Associate Director, Strategic Projects | Gtr Manchester | Real Estate and Transport | £70 - £80k basic
Neos Global Search is proud to be partnering with one of the leading organisations in the North as it embarks on an exciting new phase.
Reporting into a massively high-calibre leader in the industry, we are looking for an experienced and ambitious operator to influence to consolidated strategy planning of number of pivotal and interconnected developments overt the next decade and beyond - from strategic real estate to transport.
The successful individual will possess several years of planning, consulting or delivery expertise, with the ability to cultivate lasting relationships with both public and private sector leadership, and act as a player-coach with wider team members.
Key deliverables:
* Deliver strategies which support the overarching delivery of transformative projects
* Provide full-court financial and specialist expertise to drive project strategy, development and delivery
* Partner with government leaders in the masterplanning of projects
* Drive intelligence & data of programmes to inform policy and influence future investments and funding allocations
* Raise the bar in delivery matters from planning to construction and delivery
* Provide comprehensive - and at times mission-critical - advice to senior managers and political leaders, leadership, direction and development of staff within their portfolio to support the delivery of key objectives
* Ensure effective financial management in respect of all aspects of strategic developments, advising the Director where challenges exist
* Lead and motivate teams and to achieve excellent performance, acting as a positive role model for leadership behaviours
Person profile:
* A demonstrable track record of masterplanning and delivering strategic real estate, regeneration or high-profile transport projects either from a consultancy or developer background
* Experience in facing-off with multi-disciplinary and cross-functional stakeholders from public and private sectors
* Ability to persuade, influence and business partner at all levels
* Demonstrable experience in developing strategic approaches and business plans within a complex operating environment
* Strong understanding of development of delivery models and measures of performance