Project Manager

Our client is a Global Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy with offices through out all the major cities in the UK.

They are currently looking for Project Managers and Senior Project Managers to join their current established team based in Leeds.

The successful candidates will form part of the capital delivery team providing the full suite of professional services across all the RIBA stages for the client across a range of properties, including schools, leisure centres, offices, civic, heritage, depots, industrial, parks and sustainability.

As a member of the team you will be reporting into our lead Project Director for the commission. You will be responsible for managing projects, customer relationships, and managing and coordinating the activities of other members of the Programme and Project Management Team as appropriate. You will be responsible for delivery of projects and will manage the projects in accordance with the project controls and processes as set out by the PMO office.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements.
• Managing projects and/or programmes to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager.
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business units activities
• Managing service delivery for profit.

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills
• Sound project management and/or programme management experience post qualification.
• Sound knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator, Employer’s Agent and/or Project Manager
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Qualifications
• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or
• MAPM (Member of the Association of Project Managers) or
• MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders)

For further information on this role please contact Claire Pattison on 07715 104398.