About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values – Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
About The Role
You will be a Senior Project Manager from a Construction background and will be a solution driven individual that can demonstrate a willingness to engage, drive and complete projects and where required understand and seek the necessary support to drive these projects to completion. These projects will be varied in size, scope, and complexity and this requires a flexible approach with a “can do” mindset.
Days of working
- Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 17:00
- Friday 08:00 – 15:30
Responsibilities
- Understanding of cradle to grave Project Management – Delivery of Projects from conception through to completion in conjunction with the Regional Operations Manager.
- Efficiency – Ensure the utilisation and efficiency of the resource within the projects team on every project.
- Client facing – Liaising and working with a multitude of client stakeholders throughout all aspects of the project, developing client requirements to produce a project specific proposal, managing project costs, agreeing measurable KPIs, and ensuring client satisfaction.
- Resource Management – Management of and development of project teams, effectively manage staff/labour under their control to maximise efficiencies, empower employees with targets and goals, control of supply chain partners, contract mobilisation and operational support, ensuring all project personnel possess necessary skills and training opportunities.
- Engineering – Understand client scope, develop the same, drive solutions and proposals including development of costs in conjunction with the wider team, engagement with supply chain partners and sub-contractors to maximise solutions, delivery of design and build projects.
- Project Delivery – Ensuring compliance with all aspects of health & safety legislation to protect the client and the business, organising and chairing and recording all relevant project meetings, management of all building services installations, delivery of projects within timescale and budget, continuous improvement in line with the client’s requirements.
- Commercial – Develop knowledge of various contracts, including NEC and others, programme financial control, ability to maximise opportunities and improve margin returns, understand and develop contract change mechanisms and report these in a timely manner to deliver the contract.
Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following
- Proven experience carrying out project delivery of this nature.
- Experience in office refurbishment / fit out projects.
- Self‑motivated, able to work on own initiative and recognise the need for assistance and resource planning.
- Ability to develop, manage and empower a team.
- Deadline driven and committed.
- Committed to personnel and team development and progression.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal.
- PC literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft office suite, including Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, Project and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of all legislative requirements that impact on the business and client activities and employees.
- Flexible approach to all work activities (travel between various UK locations).
- Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a pressurised environment.
- Excellent customer service skills / Professional manner.
- Confident, enthusiastic, and reliable.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
