Senior Project Manager

Cumming Group UK & Europe; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group UK & Europe is recruiting an experienced Senior Project Manager in Edinburgh to lead high-profile developments across Scotland. You will manage projects from inception to completion, working with a multidisciplinary team and advising clients to achieve strategic outcomes.

The role emphasizes strong client relationships, robust governance, risk and value management, and the development of staff.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in project management (minimum 3 years post qualification).
• Strong experience with JCT and NEC contracts.
• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams across complex projects.
• Sound knowledge of HS&E legislation and safety standards.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with BIM, Soft Landings, or agile project management a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects from inception to completion.
• Manage client relationships and provide strategic advice.
• Lead consultant teams and coordinate with subcontractors.
• Oversee risk, value management, and change control.
• Prepare tenders and contribute to bid/proposal activities.
• Support business development and new opportunities.

Skills

Client facing

Delivery leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Flexibility

Procurement & contracts

Risk management

Education

Degree qualified

MAPM / MRICS or equivalent

PRINCE2 / MSP / Risk Management qualifications

Job description

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world’s most exciting construction projects across a variety of sectors, in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your success is measured by the impact you make.

Due to continued growth across our Scottish business, we are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Edinburgh office. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the continued expansion of our Project Management team, delivering high-profile developments across Scotland while helping shape the future growth of the business.

Working alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will lead the successful delivery of projects across the hospitality, residential, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and workplace sectors for a range of national and international clients. You will be responsible for managing projects from inception through to completion, providing strategic advice to clients, leading consultant teams and ensuring successful commercial, programme and quality outcomes.

This role would suit an experienced consultancy Project Manager who enjoys building strong client relationships, leading complex projects and contributing to the growth of a dynamic and ambitious regional business.

• Use of the full range of Project Management Process.
• Proactive day to day responsibility for small-medium sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision and supporting larger projects and programmes of work.
• Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract documentation.
• Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers.
• Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects.
• Support Senior PM team as required.
• Beginning to provide advice on procurement and contracts.
• Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role
• Support bid and tender preparation and business development.
• Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service level.
• Starting to provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.
• Starting to mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the business and development of their career.
• Developing and managing the Project Programmes and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Deliver results in a client facing role including:
• Respond confidently to a client request; as well as understanding when to elevate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Starting to lead a team.
• Negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client facing role.
• Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines
• Show strong leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain
• Starting to prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Ideally degree qualified (industry or non-industry)
• MAPM / MRICS other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Supporting Project Management Qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner / Certified Project Manager / MSP / Risk Management.
• 5+ years’ experience (at least 3 years post qualification).
• Strong experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC
• Strong technical project management skills and provide leadership to others on PM Processes: Risk, Opportunities and Issues, Planning/programming, Change control, Reporting, Stakeholder management and Communications, Value Management.
• Good experience of delivering multiple or complex projects and programmes of work through the entire project life cycle.
• Sound understanding of HS&E legislation including some formal training/qualifications.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Developing interpersonal and team building skills. Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.
• Monitoring developments in project and programme management field - new processes / alternative training/ new areas of work - examples such as BIM, Soft Landings and agile project management.
• Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.