Building Surveyor/Project Manager

Job title:              Project Manager Day Rate:            £60,000 – £80,000 Location:            North West London O’Neill and Brennan have an opportunity for a full-time permanent Building Surveyor/Project Manager to join a reputable property management company to help with their refurbishment and expansion projects. They are looking for someone from a surveying, construction or engineering background who has experience of managing refurbishment and expansion projects of up to £10m. As Building Surveyor/Project Manager you will be responsible for: Providing a professional Project Management service to successfully deliver capital works projects Direct and manage project teams from inception to handover and operation Chair meetings with design teams, cost consultants, contractors and other specialists Monitor project progress, produce reports and work schedules and identify corrective actions within the project team to ensure projects are always delivered safely and on time, on budget to meet the specified quality of the agreed design Adopt a rigorous approach to the control of cost, quality, change management and programme by implementing project tools and procedures, standards and documentation Take ownership and demonstrate leadership Project Managers would be expected to demonstrate a successful track record of managing projects in a range up to £10m. Be able to carry out all of the tasks and responsibilities designated to the Project Manager under the client\’s appointments – including acting as the Client\’s Representative, Employer\’s Agent and Contract Administrator Have a good understanding of their specialist sector including supply chains, suppliers, products, methods, procurement methods and (e.g. building construction and refurbishment). Be able to provide high level cost advice and analysis and review and interrogate cost advice provided by others by active management. Have a good understanding and keep up to date with processes, activity durations, lead times, dependencies and constraints. Be able to produce project programmes for projects of appropriate scale and complexity Have a good understanding of change management processes and be able to lead appropriate change management on projects