At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting commercial projects in a dynamic, hybrid work environment.
- Company: Join Sweco, a leader in sustainable community planning and design.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team tackling urbanisation challenges and driving innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on society while developing your project management skills.
- Qualifications: Background in engineering/business with solid project management experience.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
We are currently looking for an experienced Principal/Associate Commercial Project Manager to join our innovative Mission Critical team in our Central London office. We operate a hybrid working model which typically means 3 days in the office or on site and 2 days at home (depending on the need for site visits/client meetings). Our Mission Critical facilities engineering experts bring together global data centre project experience and technical capability from site acquisition to project completion. Delivering data centre projects across Europe, clients see us as their most committed and reliable partner.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently leading the bid preparation stage of multi-disciplinary projects.
- Independently managing all the commercial elements of complex high value projects involving different internal and external international teams.
- Ensuring projects are delivered to the agreed scope, budget and programme, anticipating and taking proactive action to highlight and mitigate risks.
- Delivering projects at the target profit.
- Tracking and reporting on projects’ financial KPIs and implementing strategies to improve financial performance.
- Reviewing, negotiating and managing bespoke client contracts.
- Procuring and managing contracts of an international supply chain and ensuring contractual and quality compliance.
- Anticipating and proactively managing multiple stakeholders’ needs and leading on conflict resolution.
- Managing client relationships and contributing to business development.
- Supporting the development and mentoring of other members of the team.
- Contributing to the development and improvement of Sweco’s project management and commercial governance systems and processes.
What do you need to be successful in the role?
- You need a background in engineering/business and commercial management.
- You should be an excellent communicator, comfortable managing multiple tasks, a team player who can demonstrate leadership skills, and proactive, collaborative, organised, methodical and a natural problem solver with the ability to influence others.
You'll Possess
- Educational background in engineering or business.
- Solid experience as a commercial project manager in the design and construction of infrastructure projects.
- Experience in the delivery of mission critical facilities would be beneficial.
- A project management qualification is desirable.
- Experience in managing projects on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
- Solid understanding of financial metrics and contractual terms.
- Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
- Proficiency in project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
- Proven experience in project scheduling using Primavera P6 or similar software would be desirable.
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively and resolve conflict.
- Ability to take initiative, manage conflicting priorities and adapt to change.
- Excellent client‑facing and internal communication skills, both written and verbal.
Employee Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
- Competitive pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance
- Company car or car allowance
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Employee assistance programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
- Employee discounts via Sweco benefit select (Faircare)
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
- We plant a tree for all new starters!
About Us
Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future. Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable. We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
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