Commercial/Finance

• Managing and planning for expenditure for projects over the construction stage, providing support to the UK Commercial team, Senior PM and Director
• Understand different contract types and procurement arrangements with the commercial skill to utilise and deliver financial value
• Be able to offer creative value engineering with a strong commercial perspective including order of build, constructability assessments, procurement etc.
• Monitor projects budget, profit, and programme, liaising directly with the UK Commercial team and Director, and making any adjustments as required
• Assisting and creating Site Instructions, Internal Variation Proposals for SBW ITA commercial, cost analysis working in line with SoW’s

Service delivery

• Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety and CDM regulations and promote a culture of safety across the business
• Manage the supply chain to leverage the value of the suppliers by enhancing the quality, consistency, and variety
• Programme – monitoring and producing short-term trackers and programmes, establishing and monitoring contractor performance, submitting drop line analysis to the client highlighting any delays to SBW progress, including evidence for reasons for the delays
• Managing programmes and budgets within the build process
• Preparation of key contractors and subcontractor proposal documentation
• Ensure the effective management and direction of external contractors with rigour to ensure delivery of the highest possible quality of design and final product
• Provide input into the design and construction methodology of the projects bearing in mind future ease of maintenance requirements
• Understand project timelines, manage projects, and project teams to deliver key milestones
• Manage the compilation of the Employer’s Requirements, Design Guide/s, specifications, and contract documentation for operational purposes
• Manage external consultant teams and the Employers Agent to deliver all projects in line with the Employer’s Requirements, specifications, programme, cost, quality and Health and Safety requirements
• Manage and provide remedy to any contractor and/or construction-related matter
• Maintain a high-performing project management regime for all schemes proactively manage and ensure effective risk and budget management on all schemes
• Stakeholder and Relationship Management
• Maintain good and effective relationships with contractors and stakeholders, working collaboratively with internal colleagues

Knowledge and experience

• Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline, e.g., Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or equivalent by experience, a minimum of 5 years in a construction-related field within the capacity of management/engineering preferred
• Desirable to be proficient in Microsoft Office & Project, BIM, CAD
• Professional membership of appropriate body desirable, e.g., RICS, MCIOB
• Demonstrate post qualification experience and demonstrable track record of managing large and complex construction projects both contractor and client side
• Up-to-date knowledge of construction best practice and regulations
• Working knowledge of construction contracts, forms of professional appointment, planning framework, design, materials, and construction processes
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety Risk and CDM regulations including environmental and ecological legislation
• Experience of identifying a range of alternative analytical approaches and applying them innovatively to resolve unforeseen design/construction issues
• Understanding and experience of construction contracts
• Proven experience negotiating contract prices, valuations and determining final sums owed
• Proven experience in developing and managing budgets within established parameters
• Ability to delegate and manage multiple operations effectively
• Ability to assess the operational effectiveness of contractors

Skills and attributes

• Excellent communication and leadership skills of construction teams
• Able to maintain high quality of work under pressure
• Able to manage and work within multi-disciplinary teams
• Effective management of relationships with all stakeholders
• Entrepreneurial, problem solver, resourceful & flexible
• Strong leadership and management skills, with experience of managing staff and/project teams
• Exceptional presentation and written communication skills
• Excellent commercial negotiating and influencing skills
• Highly effective project management skills
• Ability to quickly establish rapport and credibility with managers, staff, and stakeholders at all levels
• Strong analytical, numeric, and critical reasoning skills and capable of effective problem-solving
• Able to cope with a high degree of ambiguity and change

Personal style and behaviour

• Commercially astute and delivery focused
• Politically aware and emotionally intelligent
• Personally credible with a professional demeanour that generates trust and confidence
• Leads by example and possesses a high degree of integrity
• Self-starting and independent whilst being able to work collaboratively
• Sets themselves and others challenging but achievable objectives
• Challenges and confronts conflict, brokering solutions in order to achieve goals
• Looks to the future – can see links and opportunities that others might miss
• Able to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and values