Project Manager

VENESKY BROWN RECRUITMENT; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is recruiting a Project Manager on a permanent basis with a salary of £47,389 - £58,225 per annum. The role is based onsite in Glasgow.

You will lead capital construction and refurbishment projects, manage budgets and external teams, and ensure value engineering and sustainability considerations are integrated throughout delivery.

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree in architecture, quantity surveying, building surveying or engineering.
• Registered or chartered architect/surveyor/engineer status is preferred.
• Proven experience managing construction projects to time and budget.
• Strong knowledge of CDM and construction legislation.
• Experience with sustainability and carbon reduction in projects.
• Excellent financial management and risk control capabilities.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint required.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of capital construction and refurbishment projects from inception to handover.
• Prepare feasibility studies, business cases, and manage external teams within budgets.
• Collaborate with Strategy and Space Planning to improve space efficiency.
• Monitor budgets, cash flow and risk; report progress to stakeholders.
• Coordinate procurement, tender documents and value engineering initiatives.
• Ensure commissioning, asset data, and H&S compliance on completion.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

CDM legislation

Sustainability knowledge

Financial risk management

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Report writing

Education

Architecture/Engineering degree

Chartered status

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager on a permanent basis on a salary of £47,389 - £58,225 /annum. This role will be based onsite in Glasgow.

Responsibilities

• Performing the role of Project Manager, lead the delivery of a range of capital construction and a full range of minor works and refurbishment projects from inception through to completion and handover to operational team.
• Preparation of feasibility studies, supporting business plans, development of briefs with stakeholders, appointment and managing external project teams to deliver projects within set budgets and agreed programmes. Ensuring that projects consider sustainability, climate adaptation and carbon reduction and align with the organisation’s net zero strategy and KPI 16 requirements.
• Work closely with the Strategy and Space Planning team to progress various requests that come through the ‘Statement of Need’ process and/or form part of the drive to improve space efficiency and utilisation as part of campus consolidation works.
• Responsible for managing, monitoring and reporting large budgets related to capital projects with potentially complex funding (external and internal) streams.
• Attend and lead on both internal and external meetings with stakeholders, partners, agencies, design teams and contractors. Work closely with a range of external organisations, stakeholders and statutory bodies.
• Preparing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date risk registers and financial modelling including cash flow forecast and reports. Oversee this activity where input from external contractors and consultants is required.
• Monitoring and reporting progress of capital projects to line management, stakeholders and senior officers within the organisation, identifying and resolving issues pro-actively to ensure key dates are achieved.
• Preparing and maintaining control documentation including project execution plans, programmes, stage sign off approvals and cost plans. Liaise with the Procurement Team regarding the administration and issue of all tender documents.
• Ensuring projects are progressed incorporating value engineering, value for money, buildability and cost in use / operational considerations and in accordance with strategy and in line with statutory and internal Health & Safety legislation and balancing ongoing operational requirements of a live environment.
• Project Management of client fit items such as furniture, fixtures and equipment, IT, audio visual and specialist work and transition, moving and temporary decant activities to complete the project.
• Work closely with the Clerk of Works team to check compliance with specification and quality of workmanship. Manage the full process of defects ensuring that the contractor completes these satisfactorily within the required defects correction period.
• Handover completed projects to the client, liaise with Operation and Maintenance staff. Ensure all commissioning is carried out correctly and that systems operate as designed and in line with requirements. Provide and approve Health and Safety files, as-fitted drawings, BIM modelling and asset management information ensuring that maintenance regimes and contract recommendations are included.
• Lead on the post occupancy evaluation and other aftercare requirements including Soft Landings.
• Administer and provide reports as necessary for grants from external sources.
• Performing other duties as agreed with the Assistant Director Development and Operations or their delegate.

Essential Skills

• Degree in architecture, quantity surveying, building surveying or engineering.
• Registered or chartered architect / surveyor / engineer status.
• Comprehensive experience and understanding of managing construction projects.
• Experience of construction and operational legislation including CDM
• Proven project management abilities with a track record of delivering on time and to budget
• First-class proactive project management skills in a capital construction environment.
• Knowledge of sustainability, climate adaptation and carbon reduction measures and the importance of embedding these within projects.
• Clear capability in financial and risk management for construction projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project Management, Excel, Work & PowerPoint.
• Must have strong leadership qualities and the ability to work effectively and be competent at solving complex technical problems. Ability to work on own initiative and be focussed on successful delivery.
• Demonstrate team working abilities to work effectively and collaboratively within a building services technical team, exemplifying clear communication skills, commitment, enthusiasm, and a sense of humour.
• Recent demonstrable experience in the delivery of a range of complex construction/refurbishment projects within HE/FE or similar sectors
• Effective presentational skills
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills with practical experience in dealing with Client and Contractor groups and key stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively on own initiative and within a multi-disciplined professional and technical team.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation and communication skills are essential to achieving success within deadlines and budget, together with commitment and enthusiasm to get the job done.
• Excellent report writing skills.

Desirable Skills

• Post Graduate qualification in project management or construction management.
• Experience of client-side project management in a complex and challenging context.
• Experience of administering grants from external sources.
• Experience and understanding of public procurement compliance.
• Working knowledge of Computer Aided Drawing (AutoCAD or equivalent).