and confidence combined with an open communication style; comfortable leading presentations, team briefings, chairing meetings on site.
• Ensure individuals are aware of what is expected of them and assign individual responsibilities.
• Employ additional resources as required.
• Develop individuals through coaching and training.
• Manage employee conflict.

• Management of designers, including direction for the design manager.
• Production of information required schedules & subsequent monitoring.
• Ensure dissemination of information to relevant parties.
• Build working relationships with peers and colleagues in VINCI; willing to foster knowledge sharing, learning and development, collaboration across projects and sectors.
• Understand what BIM is, and the implications and value proposition of BIM within the organisation.

• Ensure materials, plant and sub-contractors are procured to meet targets.
• Ensure appropriate quality is achieved on the project.
• Ensure that the works are undertaken in accordance with all HS&E legislation, and the site Health & Safety and Environmental Plans.
• Review Health & Safety and investigate incidents, providing summary and recommendations.
• Maintain strict adherence to the budgetary guidelines, quality and safety standards.
• Identify the elements of project design and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims.
• Mitigate legal issues and defects liability for the business.
• Communicate effectively with the contractors responsible for completing various phases of the project.
• Decide on solutions to major issues and challenges.

• Maintain & develop overall strategy for the project.
• Develop plans to achieve specific goals.
• Ensure that construction activities move according to predetermined schedule.
• Monitor the progress of the construction activities on a regular basis and hold regular status meetings with all the sub-teams.
• Review project plans with Contracts Manager on a monthly basis.