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At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world’s most exciting construction projects across a variety of sectors, in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. \n \n Due to continued growth across our Scottish business, we are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Edinburgh office. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the continued expansion of our Project Management team, delivering high-profile developments across Scotland while helping shape the future growth of the business. \n \n Working alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will lead the successful delivery of projects across the hospitality, residential, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and workplace sectors for a range of national and international clients. You will be responsible for managing projects from inception through to completion, providing strategic advice to clients, leading consultant teams and ensuring successful commercial, programme and quality outcomes. \n \n This role would suit an experienced consultancy Project Manager who enjoys building strong client relationships, leading complex projects and contributing to the growth of a dynamic and ambitious regional business. \n \n Essential Duties & Responsibilities: \n\n • Use of the full range of Project Management Process.\n, • Proactive day to day responsibility for small-medium sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision and supporting larger projects and programmes of work.\n, • Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.\n, • Prepare and evaluating tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract documentation.\n, • Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers.\n, • Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings.\n, • Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.\n, • Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance.\n, • Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.\n, • Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.\n, • Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.\n, • Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects.\n, • Support Senior PM team as required.\n, • Beginning to provide advice on procurement and contracts.\n, • Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role\n, • Support bid and tender preparation and business development.\n, • Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service level.\n, • Starting to provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate.\n, • Starting to mentor and coach team members, ensuring that staff and new starters are developed to support the successful growth of the business and development of their career.\n, • Developing and managing the Project Programmes and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders.\n\n \n Knowledge & Skills Required: \n\n • Deliver results in a client facing role including:\n, • Respond confidently to a client request; as well as understanding when to escalate client issues to senior members of the team.\n, • Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.\n, • Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.\n, • Commitment to outperforming client expectations.\n, • Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.\n, • Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.\n, • Starting to lead a team.\n, • Negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client facing role.\n, • Starting to manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.\n, • Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines\n, • Show strong leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain\n, • Starting to prioritise and self-manage with ability to work in a high-pressure environment.\n\n \n Preferred Education and Experience: \n\n • Ideally degree qualified (industry or non-industry)\n, • MAPM / MRICS other equivalent qualification or experience.\n, • Supporting Project Management Qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner / Certified Project Manager / MSP / Risk Management.\n, • 5+ years’ experience (at least 3 years post qualification).\n, • Strong experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC\n, • Strong technical project management skills and provide leadership to others on PM Processes: Risk, Opportunities and Issues, Planning/programming, Change control, Reporting, Stakeholder management and Communications, Value Management.\n, • Good experience of delivering multiple or complex projects and programmes of work through the entire project life cycle.\n, • Sound understanding of HS&E legislation including some formal training/qualifications.\n, • Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.\n, • Developing interpersonal and team building skills. Good interpersonal skills with both client and staff.\n, • Monitoring developments in project and programme management field - new processes / alternative training/ new areas of work - examples such as BIM, Soft Landings and agile project management.\n, • Some experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.\n\n

Administrator - FLEXIBLE WORKING OPTIONS Role: Administrator Location: City Centre Salary: Negotiable Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday (flexibility such as 9 day fortnight or hybrid working) Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support across a busy and professional workplace. This role is responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of office, project and business support functions. You will work closely with managers, colleague and project teams providing support with administration, document management, client communications, reporting and general office coordination. Key Responsibilities Act as the first point of contact for visitors, clients, suppliers and external stakeholders. Manage incoming telephone calls and enquiries. Coordinate meeting room bookings and hospitality arrangements. Manage correspondence, deliveries and courier services. Create, maintain and update project and business records. Set up new projects and maintain associated administrative documentation. Maintain tracking spreadsheets, reports and records. Support invoicing processes including drafting and issuing invoices. Provide administrative support to project and operational teams. Manage document archiving and record retention procedures. Support meetings, training sessions and professional development activities. Arrange travel and accommodation bookings. Coordinate office supplies and related records. Provide support to other business functions as required. Undertake general office administration and ad hoc duties.Skills & Experience Previous administrative experience within a professional office environment. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Excellent organisational and time management skills. Strong communication and customer service abilities. High level of accuracy and attention to detail. Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. Proactive, adaptable and willing to support a variety of business activities.Key Measures of Success Effective management of workload and responsibilities. Consistently high standards of accuracy and organisation. Positive contribution to team and business objectives. Professional and responsive support to colleagues and stakeholders. Reliable attendance and commitment to delivering excellent administrative support.This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Office Angels who are operating as an employment agency. Office Angels are an equal opportunities employer. Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application. If you are currently registered with Office Angels and interested in this role, please contact your consultant directly by email Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website

Campaigns Manager - Energy Friends of the Earth Scotland are looking to recruit a confident and committed individual to lead our Energy team. The right person will bring together our staff working on a fair transition away from fossil fuels to publicly owned renewable energy, in pursuit of our strategic aim: to phase out oil and gas production in line with 1.5C and ensuring a just transition, led by and for, affected workers and communities. The Energy team is made up of campaigners, organisers and activists, as well as communications and political colleagues. You will provide direct line management to some team members, and leadership, support, and coordination for areas of join work across the team. You will liaise with the Communications Manager and Policy and Advocacy Manager to bring in support from their areas. You will also support the Head of Campaigns in the strategic development of campaign plans and objectives and be responsible for supporting and coordinating delivery of those plans within the team. This role includes project management of a potential high-pressure piece of strategic litigation in relation to our campaign to stop a new gas-burning power station and carbon capture plant at Peterhead. This is a key piece of work in a long-running campaign with involve working closely with the Head of Campaigns and FoES board. Responsibilities: Direct line management of 2/3 members of staff and one consultant. Project team leadership. Responsibility for budget management, including restricted grant budgets. Ideal Skills/Qualifications: Essential • At least 4 years of campaigning experience including developing campaign strategy and work plans to deliver organisational objectives., • At least 2 years’ experience managing a small campaigns team, • Experience monitoring, evaluating and reporting on campaign impact, • Line management experience, • Demonstrable experience of public speaking and acting as a media spokesperson in a range of settings to a high level, • Excellent advocacy and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to influence a range of stakeholders including politicians, • Ability to manage a varied workload, prioritising and delegating tasks effectively, • Demonstrable commitment to climate justice, with experience of embedding it at the heart of campaign work, • Experience managing budgets and reporting to funders, • Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience writing briefings and reports, • Knowledge of the Scottish environmental sector and political landscape, • Knowledge of climate and energy policy Desirable • Familiarity with Friends of the Earth Scotland, our work and campaigns, • Experience writing funding applications and reporting to funders, • Experience using strategic litigation as a campaigning tactic, • Adaptable approach to changing campaign priorities, with an openness to the role’s focus evolving over time Location: Hybrid working arrangements with weekly attendance at one of our offices (Edinburgh or Aberdeen). You will also be expected to undertake regular travel within Scotland and occasional travel in the wider UK/overseas. Hours of Work: Permanent, full time (5 days per week or 35 hours) preferred; 4 or 4.5 days per week may be considered. The post may require some work outwith office hours, including weekends, for which time off in lieu is granted. There will be no payment of overtime. Salary: £42,500-£45,000 (Full-time equivalent) dependant on experience. This post sits in Band C of our salary bands. To apply, please press the ‘apply’ button Keywords: Marketing, Partnerships, Campaign