Salary Range:

£48,822.00 - £56,535.00

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The Senior Project Manager will:

• This is a full-time role that is predominantly office and site based. There is, however, flexibility regarding start and finish times, and-subject to agreement-up to one day per week may be worked from home.
• Work across a wide variety of projects, providing a range of building surveying and project management services.
• Undertake typical building surveying duties, including defect inspections and investigations, preparation of building reports and condition surveys, and the development of schedules of work and specifications for tendering purposes.
• Deliver projects that typically include low to medium value refurbishment, repair, maintenance, and urban realm improvement schemes, with values ranging from £5,000 to £1 million and more.
• Manage both pre- and post-contract construction responsibilities, including contract administration, delivering these services effectively in alignment with RIBA work stages or equivalent frameworks.
• Support the operational activities of the Estates and Facilities Department, working collaboratively with faculties, schools, directorates, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Assemble, appoint, and manage external project design teams and specialist consultants as required.
• Ensure compliance with the Project Management Office Handbook and adherence to established gateway review procedures. Each gateway report and presentation must clearly capture, as a minimum, the current status of programme, cost, risk, quality, sustainability and environmental targets, compliance with technical standards, scope, and other relevant matters.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal reports and project documentation in a timely manner.
• Ensure effective communication and engagement with all internal and external stakeholders who are impacted by, or have an interest in, the project programme.
• Ensure that all development works comply with legal and statutory requirements, with particular regard to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and the Building Safety Act.
• Keep up to date with new standards and best practice relating to Strategic Estates Development and make recommendations on how these can be applied to support the University's strategic objectives.
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the role, as reasonably requested.

Applications close at 00:01am of the closing date listed. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you are interested in this role, please submit your application as early as possible.