Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our infrastructure team brings its design, build and refurbishment expertise to complex projects across the country. We form strong partnerships with clients and communities to deliver major infrastructure improvements like A14 improvement scheme, HS2 and Waterloo and Southwest station upgrade.
Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.
We are looking for an Senior Project Manager to join our Infrastructure team on the A47 in Norwich.
What you'll do:
1. Support the detailed design phase in ensuring an efficient and buildable design is produced. Challenge the design and construction teams to find innovative ways to circumvent any potential technical issues that threaten project objectives and to minimise cost
2. Facilitate coordination, standardisation and consistency across sections to deliver the best outcomes for the overall project
3. Lead change to the way of working by promoting continual improvement and best practice.
4. Ensure supply chain arrangements are appropriate and efficiently managed and subcontracts are correctly administered.
5. Set targets for the construction team to measure performance and drive continuous improvement. Regularly review performance against these targets and take any necessary actions to ensure successful delivery.
6. Foster an inclusive culture to maximise effectiveness of a diverse team. Nurture and develop future talent.
7. Develop the team and encourage personal development whilst continually assessing / monitoring the performance of the team and its members against the expected performance standards / competencies.
What you'll bring to the role:
8. Extensive experience of delivery of structures including bridges over road, rail and water, retaining walls and significant culverts of varying form / function designs in live traffic and rail infrastructure environments.
9. Proven experience of leading the delivery of major highways schemes (preferably for National Highways) at a senior level e.g. Project lead / Construction lead.
10. Extensive experience and knowledge of highway construction methods, logistics (including site security) and supply chain partners.
11. Extensive experience of project delivery involving significant utility diversions and preferably under the regime of a DCO.
12. Extensive experience of overseeing the acquisition and compliance of third-party consents and first class Stakeholder management, preferably including Network Rail.