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About the Role

This role provides leadership for project management activities, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies. It offers technical, commercial, and operational support, manages costs, and aims to meet client expectations while enhancing the Bovis business reputation. The Senior Project Manager will ensure effective liaison between design, project, commercial, client teams, and the supply chain, mitigating design risk and maximizing value.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in the creation of skills, well-being, and a supportive work environment for delivery staff.
Create a detailed project strategy, plan, and schedule, managing project delivery within that plan to ensure maximum outcomes for the client and Bovis.
Ensure consistently high quality and proactively identify quality issues, setting up and monitoring systems to ensure right-first-time construction.
Establish and maintain appropriate communication and record keeping with all project stakeholders.
Review all costs and controls.
Build and maintain a qualified and experienced team, managing performance and development through coaching, mentoring, and skill-building.
Use and promote Bovis standard tools and systems to deliver successful outcomes.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of project risk through communication and collaboration.
Accountable for the implementation and compliance with all Bovis safety requirements across staff, contractors, and work practices, ensuring records and reports are maintained.
Recognize and reward safe behaviors and practices.
Review EHS plans and lessons learned.
Review project sustainability objectives and targets, ensuring compliance with Bovis standards and local regulatory requirements.
Build and maintain external relationships with clients and contractors/subcontracts, developing trust and confidence.

Requirements

Have a related Chartership such as CIOB.
Possess Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role (BSc or MSc in Project Management or Building / Construction Studies or Engineering).

Skills

High emotional intelligence and key leadership skills.
Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects.
Management and mentoring of staff and development of skills.
Experience of project planning, resource allocation, and managing design teams.
Ability to communicate effectively and lead construction delivery teams and workforce.
Ability to be flexible in adapting working methods to suit project needs or new challenges.
Ability to ensure delivery of work packages and betterment of commercial targets.
Ability to provide leadership in skill creation, well-being, and developing a supportive work environment.
Ability to manage project delivery in a timely manner for maximum client and Bovis outcomes.
In-depth knowledge of the construction process and methods.
Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, regulations, standards, and procedures.
Expert knowledge of the construction industry.
Understanding of programme duration and sequencing of works.
Pre-construction and site establishment experience.
Experience dealing with clients, contractors, and construction activities.
Design, procurement, construction, and delivery experience.
Experience in the delivery of medium to large scale commercial projects (£80m+ in construction value).
Demonstrable experience of delivering major commercial office buildings.
Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player.
Ability to lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision.
Eagerness to make an impact on the local community.
Strategic thinking and visionary approach.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with trust and confidence.
Willingness and drive to create thriving team environments.
Ability to hold teams accountable, have difficult conversations, and manage performance.

Location

City of London

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
£80m+ in construction value

Education Level

BSc or MSc in Project Management or Building / Construction Studies or Engineering
Chartership such as CIOB

Benefits

Car allowance
Up to 10% employer pension contribution
Private medical health benefit (family cover available)
Life assurance
25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
4 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gyms nationwide
Industry leading parental leave

About the Company

Bovis is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling, and empowering our people.
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We do what’s right, always
We succeed together
We bring energy
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Equal Opportunity

We offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equal treatment and equal opportunity are just the norm.
We are a disability inclusive employer. If you need any adjustment or changes to the process, email us to let us know if you have a preferred communication method.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or disabled.