Project Manager/Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Currie & Brown is currently seeking a project manager or senior project manager for our Manchester office. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring project progress, following up with stakeholders on the completion or delay of projectphases, scheduling meetings and maintaining project documents and reports.Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include:

• Co-ordinating and delegating the workload within teams as required
• Ensuring that Currie & Brown policies are understood, implemented and adhered to
• Completing project reporting as dictated by the group management information system
• Delivering plans for projects on time and within budget and monitoring subsequent performance
• Co-ordinating update of project schedules
• Reporting project progress and risks to client and management
• Preparing site assessments, due diligence reports, cost reports, project control group reports, construction reports and completion reports
• Managing design development, co-ordination, reviews and approvals during planning and construction phases
• Holding regular review meetings with contractors to assess work quality, progress, cost, schedule, safety, health and environmental matters
• Following and fully complying with the clients end-to-end project management process
• Preparing project scope, tender and contract documentation
• Supervising contractors in scheduling and monitoring project work and inspection upon completion
• Preparing proposed capital and expense budget requirements for the year plan
• Co-ordinating and monitoring schedules of work to ensure license and consents are obtained in a timely manner
• Supporting the management and preparation of fees and chasing aged debt when required
• Implementing and monitoring relevant project control and administration systems in accordance with the business management system
• Verifying invoices and preparing asset capitalisation of related works
• Ensuring the scope of services offered is clear and understood
• Ensuring no work or additional work is undertaken without necessary authorisation from the client and line manager as appropriate
• Supporting the line manager in reviewing the job costing system for assessment of project performance
• Preparing monthly project review report for discussion
• Ensuring effective communication with clients and that service provision is of the highest professional standard
• Monitoring all sub-consultants performance and managing payments to them with payment authorisation in accordance with the group delegated authority guide

Requirements:

• Technical qualification in project management or another technical profession
• A minimum of three years technical experience gained in a construction project of multi-location retail sites, with basic knowledge in civil, mechanical and electrical systems
• Passionate about project management and furthering your career with a leading construction consultancy
• Good technical writing skills and knowledge of reading drawings and tender documents
• Good client-facing and communication skills, ability to build long-term relationships
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proficient in both spoken and written English
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, self-starting, well-disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a can-do attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible

Currie & Brown is one of the worlds leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise andexperience.With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.Currie & Brown is an equal opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Currie & Brown UK is also proud to havesigned the Armed Forces Covenant, which represents a promise by the company that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly.