Associate Director - PPM, Complex Buildings

Newsom Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsom Consulting Ltd in London is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Programme & Project Management team. You will win, resource and deliver complex strategic and operational projects across science, industry, higher education, healthcare and commercial property.

The role requires an experienced senior professional with strong client relations, business development capabilities and delivery governance, able to advise on strategy and programme structures while managing projects through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (2:1) in a relevant subject or equal.
• Professional qualification such as APM, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or Engineering Chartership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage key client relationships and secure new opportunities.
• Act as Project Director on major projects and programmes across sectors.
• Lead projects through inception, design, procurement and construction.
• Advise clients on delivery strategy, governance, programme organisation and delivery models.
• Lead teams to deliver commissions with high standards of quality and commercial performance.
• Develop and maintain client, market and peer relationships and drive delivery plans.
• Contribute to business plans and propositions and win work.

Skills

Client relationships

Business development

Delivery strategy

Governance

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree (2:1)

APM/RICS/CIOB/RIBA or Engineering Chartership

Job description

A leading independent global consultancy has retained our services to recruit an Associate Director to join its established and growing Programme & Project Management team in London.

The role will be responsible for winning, resourcing and delivering complex strategic and operational projects, with a particular focus on major building programmes across sectors including science and industry, higher education, healthcare and commercial property.

Our client is seeking an experienced senior professional with strong client relationship and business development capabilities, able to advise organisations on delivery strategy, governance, programme structures and delivery models while successfully managing projects through inception, design, procurement and construction.

The role is suited to an established senior project or programme management professional with at least 15 years of relevant transferable experience who is looking to continue developing an already successful career within a highly collaborative consultancy environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage key client relationships, identifying and securing new opportunities with both existing and prospective clients.
• Act as Project Director on major projects and programmes across sectors including science and industry, higher education, healthcare and commercial property.
• Lead projects through inception, design, procurement and construction, establishing and managing multidisciplinary design teams and contractor performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Advise clients on delivery strategy, leadership and engagement, business case development, governance, programme organisation, delivery models, sustainability, resilience and stakeholder management.
• Lead teams in the successful delivery of commissions, ensuring consistently high standards of quality, commercial performance and client satisfaction.
• Establish and administer contracts with clients, partners and suppliers, while identifying and mitigating commercial and reputational risks.
• Develop influential client, market and peer relationships, lead diverse teams and networks, and take responsibility for delivery plans, targets and resourcing strategies.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of business plans and targeted propositions, demonstrating a proven ability to build long-term client relationships and win work.
• Candidates should hold a good first degree, ideally a minimum 2:1 in a relevant subject, together with an appropriate professional qualification such as APM, RICS, CIOB, RIBA or Engineering Chartership.
• Experience in digitally enabled change, establishing new advisory services or developing strategies for projects with sustainable development outcomes would be advantageous.