Job type
PermanentLocation
ChelmsfordWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Project ManagementIndustry
ConstructionPay
£55,000 - £67,500
New Opportunity - Programme Manager
Position: Programme Manager
Location: Chelmsford - Essex County Council
Role: Full Time
Job Overview:
Our PMO team are embedded in the Clients' office in Essex County Council. The PMO is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of all projects (strategy through to completion/close-out) in line with the agreed processes. Year-on-year project spend is approx. 28M GBP.
The PMO maintains the FMP and pipeline of activity for the next financial year as well as reacting to insurance works and other ad-hoc activity.
The PMO's main aim is to provide the client with an auditable strategic planning, and project delivery solution, which ensures value for money and provides consistent delivery of quality whilst meeting key Core Estate and Schools estate time and budget constraints.
The PMO maintains the FMP and pipeline of activity for the next financial year as well as reacting to insurance works and other ad-hoc activity.
The PMO's main aim is to provide the client with an auditable strategic planning, and project delivery solution, which ensures value for money and provides consistent delivery of quality whilst meeting key Core Estate and Schools estate time and budget constraints.
Main Duties:
- Undertake the initial Principal Designer Role from Project inception
- Compile/Ensure the PCI information is prepared for handover to PM/Principal Contractor to collate & produce the CPP
- Check CPP compliant and that all the client duties under CDM as appointed by ECC are fully undertaken.
- Responsible for planning, governance and for overseeing the successful delivery of the Core Estates programme.
- Ensure Client requirements are developed and delivered robustly
- Maintain Client satisfaction/key stakeholder relationships
- Ensure programmes are delivered, and provide value for money
- Delivery to be assured within programme constraints (time, budget, quality)
- Governance of all reporting and process requirements
- Drive innovation and continuous improvements in project delivery
- Ensure the Programme and Project teams act as one.
- Project/Programme Management:
- Previous real estate and construction experience essential
- Skilled in the use of all project management documentation.
- Must be able to travel as required to project destinations.
- Able to solve multi-faceted and complex tasks.
- Able to develop high-quality reports.
- Demonstrate a strong financial awareness.
Leadership and soft skills: - Excellent communicator and able to deliver information in a logical, clear, and concise manner.
- Able to incentivise and manage a team.
- Excellent at building and maintaining relationships.
- Able to drive decision-making at a senior level.
- Able to hold senior-level conversations to present and discuss and resolve issues.
Technical: - Has a good technical grounding in construction and office refurbishments.
- Understands the project team structure and their roles and responsibilities
- A detailed technical understanding or qualifications and experience of the delivery and installation of M&E projects, especially with decarbonisation retro fit would be a distinct advantage.
- IT:
- Comfortable with the use of Microsoft Project for basic planning.
- Competent with the use of Microsoft tools (Power Point, Excel, and word)
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