Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

London Metropolitan University is seeking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to play a key role within the Estates department.

London Metropolitan University is a striving and ambitious institution committed to transforming the lives of its students through excellent education.  We are committed to making education available to people from all walks of life, creating and advancing social justice, social mobility and access to opportunity and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute to society, culture, public services and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.

Reporting to the Head of Development, Property & Space, the Senior Project Manager will lead a range of estate development projects typically from £0.5m to £10m in value across an estate portfolio including academic and teaching facilities, social and hospitality space and workspace.  You will get the chance to manage a diverse range of projects, with a significant proportion of the projects being complex refurbishments within live, operational environments.  Key aspects of the role including brief development, design management, contract procurement and oversight of construction delivery and commissioning/handover, whilst taken lead responsibility for ensuring projects are delivered to quality, time, cost and safety expectations.

The successful candidate will possess relevant experience in a project management role with responsibility for the delivery complex refurbishment projects within live, operational environments. You will have strong commercial management skills, with a proven track record of contract administration and the procurement and management of consultant and contractors teams.  We are seeking an individual with a highly motivated and proactive disposition and the interpersonal and communication skills to operate successfully with a diverse range of stakeholder groups.

We are seeking to attract a diverse field of candidates and welcome applications for flexible working.  The Candidate Brief can be viewed at https://online.flippingbook.com/view/860592270/ 

To arrange a confidential briefing discussion to learn more please contact our retained search advisors Ben Duffill (ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk) and Nick Coppard (nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk) on 0203 962 9900.  Applications should consist of a CV and can be sent to ben.duffill@mrgpeople.co.uk and nicholas.coppard@mrgpeople.co.uk.

Closing date for applications is 24^th October 2021.

Championing equity and inclusion lies at the heart of everything we do here at London Metropolitan University.  Read more about our diverse community and our commitments to inclusion and equality at: https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/about/equality-and-diversity/