Construction Project Manager

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER

6 MONTHS

PORTSMOUTH

£23.15 P/H LTD

We are now recruiting for Construction Project Manager based at PORTSMOUTH to join our Buildings & Infrastructure Services group which is part of our Real Estate Solutions team. The team is principally based in the North West of England, but is recruiting for roles in the North West, North England/Scotland and the South Coast of England.

The successful candidate will help strengthen the existing construction project management team with responsibility for day-to-day management of small infrastructure projects whilst supporting a senior project manager with infrastructure project elements/sub-projects of larger projects at air bases, naval ports, military installations and BAE Systems infrastructure assets throughout the UK and internationally. As a result, there is a requirement to travel as part of this role and candidates should expect to spend time away from home as projects require.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking for a different business focus to develop or expand on their construction project management experience in a very challenging and fast paced expanding business environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Co-ordinate the customer's Statement of Requirement and the corresponding Buildings & Infrastructure Services Statement of Work.
- Prepare costed bid-proposals to exceed customer need, with an appropriate viable delivery solution, underpinned by an appropriate MS Project schedule.
- Develop project management plans, systems and procedures to support project requirements, including WBS/OBS/RAM integrated into cost performance measurement.
- Establish Risk & Opportunity registers and reviews, ensuring both are linked to financial performance for defined work packages to support effective management and minimisation of risk and exploitation of opportunity.
- Participate in developing resource plans to ensure that staff of the required capability can be secured to meet project needs.
- Establish, collate and integrate various project reporting metrics & KPIs for project reporting of Safety, Quality, Finance, Programme performance, risks and opportunity and team/stakeholder performance to facilitate the achievement of project objectives.
- Co-ordinate and manage activities on projects to ensure delivery to plan, monitor performance against plan and take action to ensure issues and problems are addressed in an effective and timely manner.
- Address customer issues and concerns to ensure they are not just resolved but that we "go the extra mile".
- Apply scheduling techniques to ensure projects meet key dates and objectives.
- Manage assigned relationships with small/medium-sized suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure all contracts are delivered and that issues are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
- Liaise with all functions relevant to the delivery of assigned project elements and sub-projects to help build an integrated project team and to facilitate the achievement of project objectives.
- Report on the financial management of small projects.

INTERNAL - ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Real Estate Solution's, Business and Infrastructure Services (B&IS) team have new opportunities for Construction Project Managers to join them. The successful candidates will help strengthen the existing construction project management team, with responsibility for day-to-day management of small infrastructure projects whilst supporting a senior project managers with infrastructure project elements/sub-projects of larger projects at Air bases, Naval ports, Military installations and BAE Systems infrastructure assets throughout the UK and internationally. As a result there is a requirement to travel as part of this role and candidates should expect to spend time away from home as projects require.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking for a different business focus to develop or expand on their civil/structural and project management experience in a very challenging and fast paced expanding business environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Co-ordinate the customer's Statement of Requirement and the corresponding Buildings & Infrastructure Services Statement of Work.
- Prepare costed bid-proposals to exceed customer need, with an appropriate viable delivery solution, underpinned by an appropriate MS Project schedule.
- Develop project management plans, systems and procedures to support project requirements, including WBS/OBS/RAM integrated into cost performance measurement.
- Establish Risk & Opportunity registers and reviews, ensuring both are linked to financial performance for defined work packages to support effective management and minimisation of risk and exploitation of opportunity.
- Participate in developing resource plans to ensure that staff of the required capability can be secured to meet project needs.
- Establish, collate and integrate various project reporting metrics & KPIs for project reporting of Safety, Quality, Finance, Programme performance, risks and opportunity and team/stakeholder performance to facilitate the achievement of project objectives.
- Co-ordinate and manage activities on projects to ensure delivery to plan, monitor performance against plan and take action to ensure issues and problems are addressed in an effective and timely manner.
- Address customer issues and concerns to ensure they are not just resolved but that we "go the extra mile".
- Apply scheduling techniques to ensure projects meet key dates and objectives.
- Manage assigned relationships with small/medium-sized suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure all contracts are delivered and that issues are addressed and resolved in a timely manner.
- Liaise with all functions relevant to the delivery of assigned project elements and sub-projects to help build an integrated project team and to facilitate the achievement of project objectives.
- Report on the financial management of small projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate construction related subject

OR

- HNC/equivalent and substantial relevant experience
- Project management qualification (APM Member) preferred or achievable within 2 years.
- Appropriate project management training records
- More than three years experience in an assistant project management role
- Experience of running at elements of a larger project.
- Experience of one major project (in terms of value, numbers of people and organisations involved and technical and business complexity)
- Experience of leading small teams.
- Experience of delivering small projects
- Experience of delivering to customers and the concepts of Customer Service Excellence.