Senior Project Manager

VINCI Facilities Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in London seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee various million-pound projects in Defence. The role involves leading a Project Management team, handling stakeholder relations, and managing budgets up to £20M. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience with Tier 1 MOD contractors, possess extensive knowledge of complex construction environments, and hold an active High Level Security Clearance. This is a full-time position with benefits including training and development, a pension scheme, and 26 days holiday.

Benefits

Training and development

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years working for a Tier 1 MOD contractor.
• Experienced in managing high-value projects.
• Hold active High Level Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Managers on significant projects.
• Maintain budget responsibility for projects up to £20M.
• Manage stakeholder relationships at senior levels.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Health & Safety management

Complex construction knowledge

Education

15 years experience in construction

NEBOSH or IOSH qualification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

CAFM system (Maximo)

Job description

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…

Purpose of Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to manage a programme of various multi‑million pounds new works and refurb projects for our Defence contract.

Job Description

You will be responsible for leading a Project Management team, the site Health & Safety and the performance of our subcontractors on our flagship, high security, central London site. This role holds ultimate site responsibility for stakeholder management (at senior level), programme delivery, budget, quality, risk and issues management.

Responsibilities

• Building, motivating and supervising staff members, supply chain and subcontractors - Leading a team of ~20 Project Managers, direct delivery engineers and support staff
• Budget ownership of projects and programmes to ~£20M – delegation to set budget level
• Programme building (hands on), variations and schedule management (MSP and/ or P6)
• Leading the H&S, CDM, Quality and Sustainability assurance of the programmed works – Nominated VINCI H&S Representative.
• Owning the senior level stakeholder management with the Customer, Client and sub‑contracted supply chain. Influencing, leading and driving the team to deliver.
• Leadership position within the wider VINCI team assisting the FM maintenance team, low value projects and ensuring a one team approach between Programmed works and FM.
• Reporting on programmed works KPIs, project progress, budget, opportunities and risk.
• Liaising with the VINCI Commercial team for budget forecasting, CVR management, final Accounts, and progressing work orders via the CAFM system (Maximo)

Essential Qualifications/Skills

• 15 years (+) working for a Tier 1 MOD contractor, or significant equivalent military construction programme leadership experience.
• Commercial acumen, budget/ P&L ownership, and stakeholder engagement at senior level.
• Previous experience on MoD, highly regulated sites, complex sites.
• Deep understanding of complex and intricate construction, refurbishment, M&E, fit out, communication system projects in highly sensitive environments.
• High security construction works approvals process – Building Control, Fire, Security, CDM
• CDM aware, SMSTS + CSCS Card Holder + First Aid (in date).
• MOD Safe Systems of Work (AP/ AE) aware.
• HSEQ Trained with either a NEBOSH or an IOSH managing safely qualification, Asbestos awareness or management, Legionella awareness or management and a recognised Temporary Works qualification (CITB).
• Must hold active High Level Security Clearance Or recently lapsed High Level Security Clearance - Must be a UK Sole National and be prepared to undergo any further clearance process.
• Senior level position with the willingness to develop processes, procedures and programme schedules to benefit the Change delivery programme.

Benefits

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost‑effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top‑ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.