Senior Project Manager

Overview

Orion Group are supporting a national Tier 1 client seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage the Construction Phase process for a range of Affordable Housing Projects. The role involves liaising with the internal management team, leading external consultants and specialist subcontractors, ensuring designs meet client requirements and maximise profitability, and meeting all statutory requirements and contract specifications.

Duties

• Manage the Construction processes through contract award and into the Construction Phase.
• Utilise the business procedural systems and ensure communications protocols are followed.
• Create and promote an environment of professionalism in all project works.
• Employ previous sector experience to benefit the business.
• Maintain a strong customer focus.
• Take a partnering approach to working with all key stakeholders.
• Support the Managing Director to develop business and secure new work.
• Adapt effectively to varying environments, responsibilities, people and culture.
• Work with a team and handle several projects or tenders simultaneously.
• Maintain a business perspective reflected in all decisions and actions.
• Demonstrate strong commercial awareness, identifying opportunities and risks.
• Take a strategic view of issues alongside immediate operational requirements.
• Analyse relevant information and identify innovative solutions.
• Anticipate problems and modify plans accordingly.

Project Responsibilities

Design and Project Management

Instruct, manage and review all reports required during the Pre‑Construction and Construction periods to inform design, assist in value engineering, secure statutory consents and establish preliminaries allowances with assistance from the technical team.

• Select and appoint appropriate design professionals, then administer their accounts through to Construction commencement.
• Identify specialist design requirements (e.g., fire engineering, acoustician) and assist the Development Director with appointments and fees.
• Create and develop a partnership among the design and construction team, the client and relevant statutory authorities.
• Manage the design team to ensure each designer provides design information to meet procurement and construction programmes.
• Manage the project design development through Pre‑Construction concept and scheme design stages.
• Appraise design information and report on level and quality of design information with a focus on pricing and construction adequacy.
• Lead the design team in identifying unusual or abnormal design risks and establishing mitigation measures to ensure deliverables can be developed and delivered to the client’s satisfaction with solutions properly priced out.
• Manage delivery of design from consultant designers and specialist subcontract designers.
• Manage the design process through internal and external review and approval gateways and submissions.
• Ensure all necessary consents are obtained timeliness so construction can proceed to programme, dealing with external third parties as required.
• Manage and co‑ordinate multiple project teams to achieve programme targets.

Value & Cost Management

• Establish and implement a procedure for value engineering all projects to ensure best value for both Robertson and the client.
• Lead or participate in Value Management and Risk Management exercises.
• Ensure buildability/maintainability is adequately accommodated in design proposals.
• Manage design solutions to meet client budgets.
• Report and advise Directors on projects at the time of tender and final contract signing.
• Ensure each elemental/package design is within the company’s cost allowance by working closely with the Commercial Team.
• Review tender returns from supply chain to ensure CDP offerings are robust and compliant, or identify advantageous CDP alternatives.
• Undertake and report on the commercial viability of all opportunities at an early stage.
• Monitor the financial performance of affordable projects.

Programming

• Develop an understanding of design and construction resources required to achieve the Construction Phase Programme for delivery teams to track progress.
• Assist the Development Team in the early programme and procurement process following logic from tender intent.
• Develop, implement and monitor Construction Phase programme solutions integrated within overall design, procurement and construction programmes (including CDP elements).
• Present Construction Phase programmes and establish Client key dates and obligations to ensure they flow into design, procurement and construction programmes.
• Factor Building Warrant and Planning Conditions into the project‑specific Pre‑Construction and Construction Phase programmes.
• Factor Scottish Water & STA, Water Design, RCC, Street‑Lighting into the Construction Programme.
• Factor Site Investigations and utilities into the Pre‑Construction programme.
• Improve overall performance and image by ensuring contracts are run effectively to a high quality to meet or exceed target completion dates and maximise profitability.

Client Management & Business Development

• Assist in securing opportunities for non‑traditional business such as negotiated contracts, design & build, partnering and continually seek new opportunities and innovation.
• Monitor regular customer feedback on Construction performance to assess strengths and weaknesses.
• Continually develop relationships with outside consultants and clients.
• Assist the Managing Director and Commercial Director to develop and maintain relationships with existing key clients and consultants.

Health and Safety

• Ensure CDM Regulations are complied with, especially that design risk assessments are carried out by the design team.
• Identify the Principal Designer early and assist the Development Director with the appointment.
• Ensure the internal team provides adequate Pre‑Construction information (traffic management plans, risk assessments, etc.) so all CDM regulations and client responsibilities are signed off pre‑construction.

Project Administration

• Chair and minute Construction Phase Team Meetings and ensure attendance of relevant staff.
• Prepare monthly project reports in advance of the company Board Meetings to ensure accurate reporting to Board members.
• Manage drawing/correspondence from designers/clients correctly logged, distributed and actioned.
• Manage all projects from inception using Conject.
• Prepare bid documentation and contractors’ proposals in full compliance with company standards and the Employers Requirements.
• Review contract conditions and ensure the business can deliver all contractual elements.
• Follow Company Quality Management Procedures.
• Follow Company Commercial Procedures.
• Assist the Development Director and Managing Director with pre‑qualification questionnaires, presentations and tender interviews.
• Perform other duties as required in agreement with the Regional Managing Director and the Board.

Qualifications & Skills / Relevant Industrial Experience Required

• Professionally recognised qualifications: HNC/HND or SVQ Level 5.
• Construction/Operations Management experience with major contractor/developer.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to work as part of the Senior Management Team.
• Excellent leadership skills to drive design and construction process to completion.
• Commercial awareness.
• Ability to programme using ASTA Power Project or equivalent.
• Participation in presentations and interviews as required.

Authority

• Manage external clients/consultants and internal management teams.
• Approve design as compliant to contract requirements.
• Control interface with other parts of the business.
• Control interface of all design information between designers and specialist subcontractors.
• Represent the company at all client and project meetings.

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