Job: Senior Project Manager, Rider Levett Bucknall

Due to the continued success of the London office, Rider Levett Bucknall is seeking a professional Senior Project Manager to deliver whole life project management services to the affordable housing and other key sectors.

The role will involve:

Providing project management, employers agent and contract administration services to a range of public sector clients with a clear focus towards affordable housing and decent homes projects. Typical project sizes range from £5 - £50m and will include new build, refurbishment and stock conditioning.

To be considered for this role you must have the following experience:

Essential

• Degree qualified in Project Management or a similar technical discipline with a post graduate or professional qualification in PM delivery (e.g. PRINCE2 or MAPM).
• A minimum of 8 years technical delivery experience with a minimum of five years as a project manager leading teams and delivering property and construction related projects.
• Project lead experience of Decent Homes, Sustainability and other residential focused public sectors.
• Track record of success in preparing and delivering bids for client led projects within the public sector via OJEU.
• Understanding and experience of engaging communities and residents in the delivery of projects.
• Previously employed by a consultancy or end user client with a detailed understanding of the development process and funding arrangements of public sector affordable housing projects.
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts and forging new business relationships.
• Programming skills with particular experience in IT led project planning tools (e.g. MS Project).
• Team player, outgoing and flexible.

Highly Desirable

• MRICS or professionally qualified in another construction related subject (or qualified by experience).
• Experience of working with and leading consortiums.
• Managing decent homes and social housing framework service streams.
• Previously built a team around a growing workload and client base.

Rider Levett Bucknall provides its clients with property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the property life cycle throughout the Americas, Asia, EMEA and Oceania, with over 2000 people operating from more than 80 offices. Our reputation for providing consistently high levels of consultancy services to our clients rests entirely on our ability to recruit and develop the highest calibre staff.

We are always keen to hear from high calibre candidates and we strive to include people from as many backgrounds and cultures as possible. We need enthusiastic, organised, confident and inspired individuals; those who enjoy developing, communicating and sharing ideas and those who are dedicated to our clients, our mission and our projects.

In the UK we employ over 400 staff in seven offices in Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Thames Valley and Welwyn Garden City. We were voted No 1 in CRF’s 'Britain's Top Employers 2009' list, are one of the Sunday Times 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For 2009’ and are an Investors in People best practice case study.

If you are interested in the above vacancy, please use the ‘Apply Online’ link to send us your CV. Please include details of your current/previous remuneration package and any additional information in relation to your suitability to this role.

Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

JOB ID: RLB2210