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Senior Project Manager

28 days ago

Bristol

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant. About the business unit Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services. APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management. Buildings We support clients worldwide to ensure their goals and ambitions for construction projects are realised, while maximising sustainability and social value for communities. Our solutions include cost and project management services for a wide range of central government, local authority and private clients. We operate right across the building market sector, including workplace, residential, law and order, health, education, retail, sports and commercial property landscapes. Our vision is to provide added value to our clients’ businesses through high quality services delivered by a dedicated team of built environment advisory experts. Overview of the role With the continued expansion of our built environment sector, we have an exciting opportunity for Senior / Associate Project Managers to join our growing and diverse Buildings team to be based in one of our growing Health Market teams in London and Cardiff / Bristol. Driving Social Outcomes is at the heart of every project we work on and we specialise in working collaboratively with project stakeholders to maximise the potential for environmental, social and economic benefits to positively improve the communities in which we live, work and play. As a Senior/ Associate Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects through the RIBA Stages acting as the integrator of multidiscipline teams, working on a variety of projects across a diverse Health Portfolio. Senior Project Management Services to include: • Advising the client to help them define the strategic brief, including goals and objectives of the project, • Support the client to establish and procure the project team, • Define the project success factors including time, cost, quality, environmental, and social outcomes, • Define and agree project governance structure aligned to client and legislative requirements, • Produce a detail project execution plan that outlines how the project will be managed, • Establish reporting requirements and production of progress reports, • Leading and acting as an integrator of multidiscipline services at all stages of the project life cycle, • Establish and manage the change control process, • Monitoring and advising upon project performance against success indicators, • Implement performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance, • Establish a communication strategy and information management plan and implement this across the project managing the interface between all parties and the client, • Team Leadership including managing and mentoring members of the team across multiple projects In addition to leading Senior Project Management services for our clients you will be responsible for managing our commissions internally and working with our Account Leaders to position and win new work. Additional Internal Project Management and Business Development services to include: • Manage our commissions in accordance with our BMS process, • Oversee resourcing and commercial performance of our commissions managing risk and maximising opportunities, • Capturing project capability and add value evidence through Project Case studies and Client feedback, • Supporting account leaders to develop new opportunities for our business including cross-selling our solutions to help our clients overcome challenges, • Management of bids through our WIN process, • Driving innovation to support efficiency and quality of service delivery Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both public and private sector programmes. Many of the programmes are long term opportunities allowing you to grow and develop your career. Candidate specification Essential: • Demonstrate alignment with our Mott MacDonald PRIDE values, • Demonstratable relevant project management experience in the Health Sector either as a consultant or working for NHS / Health providers, • Demonstrable knowledge and application of pre and post contract project management and contract management methodologies, • Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a larger team, • Be a MAPM / MRICS / MCIOB or equivalent Chartered Professional and working towards ChPP / FRICS/ FCIOB or equivalent Desirable: • Relationship building skills –ability to build strong relationships with clients, teams and stakeholders as well as an ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts, • Ability to manage and lead teams to maximise performance, • Willingness to mentor and coach junior members of the team to support career progression and chartership, • Excellent oral and written communication and organisation skills, • Soft skills including self-motivation; taking initiative; leadership, adaptability and flexibility; effective listening, collaboration; influence and persuasion, insightfulness, • Drive to innovate and implement best practice, • Working knowledge of delivery models and technical requirements for healthcare projects eg HTM’s and HBN’s If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need. UK Immigration Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future. Agile working At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust. Equality, diversity, and inclusion We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute. Accessibility We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will talk to you about how we can support you. We offer some fantastic benefits including: Financial wellbeing We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes. Employee Ownership Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution. Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future. For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one. Health and Wellbeing Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too. Lifestyle A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers. Enhanced family and carers leave Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid. Learning and development Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options. Networks, communities, and social outcomes Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes

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