Project Manager(Construction)

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of up to 3 new build housing projects (depending on size), through all RIBA stages, with a value per Project Manager, of between £20m and £50m, either by direct delivery or via a development partner.
• Ensure that the projects for which you are responsible are delivered to cost (approved budget), quality and programme and meet project milestones.
• Manage multi-disciplinary project teams of up to 25 individuals for each project, consisting of highly qualified professionals and other development delivery staff, including architects, specialist consultants, Employer’s Agents etc. to drive the delivery of the council’s ambitious new affordable homes target and issue instructions as required.
• Complete monthly highlight reports on Power BI to ensure that senior managers always have access to up-to-date project information and provide additional information as required by the PMO Team for effective monitoring.
• Ensure funding is identified and project budgets are approved and monitor actual spend, committed spend, spend against contract sums, financial profiles and update forecasts for quarterly monitoring reports.
• Prepare Gateway reports, change control requests and other reports for governance approval, in line with the agreed process. Prepare reports and provide information in order to achieve all key stage approvals and various performance monitoring requirements.
• Ensure full and thorough Risk Registers are in place for each project, mitigation measures are set out and risks and issues are escalated in a timely manner.
• Carry out financial and viability modelling using the new viability tool.
• Responsible for ensuring that planning conditions are discharged and building regulations complied with in a timely manner, using a tracker to monitor progress against these.
• Communicate, consult and engage effectively with a wide range of key internal and external stakeholders, Executive Members, Ward Councillors and with residents and local communities throughout the delivery process, from initial site identification to project closure.
• Proactively manage consultant, contractor and developer performance and value for money through contract arrangements and development agreements to deliver the required outcomes.
• Ensure all project documentation is in place, filed correctly and accessible to the project team and the client team at all stages of project delivery. Record lessons learned to continually improve development delivery.
• Apply development knowledge, skills and experience to drive delivery of new homes.
• Ensure projects are managed in accordance with all relevant policies, legislation and procedures and delivered in line with the Constitution, Financial Regulations and Procurement Rules.
• Draft responses to requests for information, Members Enquiries, stakeholder queries and complaints for review by senior managers being aware of the audience for which these are intended.
• Take all necessary action to ensure the project which you are responsible for meet their objectives.
• Be the main point of contact for the schemes you are responsible for.
• Deliver the objectives set in your annual check-in and take responsibility for seeking training and development opportunities to continually improve your skills and knowledge to deliver the best possible outcomes.
• For large-scale and complex new build and regeneration projects work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team. This may involve reporting to a Principal Project Manager (PO7).
• Work collaboratively within the service area as part of a whole-team approach, and with colleagues across the council, to deliver the new homes programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A Project Management qualification or other relevant professional qualification in a housing or development related subject and demonstrable experience of working in housing development or a development related field OR Able to demonstrate good experience of working in a housing development or related field, including management of residential development/construction contracts through all RIBA stages, preferably in a local authority setting.

Experience

• Experience of supervising a multi-disciplinary project team delivering residential development/construction projects.
• Experience of project reporting and robust risk management to ensure programme objectives are met.
• Experience of managing significant budgets, undertaking complex financial appraisals, and submission of bids for external funding for residential development and regeneration projects.
• Experience in undertaking consultation exercises with a range of audiences, including residents from disadvantaged groups.
• A thorough understanding of housing and regeneration issues in a diverse, inner-city environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Strong project management skills, ability to monitor budgets and understanding of governance processes and importance of project reporting.
• Good working knowledge of construction and relevant contracts.
• Able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of planning policy and practice.
• Understanding of the council’s Constitution, Financial Regulations and Procurement Rules.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including Executive Members, Ward Councillors and residents.
• Ability to work under pressure, on own initiative with little supervision and as part of a team.
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office, financial spreadsheets and viability appraisal models.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to monitor and control significant and/or complex budgets, within the concepts of best value and VFM.

Rate of Pay: Umbrella: £400

Location: Islington