Senior Project Manager in Exeter

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.

About the business unit: Mott MacDonald's Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across various sectors including built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care.

Overview of the role: Due to continued growth across our Defence Infrastructure portfolio, we have exciting opportunities for experienced project management professionals to join our expanding team in the UK. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering some of the UK's most complex and strategically significant defence infrastructure programmes.

The role offers:

• Exposure to nationally significant Defence Infrastructure programmes
• Involvement across the full project lifecycle from feasibility through construction, commissioning and handover
• Opportunities to lead multidisciplinary design and construction teams within secure environments
• Career development through long-term frameworks and strategic programmes
• A collaborative environment focused on technical excellence, innovation, sustainability and social value

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Lead the safe, secure and successful delivery of defence infrastructure and construction projects in accordance with agreed time, cost, quality and performance objectives
• Manage projects throughout the complete lifecycle, including feasibility, business case development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover
• Lead and oversee multidisciplinary design teams throughout all project stages
• Act as the Project Manager for integrated design delivery teams
• Ensure effective design management processes are implemented, monitored and controlled throughout project delivery
• Manage and challenge consultant teams to ensure designs are delivered to the required quality standards
• Lead the delivery of projects through the construction phase
• Oversee contractor performance and construction delivery activities
• Manage the transition from design into construction
• Monitor construction progress, commissioning and handover activities
• Develop, maintain and monitor integrated project programmes, schedules, dependencies and resource plans
• Manage and coordinate project controls, including cost management, change control, risk management and progress reporting
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, opportunities and security-related constraints
• Provide leadership and direction across commercial, procurement and project control functions
• Manage NEC contracts and ensure successful contract administration
• Act as the key point of contact for clients, senior stakeholders, delivery partners and supply chain organisations
• Support compliance with CDM Regulations, health, safety and environmental requirements
• Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to project teams and junior project managers

Candidate specification:

• Proven experience delivering major infrastructure, capital investment or construction projects within defence, government, nuclear, aviation, rail or other highly regulated sectors
• Extensive experience managing and overseeing multidisciplinary design teams across the full project lifecycle
• Demonstrable experience acting as Project Manager for consultant design teams
• Significant project management experience across the full project lifecycle
• Proven experience managing projects through construction, commissioning and handover phases
• Strong understanding of design management principles and the integration of design, commercial, programme and construction activities
• Experience working within client organisations and/or embedded project delivery teams
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) through the Association for Project Management (APM), or equivalent professional chartership
• NEC3 or NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation or equivalent contract management qualification

Personal attributes:

• Strong leadership and decision-making capability
• Collaborative and client-focused approach
• Ability to establish credibility quickly and develop trusted working relationships
• Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to perform in complex and evolving environments
• Committed to safety, quality and continuous improvement

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

We offer some fantastic benefits including financial wellbeing, employee ownership, health and wellbeing support, lifestyle benefits, and learning and development opportunities.