Senior Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Senior Project Manager, responsible for providing Project Management services focusing on delivering real estate developments to agreed client vision and business objectives with an emphasis on project initiation to Contract and an understanding of construction stage and handover.

About You

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills:

• Experience in delivering projects from RIBA 0-3
• Clear understanding of Town Planning process
• Understanding of all development stages from masterplan through to building operation
• Understanding of the detail of what makes projects viable and deliverable
• Advising Client of strategic delivery options for developments at start and during the delivery process
• Sound project management experience post qualification
• Sound knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Ability to draw up development delivery programmes using Asta power project or similar software packages
• Have an understanding of construction contracts
• 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 and manage teams

Responsibilities

• Leading on the whole development process and strategies from inception, through acquisition, planning, design, procurement and monitoring of construction to buildings in use
• Knowledge of requirements of each Market Sector, its occupiers, users and issues
• Promotion of viable, deliverable development opportunities with strong sustainable and community contribution
• Single point of contact for all aspects of the development from initial ideas through to property in use
• Assembling, engaging, organising and leading the full range of consultants, providers and contractors
• Robust advice, project progress control with clear informed recommendations for effective decision making within agreed governance process
• 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
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Preparing bids for services
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

Benefits

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

About Company

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.