About the Company
This organisation is a leading independent firm of Development, Built Asset & Engineering and Sustainability consultants. They place the wellbeing of people and the performance of buildings at the heart of everything they do.
They’re proud of their reputation for integrity and delivering work of the highest quality, blended with commercial pragmatism. They offer a strong track record across all commercial property sectors, advising investors, developers, occupiers and owners on maximising best property asset values. Diversity and strength in depth is important to them. Whether it be a technical thought leader with a career’s experience – or a recently qualified rising star – in today’s risk averse world you need people on your side with a reputation for diligence, transparency, intellect and commercial insight. Clients see this organisation as large enough to provide the expertise and resources to get the best from their portfolios, and small enough for it to matter personally.
They have over 220 employees operating from a network of offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cambridge, Dublin, Edinburgh, Guildford, Leeds, London, Manchester, Leeds and Southampton.
This organisation is passionate about people development and will provide you with excellent and progressive career opportunities and sponsored learning.
Job Description
Overview:
This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of the London development and project consultancy team, providing high calibre project management services to high end commercial clients. You will deliver current workload, including investor led refurbishment, added value and new build schemes across commercial office, residential, retail and industrial asset classes, as well as build relationships with existing and new clients. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior or Associate project manager or for someone looking to make the step up to associate level to work with a people focused organisation and their enviable client list.
Key Accountabilities:
Primarily working within the commercial sector, undertaking:
Project management services on office, industrial logistics, retail and residential (and other) new build, refurbishment, alteration, extension, and fit-out projects on schemes typically ranging from £2m to £50m, but with some far in excess of this.
Contract Administration and Employer’s Agent Role.
Enhance the organisations service offering for project delivery.
Good working knowledge of key JCT contracts, including experience in contractual issues such as extension of time, loss and expense claims etc.
Building new business to support strategic growth objectives by securing repeat business through successful project delivery.
Requirements
MRICS or MAPM qualified ideally from a Building Surveying or technical background (Architecture or Engineering for example).
Strong relevant track record in project delivery (with large degree of autonomy).
Ability to meet and exceed fee targets.
Building client relationships with positive outcomes.
Leading project teams and building trust.
Skills and behaviour:
Business focussed
Sought out by existing clients for repeat business.
Socially adept and networks at business development events.
Confident, client facing communicator both verbally and in writing.
Able to manage and lead others and project teams.
Lateral mindedness – able to think creatively to develop the brief, assemble the team and drive them through the feasibility, outline, detailed and final proposals stages of the design.
Organised and able to manage multiple key project issues to ensure projects remain on track.
Commercially driven.
Comfortable as the key client contact for each project.
Must be a positive team player but able to work independently.
Knowledge:
• Be aware of the latest commercial property challenges technically and commercially.
• Be aware of market trends to inform business direction.
• Identify areas of personal development to enhance performance.
• Be aware of the latest legislation and statutory requirements of the Building Safety Act.