Job Title: Senior Project Manager
About the Role:
The Senior Project Manager will act as the Contracting Entity's representative, responsible for managing a group of projects from planning and design through to successful completion and commissioning. They will ensure that projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with specifications.
Main Responsibilities:
- Oversee and monitor project delivery around schedule, interface, cost, variations, contract, and risk, liaising with relevant team members and functions as required.
- Develop the Project Execution Plan, ensuring alignment with the Contracting Entity's standards and methods.
- Engage with and manage the project relationship with the Airport Transformation Manager.
Team Management:
- Manage the performance of a team of Project Managers each responsible for delivering one or more projects.
- Oversee daily activities of Project Managers, ensuring implementation of appropriate project management techniques and measures to deliver projects to cost, schedule, quality, and safety metrics.
- Develop and maintain a detailed resourcing plan for project delivery under the Senior Project Manager's responsibility.
- Provide technical and contractual support to Project Managers in their day-to-day delivery functions.
- Be responsible for reporting on project performance under their remit.
- Work with the Programme Director to address any issues arising during project delivery.
Project Management Activities:
- Lead the coordination of projects, considering interfaces at all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Maintain the Responsible/Accountable/Consulted/Informed task tracker.
- Work with technical teams to coordinate and manage design consultants and other external service providers.
- Organise design review meetings and be responsible for communicating design acceptance to the Contractor.
- Communicate design changes to relevant members of the project team and stakeholders impacted.
- Report monthly on tasks throughout the project's lifecycle, including construction works (during the construction phase).
- Maintain the overall project risk register and update at monthly progress meetings.
- Identify opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates, and products, referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
- Monitor and apply performance management techniques.
- Manage the change control process.
- Manage the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
Nec Specific Activities:
- Review and accept programme submissions.
- Lead and act in the spirit of mutual trust and co-operation.
- Communicate and issue documents as required by the ECC and perform any other duties stated in the contract.
Requirements:
- Must have experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in using project management tools and software.