Project Manager

Position: Project Manager (Construction)

Location: Rosyth, Scotland East and Central area

Role: Full Time, with Site Travel

An exciting opportunity to work in the Central Government and Defence business unit of Mitie as a Project Manager in Scotland South (East and Central) area of the Scotland and Northern Ireland defence contract.

The Project Manager will be responsible for the development & delivery of projects in the most cost-effective manner, demonstrating ‘value for money' across Mitie's portfolio of clients. The person will identify & procure the services of specialist designers and contractors as required.

Main Duties

• Ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with the contract (NEC3 and 4) and corporate governance arrangements.
• Management of multiple projects across a diverse property portfolio and the full project lifecycle.
• Managing the project budgets across multiple locations through liaison with the Commercial Team.
• Facilitating the appointment of Design Teams & Contractors to the projects.
• Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, programme and budget.
• Managing both directly employed & agency resource.
• Managing third party contributions to the project.
• Managing the communications with all stakeholders (internal & external).
• Managing risks to the projects successful outcome.
• Reporting progress of projects at regular intervals.
• Providing aftercare services to the customer.
• Developing and managing positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.

What we are looking for

Qualifications:

• Preferably degree qualified in a surveying or construction related discipline.
• Membership of a construction related institute e.g. RICS/CIOB/RIBA/CIBSE/MIET or APM Membership preferable.
• A relevant Health & Safety qualification (preferred but not essential).

Experience:

• They will have a proven track record of project development and delivery and demonstrable experience of pre-construction and construction phases delivery of multiple projects.
• Fully conversant with all applicable legislation, regulations, and standards.
• Able to produce estimates of project programmes and cost targets, reviewed and revised as necessary throughout the project life cycle.
• Demonstrate knowledge and implementation of the NEC suite of contracts (Desirable).
• Stakeholder and Client management, understanding stakeholders and user requirements.
• Able to determine the overall duration of projects, including the identification of activities, interdependencies, and estimated duration's.
• Competent in the use of Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and Maximo (desirable).
• A minimum of five years experience of working within a construction related industry (essential).
• Management experience of delivering multiple projects simultaneously (project values ranging from £15K to £3,000,000)

Person:

• Good leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of project management methodology, such as PRINCE2 or APM.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
• Comfortable with travelling to sites and delivering projects across the S&NI region if the demand dictates.
• Ability to write clear & precise reports (e.g. feasibility studies). Simplify complex information to a diverse range of people.
• Flexible in approach to solving issues & delivering programmes.
• Well organised with good time management skills.
• Full UK Driving licence

The successful candidate will need to undertake security BPSS prior to commencing the role and be required to achieve Security Clearance (SC level) as a prerequisite.