Senior Project Manager - Construction and Engineering / London, England
Posted 20 days 7 hours ago by Shackleton Duke Ltd
Our client, a leading Developer & GC in the UK, is looking to add to their strategic management team in the form of a Senior Project Manager, who will be fully accountable for Student Accommodation & Residential projects throughout London & South East.
Due to recent projects won, a large recruitment drive is now in place, and the right individual will have the opportunity to work for a company that offers fantastic career progression, with fast track promotions for the right individual. You are expected to have worked as a PM or Development Manager within Student Accommodation & Residential projects, and also be experienced in liaising with Contractors (IN-HOUSE would be beneficial), Subs, Clients, Consultants, and Architects.
Responsibilities:
- Support and direct allocated staff as necessary for the resolution of complex/high-risk issues.
- Represent our client in principal meetings as necessary.
- Validate reports submitted by or prepared by allocated staff.
- Provide strategic oversight of the performance of schemes managed by allocated staff.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures, particularly risk management and commercial/contractual aspects in relation to the work of allocated staff/teams.
- Manage and lead colleagues, validating their work including accuracy of reporting, content of scope of services, management of accounts, and contract issues.
Minimum Requirements:
- Civil engineering/project management/QS related degree or equivalent (non-cognate degrees will be considered) OR appropriate professional experience and/or qualifications.
- Familiarity and confidence with the design and construction process, including project programming and commercial reporting.
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Appropriate construction/development experience on a range of schemes, with exposure to line or team management responsibilities.
About You:
We rely on the experience and expertise of our people to help us deliver our projects. In addition to your technical expertise, we are looking for people who demonstrate our key values: RESPECT, EXCELLENCE, COURAGE, INTEGRITY, and PASSION. We expect all staff to contribute towards our commitment to the health, safety, and wellbeing of our staff and members of our supply chain.
About Them:
Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing and leading construction companies, working across the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Part of a global Group, they enjoy the backing that comes with being part of a much bigger international corporation that can draw on the technical, financial, and intellectual capabilities of colleagues based in 80 different countries around the world.
We have been operating in the UK for many years and are known for delivering landmark and multi-award-winning projects. Experienced on projects from mixed-use housing schemes to luxury residential homes, hotels to offices, and schools to hospitals; from Birmingham to Brighton and Southampton to Swansea, we are active on around 130 sites at any one time, delivering vital housing and public infrastructure across the country.