Senior Project Manager

Cumming Group is an international project and cost management consultancy delivering innovative solutions in construction, real estate, and infrastructure. With a commitment to collaboration, transparency, and performance excellence, we support some of the world's most respected clients across a diverse range of sectors.

Provide overall leadership to the Project Management team including project and service delivery, processes, development etc. Proactive day-to-day responsibility for large-sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision. Strengthen our service delivery capability and promote knowledge capture, sharing and innovation. Prepare and evaluate tenders, contractor/consultant selection and contract documentation. Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers. Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings. Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality. Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance. Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable. Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process. Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.

Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects. Provide advice on procurement and contracts. Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role. Contribute towards bid and tender preparation and business development. Support the implementation of strategic initiatives at service level. Provide leadership to the staff, where required. Resolve conflicts of priorities and personalities relating to work with the appropriate Director or Associate. 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. Developing and managing the Project Programmes and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders. Manage the delivery of work through proactive involvement where appropriate and through performance management of personnel to ensure work is completed in a timely manner to a high-quality standard.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• The ability to deliver results in a client-facing role including responding confidently to a client request; as well as understanding when to elevate client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Deal diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders in a flexible environment, subject to change.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
• Lead a team.
• Negotiate, influence and deliver results in a client-facing role.
• Manage conflicting priorities and organise workloads in conjunction with the appropriate Director.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show strong leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, creating a close-knit team.
• Motivate and mentor the team to work effectively in a dynamic environment, including the supply chain.
• Prioritise and self-manage with the ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Preferably degree qualified in a relevant field: construction, cost management, engineering or quantity surveying.
• MAPM / MRICS or other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Supporting Project Management Qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner / Certified Project Manager / MSP / Risk Management.
• Experience in the Infrastructure sector is essential.
• 7+ years’ experience (at least 5 years post qualification).
• Extensive knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Extensive experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC.
• Excellent 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.
• Extensive experience of delivering multiple or complex projects and programmes of work through the entire project life cycle.
• Sound understanding of HS&E legislation including some formal training/qualifications.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
• 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.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgement and an aptitude for forward planning.
• Energetic and motivated with natural drive and an innovative flair, resourcefulness and ability to adapt to change.
• An ability to think clearly and make reasoned decisions, explaining the logic employed.
• Good experience of managing people and delivering multiple or complex projects.

Cumming Group is committed to creating a diverse workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race (includes nationality, national / ethnic origin, colour), marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, gender assignment, religion and belief.