Project Manager

Job Reference: /SM/23-09/1305/14

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: London

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 38 hours per week

Business Overview

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical Services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.

Job Overview

We are currently recruiting for Project Manager to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site in London

The Project Manager will manage Project team to ensure the successful delivery of multi-discipline projects including Construction, MEP and Contract Administration. The applicant must be personable and able build relationships, within the team but also with the client base.

The Project Manager will work with the client, the Operations team, the Operations Manager and support functions where required to ensure that each project is delivered in accordance with the Project Execution Plan - safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standard.

The Project Manager will be the focal point for managing Client expectations and will deliver all projects in line with OCS’s management systems, policies and procedures.

The Project Manager is responsible for the financial outcome of their projects, this should include understanding the tender, reviewing the costs included in the bid.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and motivating the team in accordance with OCS personnel policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all employees have the appropriate training and qualifications to fulfil their role.
• Ensuring that operatives attend organised training events where requested.
• Regularly reviewing the performance of all employees on both a formal and informal basis
• Effectively managing poor performance, taking guidance from HR. This may include taking disciplinary action where appropriate, in line with Company procedures.
• Managing absence of direct reports in line with Company policies and procedures
• Maintaining a high level of employee morale and adherence to all personnel policies and procedures
• Establishing and implementing a meeting structure for each project
• Working closely with the Operations Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Pre-Construction Design Team and Procurement Team to develop the procurement, cost, design and project management plans.
• Working closely with counterparts on other disciplines to ensure project is conducted on a one-team basis.
• Driving a high standard of safety, health, sustainability or quality within your sphere of control, ensuring that H&S the is planned into all aspects of the works and communicated to all on site.
• Working closely with counterparts in other departments

About You:

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
• Leading and motivating the team in accordance with OCS personnel policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all employees have the appropriate training and qualifications to fulfil their role.
• Ensuring that operatives attend organised training events where requested.
• Regularly reviewing the performance of all employees on both a formal and informal basis
• Effectively managing poor performance, taking guidance from HR. This may include taking disciplinary action where appropriate, in line with Company procedures.
• Managing absence of direct reports in line with Company policies and procedures
• Maintaining a high level of employee morale and adherence to all personnel policies and procedures
• Establishing and implementing a meeting structure for each project
• Working closely with the Operations Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Pre-Construction Design Team and Procurement Team to develop the procurement, cost, design and project management plans.
• Working closely with counterparts on other disciplines to ensure project is conducted on a one-team basis.
• Driving a high standard of safety, health, sustainability or quality within your sphere of control, ensuring that H&S the is planned into all aspects of the works and communicated to all on site.
• Working closely with counterparts in other departments
• Full driving licence
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience with Microsoft Project
• Effective managerial skills, including the ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Client focused, professional with the requisite skills to establish and maintain relationships.
• A self-motivated person who has the ability to work on their own initiative and achieve stretching targets.
• Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a pressurised environment.
• A team player
• Strong commercial awareness
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Deadline driven.

Benefits

• Wide range of retail discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
• Required professional membership fees paid for

How to apply

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