An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Pre-Construction Project Manager to join our Property Services Midlands team based in the Birmingham office. The main purpose of the role is to lead a project from initial identification/engagement to financial close, through all preconstruction process gateways.
Benefits:
Competitive Salary / Competitive Car Allowance / 26 Days Holidays / Pension Scheme / Free Parking / Private Health Care / Professional Development & Training Opportunities / Free Wellbeing Initiatives such as eye care vouchers, occupational health, employee assistance programme / Ministry of Fun / Flexible Working / Online Retailer Discounts (Seddon Smartspending)
What you'll do:
* Work with customers and end users to understand their business needs, develop their brief, timelines and approval gateways
* Identify and lead in management of the project stakeholders
* Identify and engage designers and key supply chain partners input needed for each project and work with the project team to agree terms of appointment
* Ensure that the cost plan reflects the brief / drivers, check and reinforce the budget and communicate it to the team
* Achieve delivery within the customer's budget
* Deliver all necessary and regular internal and external updates, and gateway reports, in line with the Seddon Management System and Pre-construction Gateways processes.
* Lead and manage each project Risk/Opportunities Register with the wider project team including regular and gateway updates
* Ensure that the resource levels are maintained to protect the profitability of the Pre-Contract period, including liaising with the project QS to maintain accurate reporting of the costs and value
* Effectively manage and communicate internal and consultant project teams
* Coordinate documentation as required by the customer or framework
* Ensure adhesion of the team as a clear and effective working unit, working closely with operations and commercial teams, working closely with the wider business where required
* Lead with knowledge development and sharing lessons learnt among the team to upskill team members to facilitate continuous improvement
* Ensure the team is engaging with supply chain to gain commitment and 'best solutions'
* Work with the customer's advisors and professionals to build relationships and provide consistent advice and communications
* Promote honest, open and transparent communications - ensuring the client is kept informed of anything relevant and avoiding "shocks"
* Develop and maintain customer and framework relationships to support a strong pipeline of work for the business.
* To coordinate statutory requirements, ensuring Utilities, Governing bodies including planning and Building Control are managed to allow Start on site on time
* To develop strategies / problem solve issues which become apparent to ensure project KPI delivery
* Coordinate the process of Decision to Proceed Meeting ensuring the presentation achieves the desired outcome of project commencement
* Escalate serious issues in good time to senior managers to assist in problems for resolution within agreeable timescales.
Have you got what it takes:
* Relevant construction, engineering or related qualification
* Skills gained in a previous pre-construction role
* Customer relationship management
* Knowledge and skills of the pre-construction process
* Excellent time management and organisation to hit deadlines
* Leadership and influencing skills
* Engagement and motivation
* The full Microsoft suite of IT including Dynamics, TEAMS, Excel, Power Point, CRM and ASITE - Information Management Software.