Project Delivery Lead

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Sector: Project and Program Management
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

PROJECT DELIVERY LEAD

Wates have a terrific opportunity for a Project Delivery Lead to join our team covering London and the South East, with occasional support for other projects across the UK.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Project Delivery Lead, you will work with the FM Project Manager, commercial team, and the wider Wates FM business to deliver projects of varying value and complexity, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest possible standards of safety, quality, and compliance with our Wates Operating standards.

We are looking for a Project Delivery Lead with strong demonstrable experience of leading a team with a history of successfully delivering projects up to £2m in value. A sound understanding of construction phase H&S, Business-Critical systems, and Change Management Procedures is required, along with SMSTS, First AID, Membership to the Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent, and NVQ Level 2-3 in Electrical or Mechanical Discipline.

To be successful in the role, you will have strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and site management skills, and demonstrate the ability to plan, monitor & manage business functions and project delivery while aligning with the overall business strategy.

Some of the other Key Accountabilities as Project Delivery Lead include:

1. Own and lead all aspects of the project, including planning, monitoring, coordination, and controlling processes, summarizing progress, and setting deadlines for completion.
2. Produce project documentation & feasibility to completion in line with Wates FM and Clients' requirements, agreeing documentation format with the Client Account Representative and support services function.
3. Undertake regular project progress updates and collaborate closely with the operational team for any change management requirements.
4. Define acceptance criteria or collaborate with specialists to define acceptance criteria for project deliverables and work towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
5. Lead regular client meetings with project progress status and updates.

1. Competitive salary
2. Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
3. Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension (5% employer's contribution), Health and Wellness programme, 22 days holidays + bank holidays, and much more...
4. Excellent range of learning and development activities to support your career progression.
5. Industry-leading family leave benefits including 26 weeks fully paid maternity and 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES, please click on the following link: Wates Careers.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at the offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting.

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

1. Thriving places - working with customers, partners, and communities to create sustainable, inclusive places full of opportunity.
2. Thriving planet - protecting nature and taking action on climate change through collaboration and innovation.
3. Thriving people - creating opportunities and relationships where everyone feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognized as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favorably due to an offending background.

Company

We employ almost 4,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.

At Wates, we are driven by our purpose of working together to inspire better ways of creating the places, communities, and businesses of tomorrow. We are always looking for talented people from all walks of life to reflect the diverse communities where we work.

By joining Wates, you’ll be working for an organization that invests in your continued professional development, regardless of your career stage.

Our Guiding Framework

Our Guiding Framework shapes everything we do, incorporating our driving purpose, outlining the behaviors we work by, and the goals we are all working together to achieve. These are our values and vision.

As a family-owned business, we know it’s our people who make us successful. We strive to be an organization where everyone loves to work and to provide a safe space where everyone can be themselves.

Wates Together

Our Diversity and Inclusion plan is our long-term blueprint to create a business where everyone is welcomed, included, and connected, referred to as #WatesTogether.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an organization that represents the communities we serve, offering equality of opportunities to diverse talent and an inclusive work environment where this talent thrives.

Social Value

Our approach to social value is rooted in our belief that how we do business is as important as what we do. Our programmes and activities focus on creating work and training opportunities, particularly for people furthest away from the workforce.

Environmental Sustainability

The Wates Group is committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment and aims to eliminate carbon from our operations by 2025.

We’re committed to having a workforce that accurately reflects society and providing an environment that encourages flexible working through working arrangements and benefits.

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