Director Project Manager

Executive responsibility for the delivery of services and representing Gleeds as an ambassador.

• Resolving customer complaints.
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements.
• Agreeing fees and charges for potential services with Business Unit Manager / Area Chair.
• Preparing bids for services.
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit’s activities.
• Managing service delivery for profit.
• Formulating and managing strategies to deliver the business objectives.
• Briefing employees on relevant aspects of Gleeds business.
• About this opportunity Executive responsibility for the delivery of services and representing Gleeds as an ambassador. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Formulating and managing strategies to deliver the business objectives. Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit’s activities. Ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with Gleeds processes and procedures (governance and controls). Agreeing fees and charges for potential services with Business Unit Manager / Area Chair. Agreeing appointments / scope of services. Ensuring that appointments are in place prior to commencing service delivery. Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements. Reviewing scope of appointments on a monthly basis to ensure services are being delivered in accordance with appointments Managing and maintaining Customer relationships (i.e. Clients, business partners and other consultants). Ensuring a Customer care plan is in place. Resolving customer complaints. Ensuring sufficient resources are made available to deliver services on our projects, including managing resource conflict resolution (with fellow directors). Leading and managing Teams, including working with Associate Directors in managing resources and workload. Ensuring compliance with administrative requirements (appraisals, training, timesheets etc) Managing employees, focusing on retention and development. Developing and enhancing Gleeds cost management capability. Briefing employees on relevant aspects of Gleeds business. Preparing bids for services. Managing service delivery for profit. Managing the commercial aspects of projects (e.g. scope of services/deliverables, invoices, payments, and debt management). Working harmoniously with other Directors and assisting Business Unit Manager / Area Chair As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to: Opportunities to develop and grow your career A contributory pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme Flexible working arrangements
• Reviewing scope of appointments on a monthly basis to ensure services are being delivered in accordance with appointments
• Managing employees, focusing on retention and development.
• Ensuring sufficient resources are made available to deliver services on our projects, including managing resource conflict resolution (with fellow directors).
• Leading and managing Teams, including working with Associate Directors in managing resources and workload. Ensuring compliance with administrative requirements (appraisals, training, timesheets etc)
• Agreeing appointments / scope of services. Ensuring that appointments are in place prior to commencing service delivery.
• Managing the commercial aspects of projects (e.g. scope of services/deliverables, invoices, payments, and debt management).
• Working harmoniously with other Directors and assisting Business Unit Manager / Area Chair
• Developing and enhancing Gleeds cost management capability.
• Ensuring that projects are managed in accordance with Gleeds processes and procedures (governance and controls).
• Managing and maintaining Customer relationships (i.e. Clients, business partners and other consultants). Ensuring a Customer care plan is in place.

Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments.
• Proficient networker.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Who we’re looking for: Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills Extensive experience in delivering project management and/or programme management services on construction projects,of which 3 years were in responsible leadership function in the management of major construction projects or frameworks. Excellent knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies Extensive knowledge of construction technologies, sequences, methods and materials Excellent commercialbackground, including familiarity with contract conditions and procedures and ability to administer contracts (as contract administrator, employer’s agent and/or project manager) Sound understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts. Demonstrate experience of leading high performance multi-disciplinary project delivery teams Excellent communication skills - both oral and written. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to quickly adapt to changing environments. Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills. Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily. Proficient networker. Specialist knowledge of a specific industry sector (i.e. Residential, Hotels, Commercial, Retail, Leisure, Education, or other). Ability to prepare first-class bids for services. Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels. Demonstrable evidence of delivering services to Clients and managing Client relationships. Demonstrable experience of timely interfacing with clients and key stakeholders at the highest level. Experience managing multiple projects Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams. Qualifications MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or MAPM (Member of the Association of Project Managers) or MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders)
• Sound understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders)
• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or
• Demonstrable experience of timely interfacing with clients and key stakeholders at the highest level.
• Specialist knowledge of a specific industry sector (i.e. Residential, Hotels, Commercial, Retail, Leisure, Education, or other).
• Demonstrate experience of leading high performance multi-disciplinary project delivery teams
• Demonstrable evidence of delivering services to Clients and managing Client relationships.
• MAPM (Member of the Association of Project Managers) or
• Competent at negotiating sufficient fees to both complete services and generate required profit levels.
• Extensive knowledge of construction technologies, sequences, methods and materials
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating skills, financial and numeracy management skills.
• Experience managing multiple projects
• Ability to work as part of a team and lead teams.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Excellent knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Extensive experience in delivering project management and/or programme management services on construction projects,of which 3 years were in responsible leadership function in the management of major construction projects or frameworks.
• Excellent commercialbackground, including familiarity with contract conditions and procedures and ability to administer contracts (as contract administrator, employer’s agent and/or project manager)
• Ability to prepare first-class bids for services.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working arrangements