Senior Project Manager

Galliford Try Holdings plc; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Senior Project Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the Team within Morrison Construction.

Morrison Construction is part of Galliford Try group of companies and is Scotland's leading contractor with works across health, education, defence and commercial markets, with a well-balanced spread of both public and private sector clients. Our extensive experience and expertise in building projects enables us to understand our clients' construction needs and deliver solutions that surpass their expectations.

Ideally, you will be based in or around Inverness and will have proven experience of working for a Main Contractor.

What you Will Be Doing:

• Ensure that the Contracted Project Works are completed safely, to the specified quality, within or better than the contract programme and contract budget with a focus on good client relationships.
• Form part of a winning bid team to support construction deliverables and win strategies.
• Assist and provide technical and financial input to tender submissions for new work.
• Manage the day to day liaison with external supply chain, consultants and customers.
• Assist and provide input to all financial aspects of the project and to ensure that the maximum service is provided whilst maintaining and striving to improve profitability of the project.
• Maintain and enforce safety standards as required by statute and the company's safety policies and ensure all company and statutory sustainability and environmental requirements are implemented.
• Responsible for all production aspects of the project from Contract Award to Completion of Making Good Defects Certificate including EOD liability period sign off.
• Ensure that effective commercial control is exercised, ensuring that project profitability is optimised and is fully compliant with the Business Management System.
• Prepare and present clear and accurate reports both internally and to the client.
• Ensure that effective relationships with all external parties, including customers, consultants and supply chain are maintained and enhanced and that the project is delivered in accordance with the company's Partnering ethos.

About You:

• You will have experience of working within the Construction industry, specifically on Design and Build, new build and refurbishment projects.
• You will have significant experience of multi-site projects of values over £10million.
• You will hold (or be moving towards) a professional qualification HNC, ONC or equivalent.
• Have the ability to work as part of and lead a team.
• Applicants must have experience of managing Client's staff and sub-contractors and all aspects of the build process.
• Be an excellent communicator.
• You will be able to understand and interpret the design and specs fully and ensure that their team complies and implements. Non conformance/poor performance to be identified and addressed.
• Be a strong leader, well organised and motivates.
• You will be academically qualified, but can come from a trade background. Have membership to a professional body would be an advantage.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Morrison Construction business please contact Laura Mitchell on [e-mail].

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position.