Jobs in Birchwood

Construction & Facilities Project Manager required for long term contract assignment based in Stevenage

Overview of department:

Delivering major projects and the provision of an effective delivery of services to the business, such that cost, quality and performance objectives are achieved with minimal disruption to the business.

Responsibilities:

As a Facilities Project Manager, you will be leading project teams of internal and external expertise through development of designs right through to final delivery of new infrastructure and improvement projects. Primarily based at UK's south east sites (Stevenage, Henlow, Thurleigh and London). Your projects will range predominantly from £50k-£5M+ in value. The role will call on your project & programme management and problem solving skills and you will be encouraged to successfully interface directly with senior level collaborators.

Skillset/experience required:

A project leader with excellent people leadership skills, able to handle and drive the delivery of high-reaching projects.
Project Management experience, with a strong desire to embed these working principles within the team.
Manage all allocated projects in compliance with the Project Delivery Process.
Experience and good knowledge of construction contract management
Experience and knowledge of leading project through RIBA Plan of Works stages
Good experience and knowledge in a Facilities Management / Construction environment - especially statutory compliance such as Building Regulations, CDM and planning
Ability to present sophisticated project proposals in a simple and effective way to senior internal collaborators in order to gain their approvals.
Strong collaborator leadership skills, including an ability to set expectations and balance conflicting demands.
Managing the 'Project Delivery Process' to ensure compliance at all levels, with specific attention being applied to the Management of contract works variations/costs & change order processes.
Manage the delivery of Client requirements and their transformation into a built environment that meets the business need.
Someone that can lead multi-functional project teams on new projects, inclusive of management of external consultants and main contractors, in order to meet programme, cost and quality requirements.
You will need the ability to interrogate and interpret requirements, based on business understanding, challenging wants against needs when appropriate.
Ability to adapt to changing and diverse workload with autonomy and resilience
Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach, even when under pressure.
HNC Qualification or higher in relevant Construction or FM field is desirable

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