Director of Project Management- Construction Consultancy in City of London

Bovis builds enduring partnerships, bringing together the right expertise, the right capabilities and the right resources to deliver the most complex projects. For over 20 years Bovis Consulting has partnered with our clients to shape and deliver precisely tailored and innovative project and programme solutions across the UK. Our agile, one-team approach and on-the-ground, diverse specialist skills are uniquely combined with the vast knowledge, insights and technical expertise of our construction business to provide a truly unique offering.

Through fresh thinking, new perspectives and intelligent, custom-built solutions that cut through complexity, we minimise risk and enable results that clients value. Drawing on our highly experienced, multi-disciplinary teams, we bring a fresh perspective, tailoring our approach to the specific demands of the project, helping to simplify complexity and minimise risk.

We are currently recruiting for Project Managers with Built environment experience. Responsibilities include:

• Determine project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis.
• Planning, leading and managing a project team to deliver integrated, sustainable, and effective solutions that meet the project brief.
• End-to-end execution planning and management as you establish clear goals with well-defined roles and deliverables.
• Ensuring a seamless, defined integration of design, development, commissioning delivery and process requirements.
• Reporting of project performance using project control tools, including earned value and quantitative risk analysis.
• Ensuring thorough management of both the deliverables and team safety.
• Collaboratively work with the construction manager/delivery team and/or external resources to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all stakeholders’ expectations.
• Manage consultant team and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverable and/or project variations.
• Manage the timely delivery to programme for the concept, schematic, detailed design and design development in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed on project milestones.
• Drive focus in all areas of health, safety, quality and environmental matters on projects, challenging where needed.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in project management and/or construction-related discipline, combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of role knowledge.
• Knowledge of Construction and Property industries and an understanding of estimating, scheduling, field supervision, contracts administration, procurement, financial controls and reporting.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills for resolving planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues within construction and design activities.
• Proven experience in planning, leading, and managing project teams in a highly regulated environment.
• Extensive knowledge of planning and implementation of complex projects, within a live operational environment, with multiple stakeholder interfaces.
• Proven track record of delivering integrated and sustainable solutions to meet project briefs.
• Leading in Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
• A proven background in communicating project deliverables across complex regulated industries.
• Owning projects throughout the project lifecycle from concept to handover and closeout.
• Preparing, updating and implementing the project management plan whilst proactively monitoring overall progress, the interdependencies and resolving issues/mitigating risks and initiating corrective action as appropriate.
• Driving the design development, initiating surveys and site visits as necessary in order to write the works information in line with the project business case.
• Undertaking the contract administration responsibilities and have a thorough understanding of the NEC suite of contracts.
• Ensuring projects are delivered to the right quality, in the time allocated and at, or below the approved budget.
• Writing specifications, tender and contract documents to include project risk registers, schedules and others with the assistance of procurement and production colleagues.
• Undertaking regular reviews, inspections and audits.
• Managing contractors to ensure that the execution of projects is undertaken to the full expectations of the client.
• Contract administration of numerous projects dealing with payments, EWN, CE’s and etc, including raising such EWNs/CEs in a timely manner in accordance with the Contract.
• Undertaking timely third-party liaisons, e.g. planning applications, land/access, power supply negotiations in line with the project programme.

Flexible and hybrid work options, up to 10% employer pension contribution, private medical health benefit, enhanced parental leave, life assurance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days, 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave, health and wellbeing support and initiatives, 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services, discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide.

We are a disability inclusive employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.

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