Associate Director of Project Management in London

A leading global project and programme management consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director-level Project Manager to take a senior leadership role on a major flagship central London development valued at approximately £500 millionThe successful candidate will join during the early design and mobilisation stage, providing strategic leadership as the design and consultant teams are appointed and the programme moves towards deliveryWorking alongside the Client Director, you will lead a project management team of approximately five Project Managers and take responsibility for the successful planning and delivery of the programmeProviding strategic project leadership across a complex, large-scale developmentLeading, managing and developing the project management teamSupporting the appointment and mobilisation of the design and consultant teamsEstablishing robust project governance, reporting and decision-making processesOverseeing programme, risk, procurement, commercial performance and stakeholder managementActing as a senior point of contact for the client and wider project teamChallenging consultants and contractors to protect the programme and achieve the required outcomesMaintaining clear and transparent reporting throughout the projectEnsuring procurement decisions and expenditure meet the standards required by a highly accountable procurement processIdentifying and resolving strategic risks before they affect deliverySupporting the transition from design development through procurement and constructionSupporting the Project Director and peers to work collaboratively when reporting to board level within the client organisationThis is an opportunity to take a leading role on one of London’s most significant forthcoming developmentsThe position offers involvement from the early design and procurement stages, leadership of an established project management team and direct engagement with senior client stakeholders throughout a complex and high-profile programmeThis position requires an experienced project leader who has delivered major developments mixed use office, retail premium hotel cut and calve valued at more than £200 million, ideally with a developer, client-side or project management backgroundExcellent understanding of project governance, procurement, programme management and riskExperience working within a transparent and highly scrutinised procurement environmentStrong commercial experience and the confidence to advise senior client stakeholdersExperience working for, or closely alongside, a major developer, investor, development manager or client-side organisationA strong track record of leading projects valued at more than £150 millionStrong experience across all RIBA stages, particularly pre-construction, on projects of the values outlined above. This should be clearly evidenced against individual projects within the CVSignificant experience at Project Director, Associate Director or equivalent levelExcellent communication, stakeholder management and reporting skillsExperience leading multidisciplinary consultant and design teams through the early stages of a projectStrong knowledge of major commercial, mixed-use or complex central London developmentsThe ability to lead and motivate an established team of Project Managers whilst maintaining a ‘one team’ ethos
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