Mott MacDonald
Position location: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Sheffield
Recruiter contact: Danielle Judd
Project Manager
As a Project Manager you will manage your own projects or workstreams on major infrastructure projects. This opportunity will enable you to support the development of this growing and diverse business whilst progressing your own career. The focus of this exciting new role and opportunity is to help build the growing business and to support our Clients by winning and delivering high quality project and programme management services that contribute to society and make the communities in which we live and work better.
Main Duties
- Successful management of the development, design stages, delivery and handover of (built environment and infrastructure) projects as instructed, ensuring:
- Processes and procedures are applied, and any governance protocols followed
- A project management plan is developed and maintained for each project
- Projects are scoped in accordance with agreed project objectives
- Deliverables are clearly identified and executed
- Key parameters of cost, time and quality are achieved providing a coherent and realistic action plan against deficiencies
- Liaise with the project’s H&S&W and CDM Representative, acting on advice provided to ensure that project / contractor CDM and Health and Safety compliance matters are satisfactorily discharged and/or adhered to
- Establish effective stakeholder and communication management processes and structures across the project, Client and stakeholder teams, undertaking stakeholder mapping and understanding the role of project influencers, developing strong working relationships where appropriate. Specifically consider all necessary actions in terms of liaison, process mapping and reporting with statutory and technical assurance bodies, mitigating potential delays and costs to project performance through timely submissions and consenting requirements
- Liaise and work across all commercial, procurement and general project control functions, providing the necessary project management input to deliver projects within the agreed project parameters
- Assess the necessary level of resources and competence in the supply chain teams, taking all necessary reactive measures where required to ensure the required performance
- Successful administration of the NEC suite of contracts for professional and contractor commissions as dictated by the projects, addressing performance to ensure contractually successful outcomes
Candidate Specification
Required For The Position Of Project Manager
- Membership (or working towards) of the APM
- Substantial project management expertise across a wide range of disciplines, contract/procurement routes and market sectors
- Experience of managing and leading large project teams to successful outcomes
- High degree of commercial acumen and knowledge of planning and project controls
- Ability to operate both autonomously and as a part of a larger team
- Excellent IT Skills – Word/Excel/PowerPoint
- Strong communication skills including writing reports and presenting
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with clients, stakeholders, colleagues and the supply chain
- Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
- Flexibility to travel to client sites and other MM offices
Benefits
- Pension matched up to 7%
- Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
- Annual professional institution subscription
- Life insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance
- Flexible benefits scheme to suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans etc.
Additional Benefits
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
- Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues
- Variety of wellbeing support available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your base salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary
- Our income‑protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return‑to‑work support due to long‑term illness or injury
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing
- Annual bonus schemes shared with employees under our independently owned business model
- Minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, including public holidays, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme
- Holiday entitlement increases to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers
- Enhanced maternity and adoption leave up to 26 weeks paid, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave, 24 weeks paid parental leave in full, and up to five additional days leave for those with substantial caring responsibilities, two of which are paid
- Primary annual professional institution subscription and broad opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development options
- Join a wide range of employee networks including LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You will be given the opportunity to apply through this scheme when making your application. Reach out to reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com if you would prefer a different application format or require reasonable adjustments to apply or attend an interview.
How To Apply
To apply for this role, please complete our 15‑minute application via our website. Our talent acquisition coordinators aim to provide feedback within 5 working days with the outcome of your application. For more information about our application process, click the link on the site. If you have any questions regarding your application or the role, please reach out to the dedicated recruiter listed above.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
Work Pattern
Permanent – Full Time
Location(s)
Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool
Job Ref
11547
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