Senior Project Manager - Outside IR35

Carrington West are assisting a busy South East Council with their search for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join them on a contract basis

What is the role?
Your role will be to successfully project manage major civil engineering schemes from inception through to completion. You will work closely with officers, contractors and elected members to ensure that the highest standards are achieved within the constraints of time and budget.

You may be required to manage some of the construction and professional based framework contracts that the Council operates.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Project Management: To project manage major civil engineering schemes supporting the growth and regeneration. Work to recognised project management standards following Government guidance and to the council's own project management requirements. Direct and monitor staff in the completion of projects and products. Manage external consultants, as well as project staff to ensure targets are achieved.

Financial Control: Prepare estimates, monitor and review project costs to ensure completion within agreed budgets. Achieve required level of quality and ensure value for money. Agree final measures and payments.

Scheme Implementation and Delivery: To provide successful project management throughout the life of a project from implementation through to and including construction. To ensure design and construction works are to programme, within project budget and that risks and benefits are appropriately managed and tracked. Manage the preparation and assessment of tenders and contract documents with support from legal, procurement, finance and technical teams. To appoint and manage contractors. Produce and maintain accurately the PID (mandate, business case, programme, risk register, budget etc.) Produce and own the Project Initiation Documentation (PID) and work closely with relevant technical teams to develop and deliver projects in accordance with the PID.

Communication: To represent the team and ultimately City Council at meetings, to assist and carry out consultations on scheme proposals and to advise members as necessary. To liaise with the project client, project team, consultants and the general public. To prepare reports (including regular reports to Project Boards) as required. Liaise with other departments, such as the Highways Maintenance PFI team, to ensure that the project interlinks as seamlessly as possible with the existing highway network. Have strong links with internal and external stakeholders such as external funders and various government departments. Ensure design works and construction of works are to programme and within project budget.

Training: To maintain personal technical expertise in new methods and technologies. To encourage more junior members of the team to pursue personal development through effective supervision and allocation of work.

For a full description and further information on the role, please call Phoebe Kingston at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Carrington West are also looking for Engineers & Project Managers with similar backgrounds across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more.

What you need to do now:
If you are interested in this role and fit the criteria above, please send us your application today. If you have any questions about the vacancy, please contact Phoebe at Carrington West on (phone number removed)

Footnote:
If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Parking professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 70+ years' experience in this market. Please call Phoebe at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.

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