Portfolio Delivery Lead

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Portfolio Delivery Lead to drive complex projects within a £1 billion development pipeline. This role focuses on maximizing financial, social, and environmental value through innovative construction and project management practices. You will be pivotal in enhancing project delivery capabilities, ensuring a safety-first culture, and managing cross-functional teams. Join a forward-thinking organization that values sustainability and innovation, and make a significant impact in urban development while enjoying a competitive salary, flexible working, and a wealth of benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Life and critical illness cover

28 days holiday with the option to buy more

Shopping discounts in the West End

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in senior delivery and construction management roles.
• Proven track record of leading major development projects.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing project management and delivery strategy implementation.
• Driving the delivery of environmental sustainability goals.

Skills

Project Management

Construction Management

Programme Management

Financial Management

Negotiation Skills

Leadership

Sustainability Commitment

Education

Professional qualifications in construction management

Engineering degree

Job description

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Portfolio Delivery Lead at The Crown Estate

Purpose of Role:

The Crown Estate are recruiting two Portfolio Delivery Lead roles; one for St James's Market and one for Regent Street. The Portfolio Delivery Lead is responsible for driving the successful delivery of diverse and complex projects within The Crown Estate's Development pipeline. This includes managing projects in the St James’s or Regent Street portfolios in London, with a total value of approximately £1 billion. The role focuses on ensuring consistent construction and project management practices, maximizing financial, social, and environmental value through best practices and innovation.

Context of Opportunity / Main Accountabilities:

As a Portfolio Delivery Lead, you will play a critical role in scaling up delivery, quality, and project management capabilities within a dynamic environment undergoing comprehensive transformation. You will work closely with Development teams to ensure excellence in construction and project management, focusing on procurement strategies, supply chain engagement, programme management, quality assurance, and health and safety outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing project management and delivery strategy implementation to meet goals and milestones.
• Supporting the execution of business plans with short, medium, and long-term forecasts.
• Embedding a safety-first culture across all real estate activities.
• Ensuring risk management protocols and security resilience are in place for all development projects.
• Driving the delivery of environmental sustainability goals, including net zero and decarbonization targets.
• Enhancing customer focus to ensure The Crown Estate is viewed as a partner of choice.
• Managing cross-functional project teams and influencing successful outcomes.
• Developing and evolving delivery and project management capabilities.
• Leading the Portfolio Pipeline reporting requirements and representing The Crown Estate at industry events.
• Promoting skills and training initiatives within service partnerships and supply chains.

Most Important Skills Based Requirements:

To excel in this role, you should have:

• Extensive experience in senior delivery, construction, and programme management roles within complex and diverse business environments.
• A proven track record of leading major development projects, including new builds and refurbishments.
• Expertise in managing supply chain relationships and influencing successful outcomes across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations and best practices in real estate project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver mixed-use, multi-site major projects and manage risks effectively.
• Excellent financial management and commercial awareness.
• Professional qualifications in construction management, engineering, or a related field, with membership in relevant industry bodies.
• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities, with experience in coaching and mentoring teams.
• A commitment to sustainability and innovation in project delivery.

Join The Crown Estate and be part of a team that is shaping the future of urban development with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and excellence. Apply now to make a significant impact in a prestigious and dynamic environment.

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

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