Project Manager (Roads and Transportation)
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager (Roads and Transportation) for an initial 18 month contract with potential to extend for a further 6 months on a salary of £43,615-£47,684/annum, generous holidays and pension.. This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.
Responsibilities:
– Responsible for assuring the quality and availability of management information to inform the delivery of the service, including meeting statutory, regional and local targets
– Responsible for driving effective relationships at all levels both within their project, with other services, customers and partner organisations
– Responsible for promoting and developing a customer and public-orientated ethos within the operation of the service
– Responsible for the effectiveness of professional practice within their project team
– To take personal responsibility for the good use of the organisation’s resources appropriate to the job level and work area
– Responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s policies, statutes and government legislation are upheld within their projects
– Contributes timely responses to queries, media and other stakeholders in accordance with the organisation’s procedures
– Responsible for ensuring that all actions comply with the organisation’s policies on diversity and equal opportunities and health and safety
– Deputise for the Principal Officer (Capital Projects), as required
– To take responsibility for the development and implementation of their own personal development plan, and own continued professional development in those areas relevant to the role within the organisation
– Undertake other duties which might be reasonably requested from time to time
Essential Skills:
– Degree in a Construction discipline
– Considerable experience of successful project delivery in economy, environmental or infrastructure disciplines
– Good knowledge of NEC contractual and legislative responsibilities
– Proven track record in promoting, leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including external contractors
– Experience of developing business cases
– Experience of developing options / business cases for and implementing shared service arrangements
– Experience of delivering improved customer services and efficiency benefits via business change
– Experience of working in collaboration
– Excellent analytical and research skills
– Experience of working with Microsoft Office (or other similar packages)
– Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
– Ability to lead projects and work effectively under pressure to meet project deadlines
Desirable Skills:
– Project Management qualification and/or Membership of a Professional Construction body, e.g. CEng, MRICS
– Substantial experience of planning, developing and implementing projects which are high profile, complex, and high value
– Experience of delivering large scale infrastructure projects
– Awareness of risk management issues
– Experience of managing or leading a team
– Ability to understand and interpret complex data and show implications of data
– Service redesign and systems thinking methodologies
– Strategic awareness (including the ability to recognise and plan for potential impact of corporate approaches / initiatives)
– Display ownership and accountability
– Ability to drive out problems and overcome obstacles
– Ability to take the customer’s perspective
– Assertive and able to manage conflict situations
– Ability to lead and give direction to others
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Responsible for assuring the quality and availability of management information to inform the delivery of the service, including meeting statutory, regional and local targets
– Responsible for driving effective relationships at all levels both within their project, with other services, customers and partner organisations
– Responsible for promoting and developing a customer and public-orientated ethos within the operation of the service
– Responsible for the effectiveness of professional practice within their project team
– To take personal responsibility for the good use of the organisation’s resources appropriate to the job level and work area
– Responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s policies, statutes and government legislation are upheld within their projects
– Contributes timely responses to queries, media and other stakeholders in accordance with the organisation’s procedures
– Responsible for ensuring that all actions comply with the organisation’s policies on diversity and equal opportunities and health and safety
– Deputise for the Principal Officer (Capital Projects), as required
– To take responsibility for the development and implementation of their own personal development plan, and own continued professional development in those areas relevant to the role within the organisation
– Undertake other duties which might be reasonably requested from time to time
Essential Skills:
– Degree in a Construction discipline
– Considerable experience of successful project delivery in economy, environmental or infrastructure disciplines
– Good knowledge of NEC contractual and legislative responsibilities
– Proven track record in promoting, leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including external contractors
– Experience of developing business cases
– Experience of developing options / business cases for and implementing shared service arrangements
– Experience of delivering improved customer services and efficiency benefits via business change
– Experience of working in collaboration
– Excellent analytical and research skills
– Experience of working with Microsoft Office (or other similar packages)
– Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
– Ability to lead projects and work effectively under pressure to meet project deadlines
Desirable Skills:
– Project Management qualification and/or Membership of a Professional Construction body, e.g. CEng, MRICS
– Substantial experience of planning, developing and implementing projects which are high profile, complex, and high value
– Experience of delivering large scale infrastructure projects
– Awareness of risk management issues
– Experience of managing or leading a team
– Ability to understand and interpret complex data and show implications of data
– Service redesign and systems thinking methodologies
– Strategic awareness (including the ability to recognise and plan for potential impact of corporate approaches / initiatives)
– Display ownership and accountability
– Ability to drive out problems and overcome obstacles
– Ability to take the customer’s perspective
– Assertive and able to manage conflict situations
– Ability to lead and give direction to others
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
