Senior Project Manager- Design Building

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day delivery & execution of consultancy services under contract with the client(s).
• This pertains to, but not limited to, resource vs workload planning, KPIs, deliverables and building rapport with the client and wider consulting team.
• Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution. Frequently interfaces with upper-level management and client personnel.
• Monitors contractor performance pertaining to schedule and conformance to plans and specifications.
• Negotiates changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors.
• Markets and secures additional work with client.
• Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project.
• May participate in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.
• Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
• Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria.
• Plans, directs, supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project.
• Provide advice on field engineering procedures, construction methods, and financial matters to management.
• Works with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project.
• Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans.
• Works with the key project individual to devise and execute action plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
• Responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.
• Monitors and reports to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule.
• Establishes weekly meeting to review project status and formulate action items.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organizations wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.
• Portfolio Management: Plan and manage the delivery of projects within an area of professional expertise, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved.
• Project Team Management: Lead large project teams (or multiple small- to medium-sized teams); define the project vision, communicate the necessary outcomes, and provide guidance to achieve these outcomes; coordinate team actions across project activities; coordinate the flow of additional team members on and off the team, as needed; and build the capability of the team through training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Project Risk and Issue Management: Manage identification of risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating these matters where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these concerns.
• Project Benefit Realization: Deliver baseline assessments and post-implementation analyses to evaluate and track the realization of business benefits.
• Project Resource Management: Negotiate and manage deployment of project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
• Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multistakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units, such as idea generation platforms, jam sessions, and hackathons.
• Leadership and Direction: Communicate the actions needed to implement the functions strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organizations mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Transformational Change Management: Manage projects or substantial workstreams within a transformational change program, ensuring integration with related projects; use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and to embed desired culture and behaviors.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans for projects to identify relevant stakeholders, to develop positive stakeholder relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice.
• Project Scope Definition: Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.
• Project Assurance: Manage the delivery of assurance reviews within a project, enable the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified, to give senior stakeholders confidence that the project can deliver according to time, budget, and quality.
• Enterprise Business Analysis: Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.
• Take on some of the worlds toughest challenges- with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.
• At GHD, we celebrate the power of a multicultural workforce and champion individual achievement.
• As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair and inclusive employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees—regardless of background, identity, or experience.
• We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we welcome the unique perspectives that each team member brings to our organization.

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