Senior Project Manager (MOJ)

An exciting opportunity for both an Intermediate and Senior Project Manager to lead 4 new build prison programmes in Birmingham. ABOUT THE COMPANY The client is one of the leading Consultancies in the UK with a network of offices across the country as well as overseas. They work across all sectors both within Property and Infrastructure and are involved in some of the regions largest developments. They have an outstanding reputation and strong track record of developing their employees to Director level positions. They are committed to creating value for our clients, achieving commercial success, project and programme success and optimised assets to projects across the world. They do this through their extensive expertise in cost management and quantity surveying, project and programme management, asset advisory and specialist consultancy. ROLE OVERVIEW The sucessful Project Manager will join a client focused team within our client's Birmingham office. This is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to join and strengthen their Project Management team. This role presents an excellent prospect for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing all core Project Management services on several interesting projects, for a wide range of clients. The team in Birmingham work across many sectors including public, private, healthcare, education, residential (private & public sector) and more. The team is well established and in a period of growth. You will gain valuable project and client exposure, be given responsibility for your own projects and be offered a platform to progress with genuine support from the team and wider business to achieve your career goals. The client and main contractors working in an alliance to deliver the pre-construction stages of four new prisons to be built in England. These prisons form part of an overall programme that will deliver 13,000 modern and efficient prison places, and to meet future capacity demands. The contractor’s alliance seeks to engage four major UK contractors in a collaboration, promoting joint processes and shared working practices that are intended to achieve improved efficiency, cost savings and other improved value outputs to the client. Through such engagement, the overall objective is to achieve an alignment of interest between the alliance members. Ultimately, the client aims to gain pricing, programme, quality and social value benefits from the direct output of the works undertaken by the alliance. This position will suit those looking to further their careers with a role on a major project or programme. In addition to achieving the client’s own transformational estate objectives, the project's priorities include health safety and wellbeing, BIM and digital construction, sustainability, government soft landings, social value creation, people and skill development and collaboration. This programme is being used as a catalyst for a number of industry-wide innovations and would suit candidates interested in supporting and championing these causes. Your responsibilities will include: Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed and appropriately integrated into the project. Working with the client to establish the strategy and delivery for the project. Developing the client’s brief, delivery strategy and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme. Working with a high performing team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables. Coordinating, planning and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project. Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project. Understanding of budgets, estimates and ability to review and challenge contractors’ proposals. Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? Rewarding career where we help you to achieve your potential In house and external training and support Great training and professional development Performance related bonus / profit share Challenging and fun work environment Exceptionally good staff retention rate Wide range of sports and social activities Opportunity to work on some of Midland’s most high profile projects Consultancy with a great reputation in the market Excellent company culture and flat management structure Opportunity to work on some exciting projects across multiple sectors Flexible working REQUIREMENTS The requirements for the successful Project Manager include: A degree or equivillant in a related field (Ideally but not essential) A member of a professional body institute such as RICS, CIOB or APM At least 5 years experience as a Project Manager and ideally on the Consultancy side Experience of managing own projects, projects related to the MOJ would be beneficial Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute Knowledge of current trends, industry and technology with an openness for continued learning Excellent communication and presentation skills both written and verbal. Excellent customer service, communication, and client/external interface skills A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, and flexible INTERESTED? Apply in confidence to this advert or contact Jake from Flagship Consulting directly on (phone number removed) for more information