Project Manager (NIHE) TLNT1_NI in Belfast

Your new company

The services of Hays have been retained by our client, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, to recruit a Project Manager (Construction Procurement) on an ongoing temporary contract basis to work from their office in Belfast city centre.

Your new role

You will support the Senior Project Manager (Construction Procurement) in delivering an effective procurement of construction works / building services and construction related professional services contracts that represent the most cost-effective and technically feasible solution for the Housing Executive's Asset Management division. This will include:

• Proactively leading construction procurement exercises, liaising with the client and Corporate Procurement Unit to deliver the Housing Executive's procurement programme, ensuring contract documentation for tenders are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Working collaboratively with the client to draft and review tender and contract documentation to ensure compliance with public procurement policy, legislation and best practice, whilst closely liaising with procurement colleagues.
• Liaising with the client department and/or consultants to formulate procurement requirements, providing financial input ensuring that tender specification and contract documentation complies with all relevant legislation, best practice methodologies, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) specifications, policies and procedures.
• Preparing and analysing costings for pre-tender estimates, contract cost models, benchmarking, along with completing tender evaluations.
• Drafting documentation for the NEC 3 and 4 suite of contracts, for construction works, building services and construction related professional services contracts, ensuring delivery of tender exercises.
• Ensuring delivery of procurement exercises, including conducting initiation and handover of contract meetings with clients, contract mobilisation, and ensuring Post Project Evaluations are completed and improvements, inclusive of Lessons Learned, are incorporated into future procurements.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this position, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification) in Quantity Surveying or in another relevant Building/Construction discipline with at least 2 years' relevant experience working within a Building/Construction function, or;
• Possess a BTEC Higher National Certificate/Diploma (or equivalent Level 5 qualification) in Quantity Surveying or in another relevant Technical/Construction related discipline PLUS at least 3 years' relevant experience working within a Building/Construction function.

What you'll get in return

This position offers an immediate start with the opportunity to work with Northern Ireland's largest social landlord. You will be paid via Hays on a weekly basis. It is our understanding that this role will be recruited on a permanent basis in due course - the initial temporary contract post could provide useful experience in advance of this process.

What you need to do now

Please contact Andrew McLarnon to discuss this position in confidence. Alternatively, please apply using the link attached to register your interest.