Principal Officer (Capital Projects)

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in East Renfrewshire, is currently looking to recruit a Principal Officer (Capital Projects) for a 24 month contract on a salary between £52,465 - £57,283. This role will be hybrid based with 2 to 3 days a week in the office.

Responsibilities :

• To lead and develop multi-disciplinary teams of both internal and external project personnel, fostering challenge and innovation, improving team performance and creating a successful delivery culture.
• To manage resources within programmes / projects, including programme budgets of a potentially significant size and provide direction, advice and guidance to project managers within a programme.
• To be responsible for the successful delivery of a number of major capital projects within a programme, which includes delivery of City Deal and other large-scale regeneration and environmental schemes.
• To develop and maintain programme governance and documentation as required, ensuring compliance with any external governance arrangement and funding requirements.
• To be responsible for the successful delivery of feasibility work to inform infrastructure delivery projects, particularly in early phases of their development prior to construction.
• To ensure that programme / project deliverables comply with relevant construction and quality standards, as defined in programme and project specifications and commensurate with industry best practice.
• To ensure that sustainability and Getting to Zero is forefront in all projects in line with guidelines.
• To actively engage the supply chain in promoting a leading H&S culture.
• To be responsible for engaging with, and influencing, colleagues and senior management to generate support for project proposals, overcome obstacles to delivery and work collaboratively.
• To manage dependencies and the interfaces between projects within a programme and activity across the wider environment.
• To manage risks and issues through appropriate mitigation and escalation measures where appropriate.
• To deputise, as required, for the City Deal & Infrastructure Delivery Manager.
• To undertake any other appropriate duties as may be directed by the Director of Environment.

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