Regional Director Project Management in Bolton

We have an excellent opportunity for a new role as Regional Head of Project Management for the North. This will involve leading and growing the Project Management service line within the Manchester and Leeds offices. Day to day, you will report into the Senior Director in charge of the Manchester Office, but you will also work closely with the Head of Project Management for UK and Ireland on service line specific issues.

Working directly with other Senior Directors, the primary focus of the role is to grow the project management service line in the North, by securing work from new and existing clients. As well as working to develop and grow the service line across Manchester and Leeds, you will be working with existing clients such as Railpen, Aviva Investors, Legal & General, Grainger, Knight Frank Investment Management, GIC, abrdn, and M&G delivering on a range of high-profile projects across several sectors, including industrial, office, purpose-built student accommodation and build to rent. We will leverage these relationships to support the service line growth; however, the candidate must have their own existing client base to generate fee income.

As a commercially focused consultant, you will maintain and further develop client relationships, as well as progressing your own career. You will be expected to help lead the service line and support the below actions:

• Coordinate business development, marketing, resourcing, and knowledge sharing
• Champion excellence in service delivery internally; driving improvements to working practices including templates and quality control
• Advocate and oversee operational and process improvement, promoting innovation and new ways of working
• Drive and manage consistency and adherence to best practice
• Promote the business for new and existing clients, supporting marketing as required
• Identify service line priorities and link back to the service line business plan, update annually
• Set SMART actions for the team and support delivery, updating progress quarterly
• Celebrate successes internally and externally
• Ensure marketing materials are up to date
• Support the project management community of practice across the business
• Support the success of each team member and continue to grow and develop all Key accountabilities and deliverables

Manage and drive TFT’s project management service line within the Manchester and Leeds offices bringing a profile of technical strength and commercial excellence, to complement the existing team, and that established by TFT across the UK. As well as being a hands-on delivery role, you will help develop and deliver against a business plan for project management across TFT. Support the management and development of the technical team, to deliver quality project management services to existing and new clients.

Key accountabilities include:

• End to end project management delivery
• Achieving performance targets (fee delivery and business development)
• Liaise with the Service Hub Leaders across Built Asset, Development and Engineering & Sustainability to align services with strategic goals and performance standards
• Demonstrate leadership: lead and engage the wider service line group to develop TFT’s offer
• Coach and mentor junior team members to develop their knowledge and confidence
• Network effectively with existing commercial clients and agreed targets

Performance criteria:

• Relevant degree equivalent qualification and MRICS
• Personable and confident with industry contacts
• Hands-on high-quality delivery of technical services, demonstrating expertise in project management
• Gain client trust with regard to commercial confidentiality be a direct contact for instructions
• Demonstrable ability to influence, lead and respond constructively to challenges
• Existing project management client base with potential to generate new work and introductions
• Attain financial targets (2.75 base salary for directors), and support and manage the performance of others
• Engage with the team to win work and deliver profitability

Skills and behaviour:

• Inspire others to achieve, and help in their development, through mentoring, coaching and achieving engaging appraisal discussions
• Demonstrate excellent team skills, embracing the support and expertise of the wider TFT business
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the market trends, client base and competitor dynamics within the Manchester and Leeds region
• Prioritise work effectively to enable quality of work and wellbeing for self and team
• Client facing and comfortable in business development
• Able to handle multiple jobs and manage your own workload
• Risk-manage through best practice aligned with TFT Risk Management Guidance protocol
• Confident and concise communicator both verbally and in writing

Technology oriented to share information centrally. Team leadership and management, including dealing with performance concerns.

Knowledge:

• Be aware of the latest commercial property challenges technically and commercially
• Be aware of market trends to inform business direction
• Identify areas of personal development to enhance performance
• Be aware of the latest legislation and statutory requirements of the Building Safety Act

What’s in it for you?

About TFT:

• Flexible & hybrid working
• Competitive salary and car allowance
• Fee Plus bonus scheme, director bonus scheme, mobile phone & laptop, personal accident cover, private health care (after 6 months), life assurance, 27 days holiday, 1 day charity leave per year and annual wellbeing day.
• Company contributory pension scheme after 3 months
• Season ticket loan and cycle scheme on completion of probationary period

TFT is the leading independent firm of Development, Built Asset & Engineering and Sustainability consultants. We place the wellbeing of people and the performance of buildings at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud of our reputation for integrity and delivering work of the highest quality, blended with commercial pragmatism. We offer a strong track record across all commercial property sectors, advising investors, developers, occupiers and owners on maximising best property asset values.

Diversity and strength in depth is important to us. Whether it be a technical thought leader with a career’s experience – or a recently qualified rising star – in today’s risk-averse world you need people on your side with a reputation for diligence, transparency, intellect and commercial insight. Clients see TFT as large enough to provide the expertise and resources to get the best from their portfolios, and small enough for it to matter personally. We have over 200 employees operating from a network of offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Guildford, Manchester, Southampton, Leeds, London, Belfast and Dublin.

TFT is passionate about people development and will provide you with excellent and progressive career opportunities and sponsored learning. We are BCorp Certified!

As TFT’s impact on the world has grown with the size of our business and the scale of our client services, we are determined that our future growth continues to be positive and sustainable. B Corp certification enables us to do just that, by recognising the highest standards of social and environmental performance and aligning our ongoing efforts with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

DEI at TFT:

At TFT we don’t aim to tick boxes and count numbers and percentages, we create an environment where anyone, from any background and life experience, can do their best work. We empower you to bring your full, authentic self to work. We are diverse by nature and inclusive by choice. If you’re driven to perform, you’ll fit right in, we approach work fearlessly, learn quickly and improve constantly. A bright idea can come from anyone. We believe diversity drives innovation. Our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion is simple – we welcome everyone.