At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting construction projects from start to finish, ensuring they meet key objectives.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at Edinburgh Airport, shaping the future of infrastructure.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on high-value projects.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Degree or experience in construction project management required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join the Capital Projects team. The successful candidate will lead the direction, execution and completion of Capital projects, ensuring they are consistent with project objectives and Edinburgh Airport's overall strategy.
What you’ll be doing:
- Project managing across a portfolio of projects valued from £100k - £15m
- Developing the infrastructure of people, process and system solutions required for a variety of identified business needs or opportunities
- Maintaining an efficient and timely implementation of the project timeline, using project controls where necessary to ensure key project metrics (time, cost and quality) are met
- Collaborating with assigned project sponsors to ensure they are supported throughout the project lifecycle and expectations are managed
- Application and management of projects through the Edinburgh Airport toll gate process
- Investigate and prepare appropriate guidance on the most effective procurement approaches to achieve project deliverables
- Timely and accurate presentation of project reporting on all aspects of delivery, cost planning, financial reporting, procurement, tendering and contract administration
Qualifications:
To apply for this role, you'll need to hold a degree or have proven experience in a relevant construction project or engineering management discipline. This role requires the successful candidate to obtain a Counter Terrorist Check, so you must have been living in the UK for the last 3 consecutive years.
Key strengths:
- Extensive experience working within the construction industry, with the ability to operate in a fast‑paced and evolving environment
- Safety savvy – you have an awareness of current Health and Safety legislation
- Leadership – you can lead external designer teams as well as managing internal stakeholders
- Collaboration – you lead a team approach and have experience influencing different areas of a business to work together
- Commercially minded – you understand the context of revenue and budget constraints associated with projects
- Understand construction contract management and an awareness of NEC4
We think you need these skills to ace Project Manager (Construction)
Project Management
Construction Industry Knowledge
Health and Safety Awareness
Leadership Skills
Collaboration Skills
Commercial Awareness
Contract Management
