Job Description
Wakehurst Masterplan by working collaboratively with the senior Wakehurst Team to define the client brief, project objectives and possible delivery structures. The post holder will use their professional skills and experience to ensure the project is delivered on time, on budget and to the agreed standards. They will lead and inspire the internal and external teams to work together to deliver a new nursery that meets the needs of the client from a conservation and research perspective but also showcases Kew’s ambitions at Wakehurst through innovative and sensitive design. The Senior Project Manager will have a firm understanding of the funding and commercial drivers for the project and will have excellent financial management and reporting skills to control cost and risk throughout each stage of the project. The post holder will be comfortable delivering projects using a structured management system and will have excellent written and verbal reporting skills. They will be used to reporting to a project board attended by senior executives and will be competent at managing in-house project teams with members from across the organisation. Staff members on both the board and teams will often bring varied exemplary skills and talents to the organisation but may have limited experience in design and construction, therefore the post holder will be expected to provide professional guidance and expertise to brings these groups together and reach successful project outcomes. Finally, as the Senior Project Manager will work collaboratively across all departments at Kew, they will be expected to act as an ambassador for the Estates Department and the work of the Projects Team. They will therefore be required to act with integrity, share best practice and innovative ideas, and seek to build helpful relationships across the organisation. Job Context: The post holder will: • Lead the development and delivery of the Wakehurst Conservation and Research Nursery Project and supports the early development of other projects in the Wakehurst Masterplan through expert project management, ensuring the project is delivered on programme and on budget and to the clients required standards. • Lead and inspire the internal and external project teams to work collaboratively together to deliver the project.
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