Description:
As Senior Project Manager you will be leading and managing your own complex project or portfolio of projects on major water and environmental infrastructure schemes. This opportunity will enable you to shape the direction of our growing project management team in the South of England and be part of an organisation delivering nationally significant programmes of work for the benefit of communities across the UK. You will drive innovation of our service delivery and become a trusted member of our clients’ teams - often working in an integrated, collaborative environment with other experts from across Mott MacDonald and the industry.
Role Summary
- Leads teams of professionals delivering major projects or portfolios of smaller projects.
- Responsible for managing senior level customer relationships.
- Monitors the performance of contractors and progress of projects to time, cost and stated quality and environmental standards
- Effective management of health, safety and wellbeing of all those engaged on the project
- Supports project development in the early stages of the project lifecycle with other technical and commercial disciplines.
- Accountable for the management of projects during the implementation and handover phases including managing contract requirements relating to design solutions, construction and commissioning.
- Be accountable for the expenditure, and the out turn cost for the project including authorisation through specified governance and change control processes.
- Ensure effective communication and interfaces with the supply chain and procurement functions.
- Active stakeholder management to clarify requirements and agree project objectives and priorities. Maintain stakeholder involvement in key decisions.
- Manage project risk effectively - take responsibility for the management of the project risk and opportunities and effective mitigation measures to reduce risk.
- Be responsible for the project programme. Work with multidisciplinary delivery teams to update the programme as required.
Required For Position Of Senior Project Manager
- A degree or similar qualification in engineering or project management subject
- A relevant professional qualification with the APM, PMI or RICS
- Membership of the APM
- Chartered (or working towards chartership) with a relevant chartered body eg. APM (ChPP), CIWEM, ICE, CIOB, RICS
- Proven track record of delivery of projects in the construction industry in regulatory environments
- Experience within the water or environment sectors
- Strong financial awareness, commercial acumen and analytical skills
- Good leadership and people management skills and an ability to build and develop high performing teams
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond rapidly to unexpected events, and an ability to develop creative solutions to problems
- Delivery of key targets and objectives within the limits of available resources
- Proven track record of managing NEC contracts or similar contract arrangements
- Cost, schedule, H&S, change and risk management skills