Project Manager – Higher Education Faculty Projects

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
South East England
Salary
Competitive
Posted
31 Dec 2020
Closes
27 Jan 2021
Job Title
Project Manager
Category
Sales
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
My client are a leading UK University with exceptional arts, sports, science, teaching, residential and leisure facilities; an established estates team, ambitious capital programme and advanced faculty programme management strategy.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to step into a client–side property management role with hugely diverse project involvement.

Client Details

My client are a leading UK University with exceptional arts, sports, science, teaching, residential and leisure facilities; an established estates team, ambitious capital programme and advanced faculty programme management strategy.

Description

They are looking for a Project Manager to join their Faculty Projects team on a full time and permanent basis.

The in–house team represent the very top of the pyramid with all physical project work outsourced to partnering contractors.

Further detail:

The Faculty Project team are responsible for all intermediate size projects as part of the University estate.
This includes 400+ projects ranging between GBP50k and GBP15m in value.
Projects include: Refurbishments, long–term maintenance planning and enabling works (everything except reactive maintenance and capital works).
Internal networking, communication and stakeholder management is project critical and includes (but is not limited to) the:
Direct labour team responsible for reactive maintenance
In–house engineering team, who are responsible for engineering services and project support
Capital projects team: Responsible for >GBP15m projects and for whom the Faculty team is responsible for enabling worksProfile

The successful candidate will:

Have >10 years of client–side, project management experience, within either a private or public sector setting
Have extensive experience managing construction and maintenance projects; specifically, intricate refurbishment/complex repairs, between GBP50k and GBP15m in value.
Understand projects in the context of a complex organisation, operating with a resilient approach and mindset, capable of navigating funding pressures and competing objectives.
Be degree educated and hold a formal project management qualification (e.g. RIBA, CEng, RICS, CIOB)
Be passionate about the University's built environment
Be commercially savvy
Be a team player and strong communicator
Be comfortable with a seasonal work schedule: A large percentage of faculty project work is completed during the Summer holidays.Job Offer

Competitive salary and package on offer

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