Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager

Locations: Brighton East Sussex & Fareham Hampshire

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of construction projects each valued up to 20m. Youll provide leadership across multiple schemes supporting and guiding up to four sitebased Project Managers while working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partners.

This role suits someone who enjoys developing people building inclusive and highperforming teams and delivering projects safely responsibly and to a high standard throughout the full project lifecycle.

What youll be doing:

Leadership & Team Culture

• Lead and oversee a portfolio of projects providing clear direction support and accountability.
• Build and support diverse teams where people feel safe respected and able to do their best work.
• Create and maintain a Knowingly Safe working environment.
• Embed and champion an inclusive F.R.E.D.I.E culture.
• Support the performance and development of direct reports through regular feedback coaching and constructive challenge.

Health Safety & Wellbeing

• Ensure the principles of CDM 2015 and relevant legislation are applied consistently.
• Promote shared responsibility for health safety and wellbeing across all teams.
• Ensure incidents and accidents are investigated thoroughly with learnings shared and embedded.
• Appoint and support a Temporary Works Coordinator ensuring temporary works are planned designed and delivered safely and on time.

Planning Design & PreConstruction

• Work collaboratively with designers to ensure designs are safe buildable inclusive and achievable within agreed timescales.
• Plan and facilitate collaborative workshops where appropriate.
• Ensure all regulatory and precommencement requirements are completed before site start.
• Oversee the timely setup of site offices and compounds.
• Encourage the use of innovation technology and modern methods of construction where these add value.

Commercial & Project Delivery

• Work closely with Commercial and Risk teams to manage costs opportunities and project risks.
• Support the selection of supply chain partners that align with project values and requirements.
• Lead construction teams and partners to deliver projects in line with agreed budget programme quality and scope.

• Ensure resources are planned effectively throughout the project lifecycle including appropriate demobilisation and redeployment.

Stakeholder Performance & Reporting

• Support recruitment and onboarding of project team members in line with resource plans.
• Engage with the Performance Team to ensure all Construction Performance Framework/Balanced Scorecard (CPF/BSC) scoring is completed and evidenced.
• Maintain clear timely and accurate internal and external reporting.
• Communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders adapting your approach to meet different needs and perspectives.

About you:

• Relevant CSCS card (or willingness to obtain).
• HNC Degree or equivalent experience in a constructionrelated discipline.
• PRINCE2 APM or equivalent project management qualification (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience managing complex construction projects or portfolios.
• Strong understanding of CDM 2015 and health and safety responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of NEC and/or IChemE contracts and commercial principles.
• Confidence using Office 365 tools to support collaboration and reporting.
• Experience developing inclusive highperforming teams.
• Inclusive and collaborative leadership style.
• Clear respectful and adaptable communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make balanced informed decisions.
• Commitment to working safely ethically and responsibly.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over 3.8 billion we are one of the industrys leading principal contractors affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy were poised for further growth and success so if youre committed talented and enthusiastic Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people through our Be Well programme which offers discounts on certain products advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when where and how you work. Where appropriate site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices offering different amounts of structure regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with years of service plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays

• A wide range of corporate discounts

• Cycle to Work schemes

• Comprehensive pension plan

• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it

• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve peoples lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need providing opportunities for our people to learn grow and progress working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values delivering excellence for our clients and the community being passionate about our role in providing vital services putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing and collaborating with our clients supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Dont meet every requirement of the role Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try we are committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement of the role we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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