Head of Projects

Velocity Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Projects to manage project teams and deliver significant projects in the facilities management and property sectors. Candidates must have client-facing experience and a strong technical understanding of project delivery. This role offers competitive salary and benefits with opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Generous Pension

Comprehensive healthcare

Car allowance

Bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role managing projects.
• Experience dealing with clients in banking/financial or commercial sectors.
• Strong technical knowledge on both commercial and delivery aspects of projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities.
• Develop and manage all bids, tenders and proposals.
• Ensure projects are secured and delivered on time.
• Lead teams in the safe delivery of projects.
• Financial responsibility for the delivery of the annual projects plan.
• Recruit and retain talent for future project growth.

Skills

Client facing experience

Project management

Risk management

Financial responsibility

Leadership

Job description

Role: Head of Projects

Location: London

Salary: 85 - 95,000 + package

The Company

This Head of Projects role is with one of the global leaders in the facilities management and property services sectors, providing a wide range of services to a multi-national client base. Part of their offering includes acting as a principal contractor, undertaking a diverse range of projects within their clients existing property portfolio/estates including M&E upgrades, building fabric refurbishment and commercial fit out with values from 50k - 5million.

The Role

As a Head of Projects, you will be responsible for managing a team of project managers to deliver project-based work across several major client accounts. Ideally, we are looking for someone who has experience in a similar role and experience of clients in either the banking/financial or commercial sectors. To be successful in this role it is essential that you have client facing experience and a good of level of expertise in the both the commercial and delivery aspects of projects.

The role includes:

• Provide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities, identify and win projects through effective relationships and create a pipeline of opportunities.
• Develop and manage all bids, tenders and proposals.
• Ensure projects are secured and delivered on time and within the financial requirements and margins as specified.
• Leading teams in the safe delivery of projects and identify, reduce and manage all risks (technical, statutory, health and safety, commercial or otherwise)
• Sub-contractor selection and management
• Financial responsibility for the delivery of the annual projects plan, manage the monthly P&L and ensure all costs are fully accountable and recoverable.
• Production of required financial and management reports.
• Recruit and retain talent for the present delivery and future growth of projects.

The Plus Points

This is a great opportunity to join one of the household names in the property sector where you will be given the opportunity to progress into more senior level roles. They offer a market leading Industry leading maternity/paternity scheme

• Generous Pension
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Car allowance
• Bonus
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible benefits