Senior Project Manager job in Glasgow

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Requirements:

Qualifications:
• Chartered Engineer
• BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering

Essential Criteria:
• A passion for safety leadership
• Proven ability to manage projects including preparing programmes, deliverables schedules and managing risk with a fee income exceeding £200K per month
• Previous experience of working on Transport Scotland Schemes
• Appropriate academic and professional qualifications, including Chartered Engineer and Member of relevant Professional Institution.
• In depth knowledge and experience of delivering high quality design on roads and infrastructure projects
• Ability to prepare bids, draft and negotiate consultancy contracts
• Experience of planning and statutory processes
• Ability to identify and respond to our clients values in a competitive market sector.
• Proven ability to keep control in pressed situations, deliver work within set timeframes and create a well-motivated team.
• An understanding of how BIM is implemented on roads and infrastructure projects
• An understanding of the advantages in the advancement of digital technologies on roads and infrastructure projects
• Experience in leading public consultations
• Experience with Trunk road promotion and Scottish Government procedures for the preparation and publication of the relevant statutory road and compulsory purchase orders
• A collaborative approach to the delivery of projects
• Relevant commercial and contractual awareness
• A respected leader of people within a project team

Desirable Criteria:
• Prince 2 Practitioner or similar evidence of project management competency
• Experience of design management on design and build projects
• Experience of working in an alliancing arrangement
• Experience of monitoring construction contracts and of site management
• Understanding of Lean techniques and experience of their application
• Knowledge of project scheduling, including resourcing, using Primavera or Microsoft Project
• Experience of giving evidence at Public Local Inquiries
• Involvement in industry or professional activity

Responsibilities:
• Winning and successfully delivering one or more projects for our major clients, such as Transport Scotland
• Leading a multi-discipline team to develop high quality solutions on time and budget.
Ensuring work is “right first time” through implementing technical and quality assurance
• Providing visible leadership on safety on the projects
• Managing senior stakeholders across the Atkins Group and externally
• Develop excellent professional relationships with clients in order to secure repeat business.
• Presenting to clients and key stakeholders in a professional, responsive and client focused manner.
• Client, programme, commercial and financial management of projects
• Preparing and agreeing fee offers and variations with the client.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of the team.
• Assisting with the delivery of Transportation’s business targets
• Identifying and helping secure business and project opportunities for the wider Atkins Group based on key client relationships.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of best practice across the project delivery community

The Individual:
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills both verbally and in writing
• A hard working and flexible individual, who is a team player, possesses great attention to detail, is reliable, proactive and shows initiative whilst able to keep cool under pressure and when working to often demanding deadlines.
• Ability to build and motivate a team and demonstrate good leadership qualities
• Self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-discipline team in leading and managing packages of work to completion, within budget and to programme.
• A high expectation of performance for themselves and other members of the team
• Customer focused with excellent relationship management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• A supportive and encouraging approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team
• Ability to adapt to different cultures and working environments to build rapport with clients
• Have a valid UK driving licence.
• Committed on ongoing professional and personal development

Flexible Working:
Atkins recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.

Training:
Atkins develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development activities designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. These are reviewed with individuals through an annual appraisal process. We actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Rewards and Benefits:
Please refer to our website for details of our full benefits package.
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary it will be discussed with you at interview.

If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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