Senior Project Manager

Cumming Group UK & Europe; Nechells; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumming Group UK & Europe is seeking an experienced project management professional to support small-to-medium sized projects across construction, real estate and infrastructure in the UK. You will help lead project delivery, manage risks, and develop business through tenders and client engagement.

The role requires strong knowledge of JCT/NEC contracts, a proactive approach and ability to work with Senior PMs to drive successful outcomes while upholding health, safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering client-focused projects across construction, real estate and infrastructure.
• Ability to lead and coordinate project workstreams with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge of contract forms (JCT/NEC) and risk management.
• Proven ability to manage multiple or complex projects through lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver full PM process across small-to-medium projects with minimal supervision.
• Support bid/tender preparation and business development activities.
• Assist Senior PMs and Associate Directors on project leadership.
• Facilitate workshops, risk registers and value management.
• Maintain high quality outputs and ensure adherence to HSE and QA policies.
• Communicate with stakeholders to keep all parties informed of progress.

Skills

Client-facing delivery

Client issue escalation

Innovative project solutions

Resilience under pressure

Exceeding client expectations

Stakeholder diplomacy

Integrity and ethics

Team leadership (early)

Negotiation and influence

Priority management

Education

Degree qualification (industry or non-industry)

MAPM / MRICS or equivalent

PRINCE2 Practitioner / MSP

Leadership training

5+ years post qualification experience

H&S knowledge/training

Tools

MSP

BIM

Job description

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across diverse range of sectors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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.
• Some formal Leadership training.
• 5+ years’ experience (at least 3 years post qualification).
• Strong knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• 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.
• Good analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed.
• Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, "race" (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.