Project Manager

Job Description
The Project Manager will act as the Contracting Entity’s representative, taking responsibility for managing the project from planning and design through to the successful completion and commissioning of the project. The Project Manager is responsible for delivering the project to time, to budget and to specification, ensuring the project achieves all project goals and objectives in accordance with the Contracting Entity’s employer’s requirements and the corporate strategic intent for the portfolio.

Project Management Activities

Lead the coordination of the project ensuring interfaces are considered and addressed at all stages of the project lifecycle
Empowered to successfully delivery your projects with minimum supervision affording you the opportunity build relationships and become the trusted advisor leading to happy clients and repeat business.
Provide ad hoc support on major project management appointments, as required
Ensure we deliver excellence and exceed the client expectations on time, budget, programme and the appropriate quality standards
Maintain the Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed task tracker
Work with the technical teams in coordinating and managing the design consultants and other external service providers
Organise the appropriate design review meetings and be responsible for communicating design acceptance to the Contractor
Be responsible for communicating design changes to relevant members of the project team and stakeholders who may be impacted
Report monthly on the tasks throughout the project’s lifecycle including construction works (during the construction phase) that have been undertaken
Maintain the overall project risk register and update at monthly progress meetings
Identify opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates and products referring ideas to the appropriate line manager
Monitor and apply performance management techniques
Manage the change control process
Manage the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
NEC Specific Activities (where applicable)

Review and accept programme submissions
Lead and act in the spirit of mutual trust and co-operation
Communicate and issue documents as required by the ECC and perform any other duties as stated in the contract
Carry out the duties as the Project Manager as required by the Contracting Entity’s contract for the Programme, maintaining close contact with the Client in order to ensure the Project Manager’s actions reflect the Contracting Entity’s objectives for the project
Manage the compensation event process so that the Contractor is fairly compensated for any Contracting Entity- initiated change on the project
Ensure the Contractor notifies compensation events in good time so that the Contracting Entity is not disadvantaged
Assess payment after each assessment interval

Qualifications
Minimum 10 years experience in the Construction / Infrastructure sector including on relevant aviation and/or other related projects of a similar size and complexity
Experience of working as part of integrated, multi-organisation, collaborative teams
Infrastructure and project management experience, delivering complex projects
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Relationship building skills –ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams, and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful, and flexible
Experience of operating on site, not just office based
Tangible experience of documenting best practice construction project management policies and standards.
Track record of delivering construction/asset delivery projects to time and within allocated budget;
Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the organisation influencing the improvement of process and guidance to support project delivery.

Skills
Managing a multidisciplinary team
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to govern and drive outcomes to ensure project outputs that meet required standards
Knowledge of NEC and FIDIC suite of contracts
Knowledge of Engineering and Project Management Principles
Planning capability and ability to use Oracle Primavera 6 scheduling system
Knowledge of Policies and Procedures implementation
Ability to make decisions and demonstrate the logic in reaching those decisions where required
Report writing skills
Computer literacy