Buildings Project Manager, Manchester-(BIE0003GJ)
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About The Opportunity
As the Jacobs Cities & Places team, we create thriving places across different scales - from regions to cities, neighbourhoods to individual buildings and all through an integrated design approach. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to build upon our strengths and develop an interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, that sets the direction for the industry and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.
Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, surveyors, urban designers, project managers and transport planners to provide collaborative and coordinated value design solutions for our clients, both nationally and internationally.
We are currently looking for a talented Project Manager with experience in leading medium to large scale and / or complex projects in the built environment sector. We seek candidates who can demonstrate essential project management skills in a complex built environment with an ability to provide innovative solutions to clients.
We are looking for candidates who can lead and manage consultancy services to major clients. Due to the varied nature of the potential work, candidates are required to be familiar with the RIBA project development stages, from concept through to detailed design and construction / implementation using the project lifecycle stages and scope agreed with the client.
Here's What You'll Need:
1. Degree qualified in appropriate engineering, construction or management subject preferred, but other qualifications will be considered
2. Ideally be a member of or working towards accreditation of the Association of Project Management or other relevant recognised professional body
3. Experience of Contract administration utilising various forms of procurement, ideally including NEC 3 and NEC 4
4. Can effectively plan, monitor and control the work of self and others taking account of the priorities of projects
5. A good understanding of UK CDM & Health and Safety Legislation - drive a positive HS&W culture within a project
6. A proactive attitude and be keen to take ownership of client relationships and contribute to the growth of our business