Senior Project Manager - M25

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual with a strong project background to join this fast-paced team to deliver the complex mechanical and electrical and technology highways schemes throughout their whole project lifecycle. Schemes range in value from £100k to £8m+. This role will also involve direct line management of project managers, assistant project managers and early careers. Other requirements also include the successful delivery of the programme of works on time and to budget.

Flexible working based out of Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford with travel to projects or other offices as required. Requirement for site visits, including night shift H&S audits, as required.

• Stakeholder Management - Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, Self Delivery Lead, Delivery Leads, other colleagues, Construction/ Supervisor Teams and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects’ delivery objectives, to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions to issues.
• Maintaining compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within your team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change management.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree, and implement solutions to overcome these.
• Lead and oversee projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, construction and handover. Informing investment proposals for our clients at each stage.
• Global or master programme maintenance for whole portfolios.
• Programme income and cost profiles, overseeing and challenging the Project Managers input.
• Client liaison on a project and portfolio level.
• Chairing and driving regular (fortnightly) project reviews to ensure the following are current and live:
  Project and division risk register, Project risk category (on financial spreadsheet), Review submissions register, Review of Correspondence Register progress comments and milestone dates, Project income and cost forecast (review of PM profiles), Project priorities (for resource allocation), Manage correspondence and queries through Aconex.
• Project change control and reviewing processes and procedure
• Allocation of projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability, and capability (workload)
• Work closely with the Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs Managing NEC Contracts Options as Project Manager

• Experience in the delivery of mechanical and electrical and/or technology highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
• Project Management skills, preferably supported by recognised PM qualification, PRINCE2, APMP etc.
• Preference of minimum HNC / HND (or equivalent) in a mechanical and electrical, civil engineering or other construction-based discipline.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas.
• Understanding of Environmental requirements of schemes.
• Experience of coordinating interfaces with design teams and external resources.
• Understanding of H&S Requirements related to highway construction & maintenance works.
• Knowledge of CDM and other H&S legislation.
• Competent in exercising the duties under CDM.
• Team leadership and management experience in driving performance and productivity.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong customer focus with a service delivery mindset.
• Commercial understanding and budgetary control experience.
• Understanding of Lean principles.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

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