Project Manager - Construction

Project Manager - Construction

We are a disability confident employer and we particularly encourage applications from BAME and female applicants as we are currently under represented in these areas

About us: An opportunity has arisen for two Project Manager (Construction) roles within the University’s Estates Projects team. The team oversees the delivery of alterations, small and large refurbishments, as well as major new capital developments. The main focus of the job is to provide high quality project management for the implementation and delivery of a range of key complex and/or major capital projects within the University’s Capital Development programme. In addition to delivering the estate objectives the project priorities also include health and safety, sustainability, wellbeing, Digital construction and softlandings.

About you: You will have experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams on technically complex construction projects and be able to direct the team in order to achieve the University’s development strategy. You will be confident at communicating and negotiating at all levels and have the drive and enthusiasm to deliver projects from initial concept through design, specification, planning, tender preparation and evaluation to the supervision of construction completion and occupation.

Working as part of a motivated, friendly and engaging team you will be able to contribute to and support the future development of the estate and industry innovations.  

About UWE Bristol: We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,800 staff. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Our staff and students come from over 160 countries making this a diverse, dynamic and rewarding place to work and study.

We are an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.

Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity and is a big pull for students and employers alike. A city with a creative and fiercely independent mindset, a vibrant music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. Bristol was the first British city to win the European Green Capital award in 2015, The Sunday Times newspaper named Bristol the best city to live in Britain thanks to its culture, nightlife and proximity to beautiful countryside while National Geographic listed Bristol as 11th in the world's 'cool list' destinations, ahead of Paris and Amsterdam, so it’s not surprising Bristol is consistently named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – with £300m having been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while incredible new facilities continue to be developed to enhance our offer even further.

In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of employee benefits including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• Flexible working
• Excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
• Onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
• Savings on purchases via Wider Wallet scheme
• Option to participate in the cycle to work scheme

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Alistair Brooke on 0117 328 3457 or email: alistair.brooke@uwe.ac.uk

This is a permanent post and is full-time working 37 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

Closing date: Sunday 6th June at 11.59pm.

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