Senior Construction Project Manager

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Senior Construction Project Manager

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Salary: £62,178 to £68,395 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).

Hours: Full time

Contract Type: Open Ended (Permanent)

Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE

Closing date: 25th February 2024

Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer. Stretch your technical skills and, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, and daily life, in the UK and far beyond.

Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you’re equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best.

Due to continued growth, we have a great opportunity for a Senior Construction Project Manager to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of construction projects, and developing STFC’s state of the art scientific facilities of national and international importance. The team are directly responsible for delivering buildings and infrastructure to enable science and engineering projects.

The Construction Project Managers work across the National Labs and are required to understand the technical requirements across all departments in order to enable science and engineering programme delivery.

Reporting to the Head of Construction the role is responsible for managing the delivery of complex and higher risk construction and refurbishment projects. The post holder manages the interface between our clients (scientific users) and internal/external design teams, appointed consultants and contractors.

Working closely with the other Construction Project Manager, the role fulfils a key role in delivering new build, refurbishment and backlog maintenance derived projects - following our internal Project Management Office (PMO) processes and methodologies; delivering schemes to specification, on budget and program.

Projects are typically managed by the senior team members are typically higher risk and/or in excess of £5m.

Specific expertise is required in order to assess project needs and procure specialist design consultants. Alongside this the Project Managers have overall responsibility for the delivery of the design outcomes, including the mechanical and engineering disciplines.

Role Responsibilities

· Be part of the PM and Design team senior leadership, ensuring strategic approach is met and driving continuous improvements

· Be responsible for the coordination of projects, achieving the delivery of high quality end products to programme and within budget and in accordance with relevant legislation (including Building Control, T&C planning), the STFC design standards and SHE guidance

· Manage the Projects, pro-actively monitoring and supporting the performance of consultants and contractors, acting to positively develop engineering solutions where problems and challenges arise

· Membership of Multiple Project Boards as required providing oversight on project delivery

· Prepare board papers and decision papers, as required, provide technical engineering advise and interpret said advise for the client to enable critical decisions to be made.

· Assist the Head of Construction in producing programme strategies and infrastructure planning in order to deliver the development plan

· Line management responsibility of Construction Project Manager, and Graduates

Essential Shortlisting Criteria

Must hold relevant professional qualification related to the construction industry and/or membership of a relevant professional body (RICS, ICE CIOB, RIBA, etc.)

Project Management Qualifications or educated to degree level or equivalent in an engineering or construction discipline

Along with

· Extensive experience in leading with the delivery of a range of technically complex and high risk science and engineering refurbishment or new build projects

· An excellent track record in project planning, financial control, the assessment of contract strategies and contract supervision

· Provide technical advice in relation to contracts and construction to clients, operating a project board level

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience of dealing with complex science and engineering projects, with a detailed understanding of the possible design solutions in conjunction with the appointed designers

· Experience in managing a multi-disciplinary design team throughout the pre-construction phase

· Demonstrable knowledge and extensive experience of dealing with current construction legislation, including planning, construction and contract law, health and safety, environmental management and building control

STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself.

Join us and discover what’s possible by submitting your CV and covering letter which outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for STFC and the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £62,178.00-£68,395.00 per year

Work Location: In person