Senior Project Manager

Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that both respond to the climate emergency and contribute to more balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Our 22,000 employees operate across over 100 countries, deploying their expertise to develop and deliver cutting-edge innovations and solutions for clients. Through the wide range of our activities, we are central to the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.

Our award-winning buildings consultancy unit at Egis UK (previously known as Thomas & Adamson) specialise in project management, cost management, building surveying and construction safety services. On recently joining the Egis Group, T&A had been supporting and leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets across the UK for over 90 years. The personalised nature of their expertise and advice gives our clients what they really want - greater confidence, more time and increased return on investment.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Edinburgh.

As an active Senior PM in our team, you will undertake multiple and complex work assignments, delivering within time frames and managing resources to provide exemplary professional services to our clients. You will be comfortable working autonomously and within a team, and will deliver best in class services across multiple projects and sectors, for a broad range of clients.

Your approach will represent Egis' values and will provide a personal, quality focused service that delivers upon the clients business objectives. You will establish strong, supportive, professional relationships with colleagues, clients and the wider project teams built on mutual respect, trust and integrity all whilst contributing to Egis strategic business growth. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Strategic project structuring and governance
• Development of Project Management Plans.
• Establishing and updating master programmes, identifying project milestones and project team member responsibilities.
• Interrogation of construction programmes, agreeing changes or enhancements.

• Defining, liaising with and managing key stakeholders.
• Establishing, implementing and leading project meetings with all project team members and stakeholder groups.
• Producing project correspondence ensuring actions are clearly defined and delivered upon by all project team members within agreed timescales.
• Preparing formal / informal reports on a regular basis to suit client requirements.
• Attending client board meetings as required and preparing / collating board reports in advance.

• Producing and issuing consultancy scopes of services and request for proposals and other appointment documents.
• Actively participating in the preparation of project tender documents in conjunction with the internal / external Cost Management department ensuring a full and comprehensive understanding of the project requirements is conveyed and reflected.
• Reviewing and commenting on tender returns from a technical compliance standpoint.
• Leading negotiations with contractors to ensure tender costs represent best value.
• Assisting with preparation of contract appointments.

• Reviewing and comment on design packages to ensure compliance with the project brief.
• Leading value engineering and risk review workshops.
• Compiling and tracking risk mitigation activities and value engineering opportunities.
• Assessing Contractor’s claims for delay events; working with commercial…