The Role
Job Title:
Senior Project Manager
project management methodology. • Coordinate project, service and business readiness activities. • Work with the project team and project office support colleagues, to deliver the project objectives, coaching and guiding as needed, breaking down barriers between teams to ensure successful delivery. • Manage multi-disciplinary team members in a matrix environment. This will include project induction, coaching, guidance and training to project team members to ensure the effective implementation of the project • Work with internal and external stakeholders ensuring delivery to project specification. • Stakeholder Engagement • Identify and build effective working relationships with Internal and external stakeholders and networks, collaborating and influencing decisions on areas affecting projects, identify and manage project dependencies; work to identify priorities and jointly ensure that the most appropriate way is found for the priorities to be met. Engage with stakeholders to shape the project • Work with stakeholders, providing complex, conflicting and technical information and ensuring technical information is understood and used to inform decisions • Ensure stakeholder training is considered as part of the project plan and undertake all necessary stakeholder training. • Procurement and contract management • Undertake project procurement activity • Manage supplier contracts connected to the project delivery. This Job Description sets out current duties of the post that may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed. INDICATIVE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA • Leading a team of Consultants and Contractors to programme, budget and quality expectations. • Manage an annual budget of £5m +. • Responsible for the delivery of designated Capital Projects on Campus to programme, budget and quality expectations. • Responsibility for ensuring sustainability is designed and built in to Capital Projects.
Grade: G8 School/Division: Estates and Facilities Management Location: Bramber House Responsible to: Head of Capital Projects Direct reports: Internal & external Project Resource Key contacts: External Consultants & Contractors PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES • Work with key stakeholders to develop an initial project plan, including scope, resource plans and costs to implement a project based on the outcomes from an initial feasibility project. Get the project plan through initial approval. • Provide the day-to-day leadership and management of projects, through all aspects of the project life cycle, co-ordinating project members, managing multi- disciplinary team members in a matrix environment and liaising closely with the project sponsor. • Work with key stakeholders across the institution, manage the key communications for the project, liaising with project team members and internal and external stakeholders. • Undertake product selection and procurement activities to ensure the achievement of project objectives, product fit and best value. • Coordinate project, service and business readiness activities via a transition plan. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Deliver and lead the project lifecycle • Manage all aspect of the project lifecycle including; scope, timelines, resources, budget, risks and issues, relationships, training and communication. Generally this will be for longer term or more complex projects requiring significant levels of stakeholder collaboration. • Develop and implement a rigorous planning process and ensure it is delivered by appropriate parties including the design of the project and the appropriate approach to delivery. This will require the ability to undertake analysis with the ability to make complex decisions and obtain buy in of stakeholders. Responsible for ensuring appropriate risk assessments, method statements and project management documentation, etc., is completed and subjected to the appropriate project governance methodology.
The role of Senior Project Manager (Estates Infrastructure) Main Purpose of Job
Reporting to the Head of Capital Projects and as the lead for infrastructure improvement projects across the campus, the Senior Project Manager will lead a diverse range of civils, electrical, mechanical and decarbonisation projects to ensure that the University benefits from resilient, sustainable and efficient infrastructure and services to support it growing academic, research, enterprise and student activities. We are seeking an individual that has demonstrable experience of leading complex infrastructure projects in a comparable context. You will have strong technical skills and will be adept at managing projects from relatively small-scale infrastructure replacement works to major infrastructure upgrades, preferably being delivered in live, operational high public footfall environments. The University offers a compelling employer proposition including a positive approach to flexible working, significant investment in staff wellbeing and development, a very generous pension scheme and annual leave allowance, and access to campus facilities. There is also relocation support available for individuals seeking to relocate to the region to take up the position.
• Project leadership and management • Ensure project is managed in line with institutions
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