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    Senior Project Manager Defence - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Skanska

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    Skanska Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Description and requirements

    Our UK-wide building team has built a reputation for delivering high quality projects in Commercial and Mixed-used developments, Healthcare, Custodial, Education and Defence Sectors.

    To build on our success we are looking for a Senior Project Manager for Defence to effectively and professionally lead day to day Design and Construction management of significant elements on of a MOD/DIO project, including procurement, installation, and commissioning. Delivering within budget and programme to the satisfaction of the client, users and local community

    You will:
    • Lead the management of design consultants to ensure information is provide to suit the procurement strategy, manage the production of working drawings by trade contractors within the given timeframes
    • Oversee all works of the trade contractors, contributing to the selection of key specialists, suppliers, productions including the production of working drawings, procurement and prefabrication and performance on site.
    • Develop clear, detailed and practical measures of performance to meet project objectives. Regularly inspect works for compliance with design and report on progress, ensuring remedial action is taken within agreed timelines
    • Implement a good communications strategy within the project to ensure that all team members are regularly briefed (every one to two weeks) and provide regular written reports to monitor performance, risk and opportunity management and highlight issues at an early stage
    • Lead the commercial control of trade on tractors. In conjunction with the commercial lead, ensure contractual and claim correspondence is suitable actioned within agreed timeframes.
    • Undertake line management responsibilities for direct report staff ensuring each is effectively managed, had a current performance review and learning plan, and are able to carry out duties as assigned to them.
    • Assign clear accountabilities to members of the department and help others understand and achieve their responsibilities
    We're looking for:
    • Demonstrable experience as a Project Manager
    • Working knowledge of materials, specification and industry working practices
    • Background background working on DIO/MOD projects
    • Educated to HNC level of equivalent
    • Likely to hold professional qualification (MCIOB)
    • Security clearance will be required
    Equal opportunities

    We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

    Flexible working

    We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

    Reasonable adjustments

    We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

    More information about the role

    Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

    Closing date

    The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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