Senior Project Manager

Location / s : Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle; UK

Recruiter contact : Steven Johnston

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you're surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the division

We support clients worldwide to ensure their goals and ambitions for construction projects are realised, while maximising sustainability and social value for communities.

Our solutions include cost and project management services for a wide range of central government, local authority and private clients.We operate right across the building market sector, including workplace, residential, law and order, health, education, retail, sports and commercial property landscapes.Our vision is to provide added value to our clients' businesses through high quality services delivered by a dedicated team of built environment advisory experts.

Overview of the role

Owning to the continued expansion within our built environment sector, we have an exciting opportunity for Senior Project Managers to join our growing and diverse Buildings team to be based in one of our growing teams in Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle or Manchester.

Driving Social Outcomes is at the heart of every project we work on and we specialise in working collaboratively with project stakeholders to maximise the potential for environmental, social and economic benefits to positively improve the communities in which we live, work and play.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing multiple projects through the RIBA Stages acting as the integrator of multidiscipline teams, working on a variety of projects across a diverse client base including Central Government, Local Authority, and the Private Sector. Some of our current clients include Ministry of Justice, Home Office, Homes England, MHCLG and Sheffield Council.

Senior Project Management Services to include :

• Advising the client to help them define the strategic brief, including goals and objectives of the project
• Support the client to establish and procure the project team
• Define the project success factors including time, cost, quality, environmental, and social outcomes
• Define and agree project governance structure aligned to client and legislative requirements
• Produce a detail project execution plan that outlines how the project will be managed
• Establish reporting requirements and production of progress reports
• Leading and acting as an integrator of multidiscipline services at all stages of the project life cycle
• Establish and manage the change control process
• Monitoring and advising upon project performance against success indicators
• Implement performance management techniques, including the use of KPI's to improve project performance
• Establish a communication strategy and information management plan and implement this across the project managing the interface between all parties and the client
• Team Leadership including managing and mentoring members of the team across multiple projects

In addition to leading Senior Project Management services for our clients you will be responsible for managing our commissions internally and work with our Account Leaders to position and win new work.

Additional Internal Project Management and Business Development services to include :

Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both public and private sector programmes. Many of the programmes are long term opportunities allowing you to grow and develop your career.

Candidate specification

Essential :

Desirable :

If you meet 80% or more of what we're looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn't know we need.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including :

Health and wellbeing

Financial wellbeing

Lifestyle

Enhanced family and carers leave

Learning and development

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

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