Project Manager

Graham Asset Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Asset Management in London is seeking a senior project leader to drive delivery across the University estate strategy, Campus Masterplan and Capital Investment Programme. You will manage projects end-to-end from feasibility through commissioning, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining governance.

The role focuses on minimizing disruption to teaching and research, coordinating procurement, risk and budget controls, and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project execution plans, programmes, risk registers, budgets, change controls and performance reports.
• Monitor project performance against agreed objectives, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, quality and operational requirements.
• Manage project governance processes, including the preparation of reports, presentations and recommendations for client governance boards and senior leadership teams.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with academic departments, professional services teams, students, end users and estate representatives to ensure project requirements are understood and successfully delivered.
• Ensure projects are planned and delivered in a manner that minimises disruption to teaching, research, student experience and wider campus operations.
• Oversee procurement activities and manage projects delivered through a range of procurement routes and contract forms.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, dependencies and interfaces across the wider capital programme.
• Ensure effective coordination of decant requirements, enabling works, operational readiness, commissioning and handover activities.
• Promote best practice in project management, design quality, sustainability, whole-life value and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all projects comply with statutory requirements and GRAHAM management systems relating to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.
• Support the achievement of the University's sustainability, decarbonisation and net-zero objectives through the development and delivery of projects.
• Review project outcomes and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across the programme.
• Prepare and present project updates, programme reports and performance information to operational stakeholders, senior management and executive-level governance forums.
• Manage and monitor the performance of consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and contractual requirements.

Job description

• Lead the successful delivery of projects and workstreams across the London Metropolitan University Estate Strategy, Campus Masterplan and Capital Investment Programme.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including feasibility, design development, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and post-occupancy review.
• Act as the primary interface between GRAHAM, the University, consultants, contractors and key stakeholders, developing trusted and collaborative working relationships.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams, specialist contractors and internal delivery teams to ensure projects are effectively planned, managed and delivered.
• Prepare and maintain project execution plans, programmes, risk registers, budgets, change controls and performance reports.
• Monitor project performance against agreed objectives, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, quality and operational requirements.
• Manage project governance processes, including the preparation of reports, presentations and recommendations for client governance boards and senior leadership teams.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with academic departments, professional services teams, students, end users and estate representatives to ensure project requirements are understood and successfully delivered.
• Ensure projects are planned and delivered in a manner that minimises disruption to teaching, research, student experience and wider campus operations.
• Oversee procurement activities and manage projects delivered through a range of procurement routes and contract forms.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, dependencies and interfaces across the wider capital programme.
• Ensure effective coordination of decant requirements, enabling works, operational readiness, commissioning and handover activities.
• Promote best practice in project management, design quality, sustainability, whole-life value and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all projects comply with statutory requirements and GRAHAM management systems relating to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.
• Support the achievement of the University's sustainability, decarbonisation and net-zero objectives through the development and delivery of projects.
• Review project outcomes and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement across the programme.
• Prepare and present project updates, programme reports and performance information to operational stakeholders, senior management and executive-level governance forums.
• Manage and monitor the performance of consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and contractual requirements.