Senior Project Leader

Job Description

An exciting job opportunity is available to join an established Project Delivery Team. This is a full-time, permanent role.The TeamThe In-House Services and Estates team in Parliament takes great pride in looking after and improving the buildings of Parliamentitself, as custodians of the Estate. While we are part of the House of Commons service, we provide services to the House of Lords as well. We operate on a working World Heritage site which attracts visitors from all over the globe, in a challenging stakeholderenvironment where conservation and the need to innovate and build for the future coincide.In-House Services and Estates acts on behalf of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, dealing with all property related capital investment matters. The ProjectDelivery Team is responsible for leading and delivering a wide variety of refurbishment, conservation and construction related projects to meet the needs of the both Houses within agreed governance parameters.The RoleSenior Project Leaders act as the clientrepresentative and perform the "informed client" role on behalf of the Project Owner or Project Board, as appropriate, to pro-actively lead on the delivery of estate wide property, building refurbishment and conservation projects. The role will involve leadingand delivering a diverse and exciting range of projects typically ranging between £5m and £100m. The successful candidates will be required to meet the needs of internal departments in the two Houses and to report to all interested parties, including projectboards, clients and stakeholders.As well as running their own projects, Senior Project Leaders support the Assistant Directors in the development of programmes of work that manage the requirements of different clients within both Houses. The key internal relationshipswill include: senior management, senior users, procurement, finance and stakeholders across both Houses.The PersonThe successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:An accredited qualification to a minimum of level 4 in a related technicalsubject such as construction, engineering or architecture. Demonstrable evidence of evaluation of your leadership role, motivating/inspiring consultant project managers and evidence of evaluating and managing resources in specific cases.Experience giving adviceon developing appropriate strategies to meet the clients requirements under minimum supervision, based on analysis and interpretation. Ability to provide demonstrable evidence of setting, monitoring, reporting and advising on project cash flows and key KPIs;evaluate and advise on the financial implications and appropriate management action. A proven track record in developing the content and drafting clear, succinct and robust business cases.Managing discrete construction or property related projects, developmentof briefs from inception, through to project delivery, including project procurement.Knowledge of and practical implantation of H&S legislation particularly CDM 2015.Experience of overseeing risk and managing issues and ensuring mitigations are in place andresolved through negotiated agreement.BenefitsAnnual leave starting at 30 days pro rataCivil Service Pension schemeInterest-free season ticket loanDiscounted membership of the in-house gymNext StepsIf you would like to apply for this role, please submit aCV and a supporting statement providing evidence against criteria 1-6 listed in the Job Description.More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description.