Construction Project Managers

Public Sector Resourcing is currently recruiting for a number of Construction Project Managers initially on a 3 month contract on behalf of our client non-ministerial department based in either - Birmingham/
Bristol/Leeds/Nottingham/Newcastle with travel 1-2 days per week to London.

Role:

To support the Construction & Fit Out Function within Estates Transformation, delivering the intelligent client' project management function. The role is accountable for ensuring end to end delivery of the construction and fit out elements of projects to time, cost and quality.

This role is accountable to the Programme Project Board, Estates Transformation Board, and the Hubs Work Stream Board.

Key Responsibilities

The key areas of responsibility are recognised as:

Deliver contract assurance utilising external delivery partners by monitoring and reviewing the overall progress (time/cost/quality) including initiating corrective action as appropriate for a portfolio of projects.

Deliver operational contract management post contract award through to completion on all contracts related to the construction of Phase 1 Government Hubs (as specified) for Construction and Fit-Out.

Lead in scheduling, conducting and recording Contract Review meetings with suppliers, reviewing delivery against the requirements of the contract and the service and customer experience provided.

Liaise with suppliers, project and design consultants; and stakeholders across the programme, and Other Government Departments as appropriate.

Handover to business as usual post construction to Estates Services for relevant contracts; liaise with key stakeholders to ensure smooth transition and knowledge transfer on goods and services.

Candidate requirements

Essential

Experience of managing developer led projects and fit out projects, through the end to end project life cycle, of GBP5million+ either as a client user, employer's agent or directly for a developer.

Experience of leading a multidisciplinary project team and building strong relationships across team/business area/departmental boundaries.

Demonstrable track record of success in Construction Management or Project Management in a consultancy or client organisation.

Highly commercial with experience of enhancing and delivering value and continuous improvement.

Good understanding of construction schedule risks, dependencies and critical paths with an ability to assess a variety of options and propose viable solutions.

Desirable

Leading project management teams and the delivery of large modern office buildings, fully fitted-out, including contract management.

Experience of working across a large organisation with multiple stakeholders.

Recognised professional PPM or change management qualification (ie PRINCE2 Practitioner, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner, APM Practitioner Qualification (APMPQ), CSCS card).

Full member of relevant professional body or currently working towards (ie RICS/CIOB/APM).

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our sourcing specialists now.

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."