Associate Director Project Manager

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior to Associate Director for their Project Management Team. This role is pivotal in supporting healthcare projects across the Cheshire and North Wales area. You will engage with clients, manage teams, and ensure high-quality service delivery while identifying new business opportunities. The company values a diverse and supportive culture that empowers employees to grow their careers. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to professional development, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Global Travel Scholarship Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in the healthcare sector and project management.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Unit Directors in achieving business objectives.
• Engage with customers and maintain strong relationships.
• Mentor and coach employees to realize their potential.

Skills

Healthcare sector experience

NEC 4 Contract experience

Business Case Stage Delivery

Public Sector project experience

Project management techniques

Construction procurement strategies

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving and negotiating skills

ICT skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

MRICS

MAPM

MCIOB

Job description

About The Role

About this opportunity

Our North Regional business has been successful in securing several Healthcare projects recently and is looking to grow their team.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior up to Associate Director level to join our Project Management Team. You’ll be supporting with new and ongoing large health care programs across multiple sites in and around the Cheshire and North Wales area.

As such we would encourage candidates with relevant experience in the Healthcare sector to apply.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit’s activities.
• 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 teams 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
• Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential
• 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.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

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

About You

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Previous or ongoing Health Sector experience
• NEC 4 Contract experience
• Business Case Stage Delivery experience
• Public Sector project experience
• Broad, in-depth project management and/or programme management experience post qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator, Employer’s Agent and/or Project Manager
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• 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.

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)

About Us

About us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.