Project Manager - Ministry of Justice

ENGINEERINGUK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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Sector: Project and Program Management

Role: Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Position status: This opportunity is for an unsecured role. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

The project:

A project manager opportunity to be part of the new prisons programme team, working collaboratively from inception to completion. As part of the role, the successful candidate will be leading the project(s) through the different RIBA stages, arrange and co-ordinate surveys for the sites and liaise with and co-ordinate the multidisciplinary team.

The applicant will be expected to provide project management across all stages to deliver the project against cost, time, and quality requirements. This role sits in our consultancy business, specifically the justice sector.

This position will suit a candidate looking to further their career with a major project or programme role that is fast-paced and industry-leading. In addition to achieving the client's own transformational estate objectives, the project's priorities include health safety and wellbeing, BIM and digital construction, sustainability, government soft landings, social value creation, people and skill development, and collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• You will promote Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
• You will possess technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
• You will champion a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.
• You will ensure quality systems are suitably managed in line with service excellence.
• You will deliver and manage project plans from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
• You will manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of senior project managers and other leaders, alongside the wider project and client teams, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of the project.
• Bringing the multidisciplinary project team together to manage the outputs of the feasibility study, including commissioning surveys, coordinating design outputs, undertaking client reviews, and managing any changes to scope.
• Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed, and appropriately integrated into the project.
• Working with the client and reporting to the project lead responsible for helping to establish the strategy and delivery for the project.
• Assisting in developing the client's brief, delivery strategy and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme.
• Understanding of the design process throughout all stages of the project lifecycle and able to manage outputs and technical aspects as they arise.
• Producing strategic project programme and have the ability to scrutinise and integrate programmes from consultants and contractors.
• Understanding of risk management and able to work with project teams to identify, schedule and establish mitigation strategy for project risks.
• Coordinating, planning and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project.
• Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project, including site surveys.
• Understanding of budgets, estimates and ability to review and challenge contractors' proposals.
• Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process.
• Leading management of contract suppliers under the NEC4 suite of contract, from design and manufacture to delivery and final account.
• Managing interfaces across multiple projects within the delivery programme to deliver optimum programme efficiencies and site completion.
• Managing pre-contract design development and post-contract scope changes in an efficient manner.

Minimum Requirements:

• Proven experience in project management, managing small to medium sized projects.
• Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills (using appropriate tools).
• Developing budgetary oversight expertise.
• Advanced proficiency in communicating, coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.
• Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus.
• Proactively manage internal budgets and fees (where appropriate), delivering agreed outcomes.
• Proven competency that understands construction methodologies and sequencing.
• Proficient knowledge and expertise in specific sector/ market of project/role.
• Relevant technical qualification/certification for project portfolio/s (or equivalent).
• Sound technical expertise in health and safety executive (HSE) (or local equivalent) rules and specific sector/ market regulations relevant to project portfolio.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.