Senior Project Manager

Job description

Owning to the continued expansion within our built environment sector, we have an exciting opportunity for Senior Project Managers to join our growing and diverse Buildings team to be based in one of our growing teams in Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle or Manchester.

Driving Social Outcomes is at the heart of every project we work on and we specialise in working collaboratively with project stakeholders to maximise the potential for environmental, social and economic benefits to positively improve the communities in which we live, work and play.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects through the RIBA Stages acting as the integrator of multidiscipline teams, working on a variety of projects across a diverse client base including Central Government, Local Authority, and the Private Sector. Some of our current clients include Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Homes England, MHCLG and Sheffield Council.

Senior Project Management Services to include:

• Advising the client to help them define the strategic brief, including goals and objectives of the project
• Support the client to establish and procure the project team
• Define the project success factors including time, cost, quality, environmental, and social outcomes
• Define and agree project governance structure aligned to client and legislative requirements
• Produce a detail project execution plan that outlines how the project will be managed
• Establish reporting requirements and production of progress reports
• Leading and acting as an integrator of multidiscipline services at all stages of the project life cycle
• Establish and manage the change control process
• Monitoring and advising upon project performance against success indicators
• Implement performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance
• Establish a communication strategy and information management plan and implement this across the project managing the interface between all parties and the client
• Team Leadership including managing and mentoring members of the team across multiple projects

In addition to leading Senior Project Management services for our clients you will be responsible for managing our commissions internally and work with our Account Leaders to position and win new work.

Additional Internal Project Management and Business Development services to include:

• Manage our commissions in accordance with our BMS process
• Oversee resourcing and commercial performance of our commissions managing risk and maximising opportunities
• Capturing project capability and add value evidence through Project Case studies and Client feedback
• Supporting account leaders to develop new opportunities for our business including cross-selling our solutions to help our clients overcome challenges
• Management of bids through our WIN process
• Driving innovation to support efficiency and quality of service delivery

Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both public and private sector programmes. Many of the programmes are long term opportunities allowing you to grow and develop your career.

Candidate specification
Essential:

• Demonstrate alignment with our Mott MacDonald PRIDE values
• Demonstrable relevant project management experience in the Buildings Sector
• Demonstrable knowledge and application of pre and post contract project management and contract management methodologies
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a larger team
• Be a MAPM / MRICS / MCIOB or equivalent Chartered Professional and working towards ChPP / FRICS/ FCIOB or equivalent

Desirable:

• 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 manage and lead teams to maximise performance
• Willingness to mentor and coach junior members of the team to support career progression and chartership
• Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills
• Soft skills including self-motivation; taking initiative; leadership, adaptability and flexibility; effective listening, collaboration; influence and persuasion, insightfulness
• Drive to innovate and implement best practice