Senior Project Manager - Complex Buildings

Joining Arup Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it! The Opportunity We are hiring talented project managers at senior levels to join our Programme and Project Management team to support ongoing workload and our ambitious growth plans in Birmingham and Nottingham. We are part of a broad and diverse group of Programme and Project Managers in both our city centre offices and are passionate about supporting the sustainable growth and enhancement of the Midlands and seek to apply that enthusiasm to contribute to a vibrant local business community.

The roles offer opportunities to develop your skills, working closely with senior colleagues in a wide variety of project and programme management and advisory roles to support our public and private sector clients.

Our team are engaged in exciting building projects and programmes across healthcare, higher education, government and property sectors. If you are a project management professional with relevant experience in areas such as higher education, healthcare/life sciences and industrial sectors, we’d like to hear from you!

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

As a senior project manager you will act as a key client contact, fostering long-term relationships and positioning Arup as a trusted advisor. This will include building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be leading coordination with multi-disciplinary teams across Arup and partner organisations, tracking and managing scope changes, risks, and issues, escalating complex matters as needed.

You will also lead on day-to-day contract management activities, such as change management, early warnings and risk management, documentation and reporting, and invoicing and payments, and supporting the establishment and operation of project control systems, including cost, schedule, risk, and performance reporting.

Requirements:

A relevant degree qualification in a relevant discipline and a member of a relevant professional body or interested in pursuing professional chartership.

Relevant experience of working in a project management role on capital projects and a background in supporting/mentoring junior colleagues on our project management activities.

Have demonstrable project management knowledge, commercial awareness, and motivated to support line reports in their project management skills development.

Knowledge and experience of managing NEC and/or JCT form of contracts.

Experience in utilising contract administration software (CEMAR, Fast Draft).Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at  - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

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Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an…