Associate Director - Swansea, United Kingdom - Faithful+Gould

Faithful+Gould

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Swansea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Welcome to Faithful+Gould, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group.

Are you ready be part of the senior management team and deliver prestigious work in Wales?

Construction achievements we owe to our employees' diversity of thought, skills, and knowledge.

As a team leader, you'll thrive in our collaborative, sociable environment, where we support each other to make the most of our talents and expertise.

Faithful+Gould is a great place to be when it comes to work/life balance. Ask us how our flexible and remote working policies can support your priorities. Valuing each other equally is also central to our culture.

Some of our recent pledges have been for Women's Equality and being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.' Learn more.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Faithful+Gould for an
Associate Director - Project Management based at our Swansea.

We are looking for a collaborative, motivated individual to:

Provide effective delivery of project management services regionally across the property sectors, including but not limited to education, residential, defence, healthcare, and commercial sectors.
Build successful working relationships with local and national accounts.
Support the Project Management Regional Director in the continued growth and development of the team, including growing your own subteam.
Lead the team to continue to enhance the F+G Project Management Brand in the local marketplace and capitalise on the extensive pipeline of work.
Provide support to the regional management team in the growth of the sectors regionally.
Faithful+Gould adopt an agile working policy, trusting our employees to manage workload and client requirements. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and generate business strength through our culture of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.

Responsibilities:

Be a focal point and leadership figure for part of the wellestablished project management team.
Contribute to the strategic plans for the Wales Business Unit and help maintain and develop business for the future.
Maintain service quality standards and a culture of continuous improvement and constructive expertise.
Take responsibility for key projects and the account management and customer care for major clients.
New business proposals and tendering, liaising with the marketing team to ensure highest quality marketing and promotional materials.
Collaboration with other service streams, sectors, and the wider F+G and Atkins business to provide combined and innovative solutions improving our competitive advantage.
Ensuring the quality and timeliness of service delivery to clients, acting as primary interface to help build clients' confidence in the team.
Participating in relevant internal/external training initiatives.
Playing an instrumental role in generating repeat business, winning new work, and developing new business opportunities.
Controlling workload and resources.
Developing key industry contacts.
Keeping abreast of industry issues and developments in best practice.
Managing and leading teams to enable a strongly motivated, engaged, and high performing function.
Managing other individuals including undertaking performance and development reviews (PDRs) and mentoring and coaching less experienced colleagues.
Providing guidance, leadership, and technical expertise to team members.
Competently communicating and interacting with others, in accordance with the organisation's values.

Requirements:

A relevant construction qualification and/or working towards professional membership of a recognised institution, such as APM, CIOB or RICS.
Pre and post contract commercial services experience.
Existing network of relevant industry contacts.
Proven experience in a senior level role, and delivering high value and challenging projects.
Detailed knowledge of our competitors, with ability to articulate and shape our differentiators.
Strategic vision of the market and industry and ability to focus our business to take full advantage of market conditions.
Proven track record of winning and developing new business opportunities.
Extensive experience in preparing bids, proposals, attending interviews and winning work.
Proven team management skills and experience.

Why work for Faithful+Gould?

Join us and expand your career on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects - from mission-critical COVID-19 facilities to the world's tallest hotel, London's Heathrow Airport to Europe's first eco-friendly mosque.

You'll enjoy invaluable exposure to international expertise as well as innovation in local niche areas.

In 2020, we took away Silver and Gold in the Construction Manager of the Year Awards; and made finalist for the Young Surveyor of the Year.

So, you'll be part of a team where our standards are high, as are the rewards. And, at every career stage, you'll benefit from industry-leading programmes to help