Kew - Senior Project Manager

Job Description

• Champion the project delivery within and outside the organisation, assisting the Development team with funding applications, events or other activities as necessary. Use the projects as a platform to communicate the wider ambitions of RBG Kew. • Explore and implement opportunities to engage the public in the project. • Champion good design and sustainable outcomes, ensuring the proposed projects are exemplars of new innovative design in a sensitive/protected environments. • Ensure projects meets current best practices in project management. • Undertake any other duty reasonably required to deliver the Estates project programme. Accountabilities: 1.Responsible for leading the development and delivery of capital projects are Kew and Wakehurst project through expert project management, ensuring the projects is delivered on programme and on budget and to the clients required standards. • Ensure the project meets the needs of the client (and business) by establishing and maintaining robust and good relations with all stakeholders. Consulting senior managers, scientific stakeholders, building users, operational estates teams and all other relevant parties through every stage of the project lifecycle (concept, feasibility, design and procurement, completion, and handover). • Manage and report on approved project budgets in an accurate, clear and responsible way, highlighting exceptions and risks early. • Manage and report on project risk throughout each stage of the project life cycle. • Responsible for ensuring Health, Safety and Environment is an integral part of all project activities and work programmes from planning through to implementation and all staff, consultants, advisors and contractors operate in a safe, efficient way and to Kew’s standards, expectations and policies, at all times. • Champion the project within and outside the organisation assisting the Development team with funding applications, events or other activities as necessary. Use the project as a platform to communicate the ambitions of the Wakehurst estate and the wider aims of RBG Kew. • Manage and maintain project records throughout the design, construction and handover phases ensuring all project information is properly communicated and handed over to the client and relevant building stakeholders. • Liaise with other RBG Kew project managers to share best practice and common approaches

2. Assist the head of projects in managing the development and delivery of Kew’s Capital Programme • Assists the Head of Estates Project Services in the day-to-day delivery of the project programme by supporting, coaching and advising the Estates Project Managers in the delivery of their projects. • Assists the Head of Estates Project Services to develop a strategy for the developing RBG property, both at Kew and Wakehurst, in response to RBG Kew’s Corporate Plan and changing building needs. • Assists the Head of Estates Project Services to prioritise, develop, manage, and deliver major and minor programmes works in collaboration with the Head of Estates of Operational Estates, Head of Sustainability and other departmental stakeholders. • To act as deputy to the Head of Estates Projects and ‘step up’ in their absence Management of Resources: Financial Responsibilities: All staff are responsible for management of their own time and resources. 1. Major Capital Building Programme of £8m+ Management of People: 1. Management of Kew Staff in the development of projects and programmes 2. Management of external consultants and technical advisors in the development of projects and programmes 3. Management of contractors in the delivery of capital work programmes.

Position within the Team (Senior Project Manager)

Estates Director Head of Estates Project Services

ICW Project Managers

Senior Project Manager

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