Senior Project Manager

Galliford Try Group; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension plan

Save as You Earn scheme

Private medical scheme

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery across multiple sites in the Guildford area. You will ensure projects meet time, budget and client specifications while promoting safety, quality and the FREDIE culture.

You will coordinate with the Commercial Team, manage resources, and drive collaboration with designers and suppliers to achieve a safe, buildable design and timely project completion.

Qualifications

• Promote a positive safety, quality and FREDIE culture.
• Proven experience in successfully managing multiple teams.
• First class project management capabilities delivering to client’s expectations.
• Experience in developing a performance culture.
• Advanced communication skills interfacing with stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of CDM.
• Commercially astute.
• Proven leadership and delegation skills.
• Aware of health and safety responsibilities and policy.
• Align with Galliford Try values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
• Knowledge of working in a secure environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive safety, quality and FREDIE culture.
• Lead and manage multiple teams delivering client expectations.
• Deliver projects on time, within budget and to specification.
• Develop a performance-driven culture across teams.
• Interface with stakeholders to ensure clear communication.
• Embed CDM principles and regulatory compliance.
• Lead cost management and maximize cash flow and profitability.
• Investigate and close out incidents with learnings.
• Ensure delivery quality and adherence to budget/scope.
• Support risk management with the Risk Manager.
• Oversee site setup, resources and supply chain partners.
• Champion innovative technologies and techniques.
• Ensure reporting is completed.
• Provide coaching and performance development for direct reports.

Skills

Safety culture

Team leadership

Project management

Performance culture

Communication

CDM knowledge

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Health & safety

Company values

Security awareness

Education

CSCS card

Office 365

Planning tools

BPSS

Enhanced DBS

SMST

Tools

Office 365

Planning tools

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Guildford

An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

Ideally, you will be based in or around the Guildford area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

What you will be doing:

As a Senior Project Manager you will successfully deliver projects on time, within budget and to client specification.

You will:

• Create a ‘Knowingly Safe’ working environment.
• Ensure that the principles of CDM are applied and relevant legislation is complied with.
• Embed a F.R.E.D.I.E Culture. (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement)
• Engage with the designer to ensure a safe, buildable and timely design is achieved within the detailed design phase to allow efficient delivery of the scheme.
• Plan, prepare and facilitate collaborative workshops as and when required.
• Interview select and onboard staff in line with the resource profile for the Scheme.
• With the support of the Commercial Team ensure the selection of the best Supply Chain partners.
• Ensure all pre-commencement and regulatory requirements are discharged prior to work commencing.
• Plan and prepare for delivery of the Scheme throughout the project lifecycle.
• Appoint a Temporary Works Coordinator and ensure all Temporary Works requirements are understood and designed in a timely manner.
• Plan, prepare and oversee the establishment of the site offices and compound.
• Champion the use of innovative technologies and techniques.
• Take ownership of risk & opportunities in conjunction with the Risk Manager.
• Lead the Commercial Team to manage costs, and maximise cash flow and profitability, capturing any changes in scope.
• Ensure any incidents/accidents are thoroughly investigated, closed out and learnings implemented.
• Take ownership for the delivery and quality of work to the required standards.
• Manage the Construction Teams and Supply Chain partners to ensure delivery of the Scheme in line with the agreed Budget, Programme and Scope.
• Ensure adequate resource to fulfil the programme including the demobilisation and redeployment of the team at the end of the project.
• Engage with the Performance Team to ensure all CPF/BSC scoring is completed and evidenced.
• Ensure all internal and external reporting is completed as required.
• Manage, monitor and review direct reports and team performances, providing encouragement and discipline as and when required.

About You:

Competency Requirements

• Promote a positive safety, quality and FREDIE culture
• Proven experience in successfully managing multiple teams contributing to their professional development.
• First class project management capabilities able to showcase a track record of delivering to client’s expectations.
• Experience in developing a performance culture.
• Advanced communication skills adept at interfacing with multiple stakeholders both internal and external.
• Strong knowledge of CDM
• Commercially astute.
• Proven leadership and delegation skills.
• Aware of individual Health and Safety responsibilities and adheres to company health and safety policy and procedures.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity and Collaboration.
• Knowledge of working in a secure environment (preferred but not essential)

Technical/Professional Qualifications Required

• Relevant CSCS card.
• Use of Office 365.
• Working knowledge of planning tools
• Ability to pass Security Clearance BPSS
• Ability to pass an Enhanced DBS check.
• SMST

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 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. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

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 industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

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.

Our benefits:

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
• Comprehensive pension plan
• 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.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Building Southern business please contact Jack Allford on [e-mail]

Additional Information:

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

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. 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. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.