Project Manager Order Winning and Delivery

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our UKCS - Balfour Beatty Living Places team as a Project Manager Order Winning and Delivery , you’ll work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

AS A PROJECT MANAGER, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage program planning, development and implementation requiring the technical and managerial integration of a range of resources to meet challenging customer and cost requirements;
• Lead the development and delivery of programmes potentially made up of a number of projects, co-ordinate the activities of a number of teams including designers, sub-consultants, supply chain, media, press;
• Formulate and implement plans and strategies in order to maximise programme margins;
• Liaise with and manage sub consultant organisations such that the required resource is available to meet schedule requirements and that the suitable work specifications are drawn up;
• Ensure education of managers and program personnel such that an understanding of health and safety commercial environmental and delivery risks is achieved;
• Lead the development, management and capability of a large team of staff such that both development and capabilities are maximised;
• Develop and manage strategic links and relationships with customers and other key stakeholders in order to identify new business opportunities and to fully understand their requirements and resolve issues and problems in a timely manner;
• Monitor, plan and control all financial expenditure such that financial targets for profit and margin are fully met on projects and portfolios.
  Who we’re looking for

THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE ARE ESSENTIAL:

• Commercial acumen in tendering / business proposals;
• Experience in Construction industries in both Operational and Estimating capacities;
• Proven knowledge in Profit & Loss;
• Sound understanding of Risk Management & Assessment;
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate both verbally and in writing.;
• Excellent IT skills required particularly around MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint;
• Detailed knowledge of a relevant Utility sector gained either through direct experience of delivery and / or direct experience of sales / bidding activity;
• Independent, experienced and competent in a range of standard and unusual engineering issues and/or problems. Requires significant experience in the commercial and technical business environment including project responsibility;
• Strong understanding of the disciplines of project and programme management, demand management, and business engagement including best practice methodologies;
• Exhibits authority and leadership, takes responsibility, is Independent and self-starting;
• Demonstrates teamwork at the highest level, highly collaborative approach, among the first to volunteer to help others succeed;
• Ability to engage and influence peers;
• Highly customer and delivery focused meeting and exceeding customer expectations;
• Demonstrates the Balfour Beatty Values (Respect, Teamwork, Integrity and Excellence).
  Why work for us
  Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

ROLE PURPOSE:

To lead with the successful procurement and delivery of 3rd Party Works and Capital Projects, this shall including taking tender documentation and providing the associated estimate to form a successful bid and then prior to handover of the project to the P.M. responsible for delivery.
To take on both challenging & new opportunities ensuring that target margins and adequate resources are in place at an early stage, ensuring our value is ‘sold’ to our customers.
Provide full compliance with the gated lifecycle in adherence to the BB group governance and to ensure all bids under their responsibility are governed through to delivery handover.
Deputise for the Contract Delivery Manager if required to do so.
What you’ll be doing

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more