Senior Project Manager- Building Services

Description:

The Senior PM shall have overall responsibility for delivering major project opportunities, project delivery, sales/service delivery and P&L for multiple project streams. They will manage experienced project managers, supervisors, trades, QS, and other associated project staff.

KEY TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership in delivering contractual commitments on secured projects.

• To deliver projects to completion on time and on budget and to the satisfaction of all parties, expectations to be exceeded wherever possible.

• To identify, reduce and manage all risks (technical, statutory, health and safety, commercial or otherwise) associated with assigned projects.

• Ensure compliance with company project management policies and procedures.

• Company health and safety policy and process is effectively implemented across both company, and subcontractors’ activities and are regularly reviewed on each project. This will include the timely delivery of a Health and Safety file for the works and full compliance with CDM regulations.

• To build strong relationships with subcontractors, to ensure cost effective solutions which meet our quality expectations and can be delivered to our clients whilst managing the risk and ensuring back to back terms and conditions.

• Development of project financial plans for revenue and profit delivery.

• Ensure positive cash flow through the upfront agreement of a relevant payment schedule and the submission of timely invoices/applications of payment. Ensuring all debt is controlled below 60 days.

• Manage the delivery of projects within agreed budget requirements with the target to maximise profit through cost reductions and better buying of subcontractor services.

• Ensure appropriate control systems to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.

• Effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts and the site teams/managers to identify and win project opportunities.

• Supporting the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings

Business Development:
Assist in the Development of Revenue Streams with the HoP and PD via relationships with clients and off-portfolio clients.

• Develop and manage specific bids, tenders and proposals.

• Seek out opportunities to generate projects through innovation and different technologies.

• Assist the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings.

Compliance:
• Ensure assigned team compliance with company project management policies and procedures.

• Ensure compliance with company health and safety policy across all activities.

• Carry out monthly and ad hoc project review meetings on assigned projects covering all aspects of Health & Safety / CDM Legislation and Requirements.

• Engage with supply partners in a manner that ensures all risk is appropriately apportioned.

Fiscal management:
• Development of project financial plans to ensure profitable delivery of assigned projects.

• Manage the monthly P&L for the projects assigned and ensure all costs are fully accountable and recoverable.

• Produce monthly and ad hoc financial reports for the business based upon the projects being delivered.

• Leverage margins on projects by working with subcontractors and suppliers to reduce project costs.

• Ensure positive cash flow and that all debt is controlled below 60 days.

People Management:
• Appraise and manage assigned team of PMs and PS’s.

• Ensure the Project Managers deliver projects to the right standards and within the company policies and procedures. Assist the HoP/PD in performance reviews and creation of PDPs for all directs reports.

Accountabilities:
• Reporting to the Head of Projects.

• Accountability to the company functional heads, as appropriate.

• Accountable day-to-day to the relevant client contacts.

• Line management responsibility for a small team, primarily comprising Project managers delivering across a portfolio of contracts.

Decision Making/Budgetary Control:
• The post holder has full responsibility and financial control of the projects assigned to them/ their team / control.

Core Competencies:
• Competence to deliver • Understanding customer needs with exceptional integrity • High degree of commercial awareness • Responsive and dynamic • Accessibility • Innovation • Communication • Reliability • Commercial awareness

Character:
• Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service. • Able to manage Project Managers and resolve issues with minimum conflict • Able to work under pressure • Able to make sound decisions when needed • Physically fit • A team player.

Experience:(Essential)
• Commercial awareness • Strong financial acumen • Strong influencing and negotiation skills • Understand commercial and financial metrics • Internal and external customer management • Networking skills • Knowledge of the construction market • Project management methodology • Broad understanding of construction Health and Safety law and legislation • Understanding of general financial terminology.

Experience (Desirable)
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience in Delivering at Senior PM level and managing a team in an M&E, FM, construction or critical environment • Proven experience of running Project Finances