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Foster + Partners
Role summary
Using the most up-to-date project management standards, the Design Management team provides support to the design teams. We play a key role throughout the design and construction phases, from programming, change control, and procurement to document control, payments and risk management.
Role Definition
Job title: Project Manager
Reporting to: Manager on a day-to-day basis and ultimately to the Head of Management Group
Responsibilities
- Liaise with Senior Management with regards to all Potential fees
- Fee calculations and reviewing appointments for potential projects and client chargeback of costs, liaison with Project Cost Controllers
- Advise on contract administration for Job Captains and assist with resolving contractual difficulties
- Assist with Project Management in liaison with the Planner and advise on construction programmes
- Assist Job Captains to maintain compliance and review project plans
- Conduct site visits to review progress and check for contractor’s compliance
- Advise on specification content regarding achievability and compatibility with building contract and appointment
- Maintain up to date knowledge of trade contractors and of current market situation
- Collate and record information relating to Potential Fees and proposals
- Provide analysis of Potential Fees through reporting and gathering of information
- Provide co-ordination of procurement advice to Job Captains
- Compiling schedules of Fee Proposals estimating values
- Contribute, or otherwise assist, as required
- Equity, diversity & inclusion (EDI) is a core priority. To support and champion the embedding of this focus as a collective workforce responsibility, EDI should be integrated, where relevant, into all workstreams
- Thorough knowledge of and compliance with F+P procedures and standards
Qualities and Skills required
- Able to demonstrate ability to undertake the above responsibilities
- Legally able to work in the country in which the position is based
- Excellent organisational skills
- Demonstrable experience in the building or construction industry
- A relevant post graduate qualification
- Project management experience
- Understanding of the design process
- Resilient to coping with conflicting demands, able to prioritise duties and work under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - articulate and diplomatic manner
- Demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work independently as well as part of an effective team
- Methodical, accurate and consistent attention to detail
- Able to manage sensitive and sometimes confidential information
- Self-motivated and able to take responsibility
- Able to demonstrate initiative and a proactive approach to daily tasks
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team
- Flexible attitude
- Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally
- Resilient to cope with conflicting demands, able to prioritise duties and work effectively under pressure
- Able to work as part of an effective team assisting and supporting team members
This description reflects the core activities of the role but is not intended to be all-inclusive and other duties within the group/department may be required in addition to changes in the emphasis of duties as required from time to time. There is a requirement for the post holder to recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work. Job descriptions will be reviewed regularly and where necessary revised in accordance with organisational needs. Any major changes will be discussed with the post holder
