Bovis are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager for our major project near Gloucester.
The project manager will need to have experience with infrastructure projects that include roads, groundworks and structures.
Summary -
The role of the senior project manager is to provide leadership to ensure the project management activities are conducted in compliance with Bovis health, safety, and environmental policies. Responsible for providing technical, commercial, and operational support, together with production, quality, operational/site management support and managing costs whilst creating a supportive and collaborative environment, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the Bovis business.
The role of the senior project manager is to ensure that an effective and productive liaison is established with respect to all aspects of the commercial office delivery, between the design team, project / site team, commercial, client teams and supply chain putting the expertise of all to the best possible use. The Manager will liaise with the Project Director and Design Manager and will be instrumental in coordinating and guiding the consultant team and supply chain through the delivery of the packages to mitigate design risk and maximise value to the client/business.
Key Responsibilities -
- Provide leadership in the creation of skills, well-being and develop a supportive work environment for delivery staff.
- Creating a detailed project strategy, plan and schedule and managing the project delivery within that plan ensuring the maximum outcomes for the client and Bovis.
- Ensure quality is at a consistently high level and proactively identify quality issues, setting up and monitoring systems and outputs to ensure right first-time construction.
- Establish and maintain appropriate communication and record keeping with all project stakeholders.
- Review all costs and controls.
- Build and maintain a qualified and experienced team. Managing the performance and development of the project team through coaching, mentoring and building the required skills and experience to ensure Bovis is recognised as a place people want to work and excels in project delivery.
- Processes and Systems, use and promote Bovis standard tools and systems to deliver a successful outcome
- Risk Management, develop a comprehensive understanding of project risk and through communication and collaboration.
- Compliance,
- Accountable for the implementation and compliance with all Bovis safety requirements across staff, contractors and work practices ensuring appropriate records are maintained and required reports are available.
- Recognise and reward safe behaviours and practices.
- Review the EHS plans and regularly review lessons learnt. Review the project sustainability objectives and targets ensuring compliance with Bovis standards and local regulatory requirements.
- Build and maintain external relationships (e.g. clients, contractors/subcontracts) and develop trust and confidence
- Maintain CSCS card for the role
- Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role or qualified by appropriate level of experience (as noted below)
- Have a related Chartership such as MRICS
Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Behaviours
Skills
- Written and verbal communication to influence and build relationships
- Ability to influence and lead teams
- Demonstrates skills in the avoidance and defence of claims
- Tendering subcontract works packages of medium to high value
- Able to prepare subcontract documentation ready for engrossment by external parties
- Advanced word-processing, Excel spreadsheet packages and cost management software
- Ability to read drawings and construction design information
- Valuing interim applications
- Measurement and valuation techniques
- Management of claims including assessment of entitlement for prolongation, loss and Expense including inflation
Experience
- Background with a main contractor on projects above £30m in value
- Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects safely
- Experience of managing field construction activities on major/ complex projects
- Infrastructure and civils experience.
- Conversion of the project from preconstruction to construction
- Communicating and liaising with the Client team in accordance with the contract
Behaviours
- Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player
- Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury
- Supports the project manager to manage project risk and opportunities
- Levelling existing knowledge to continuously improve processes to achieve efficiency.
- Attention to detail, ability to flex to meet business plans and drive to meet key dates.
- Ability to join up a wide range of complex issues and understand how they relate to each other.
- Uncompromising discipline and rigorous approach to follow the process and close projects out.
- Collaborates across the organisation and external teams. Communicates the strategy and maximises outcomes for all parties.
- Drives a culture of safety and quality and embeds best practice to set the standard in the organisation and the industry.
We will provide:
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution
- Private medical health benefit (Family cover available)
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
- 4 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
- Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
- 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
- Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
- Industry leading parental leave
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