Construction Director - London, United Kingdom - UPP Ltd

UPP Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The high quality of our people and our collective skills, expertise and experience define us.

We have a proud history of leading innovation in campus accommodation, working with world-leading architects to build or redevelop highly sustainable student housing with recent schemes meeting Passivhaus, BREEAM and WELL standards.

- "UPP has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the University of Exeter Clydesdale & Birks DBFO project. The Project will develop over 1,700 new student rooms, refurbish 300 existing rooms and create a new grounds compound for the University. We will deliver the largest and innovative Passivhaus scheme in the sector."_

In this important senior leadership role, you will lead and oversee the pre-construction and construction teams, to successfully deliver all construction projects across our portfolio, meeting significant key performance indicators of time, quality, cost and safety.

You'll be working within a multi-disciplinary high performing team, supporting bid and transaction work through to financial close and then overseeing delivery of construction through to practical completion.

Our recent project at University of Exeter saw handover of 1800 rooms with a build value of c£180m.

The role is based in London in our award-winning London offices located near Cannon Street and London Bridge stations, with travel to site when required.

We offer a flexible hybrid working policy which allows a mix of office and home working.

We are looking for you to already be in a senior leadership role with a background in successfully delivering construction projects as well as being confident in:

Managing large and complex projects under time challenging conditions
£100m+
Negotiation and delivery of design and build contract to fixed price and programme
Delivering large scale planning permissions
Complex multidisciplinary project and construction management and delivering from design to construction through to operation
How 'design and build' is contracted, administered, and delivered within a Project Finance environment
Budget setting and cost management
Managing successful teams and leading by example

You will be a self-starter who can demonstrate drive and motivation to achieve deadlines, using initiative whilst adopting a consultative approach.

You'll be able to think strategically and be hands on when needed to get things done.

Alongside this you will have excellent communication, negotiation, and client management skills, with strong commercial acumen and ability to challenge with the intention of driving continuous improvement.

What we offer

In return, we are offering a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes a performance bonus, private healthcare, pension, life assurance, cycle to work scheme and 29 days holiday plus bank holidays: as well as access to our UPP Rewards portal, offering discounts from a variety of retailers, restaurants gyms and more.

We also give two paid volunteering days each year to support a charity of your choice and an additional days leave if you're moving house.

Our people are at the heart of how we operate and we welcome everyone who shares our values, regardless of background or identity.

Valuing our differences is what makes UPP a growing success and allows everyone to come to work feeling valued and supported.

By joining UPP, you will become a part of our talented, and dedicated team who work with energy, pace, and passion everyday to deliver the very best customer-focused experience for our partners and student residents.