Senior Project Manager

at  Kings College London

Job id: 097546. Salary: £63,596 - £72,757 per annum including London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 22 October 2024. Closing date: 10 November 2024.
Business unit: Estates & Facilities. Department: Estates Planning.
Contact details: Peter Ward. Peter.Ward@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Guy’s Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
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About King’s:
King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place.

Through our commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, we are creating positive change in our communities, both in London and on the world stage. Our Vision 2029 looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas:

• Educating the next generation of change-makers;
• Challenging ideas and driving change through research;
• Giving back to society through meaningful service;
• Working with our local communities in London;
• Fostering global citizens with an international perspective.

The university’s Estates Planning & Development team is responsible for masterplanning the estate and planning, designing and delivering capital projects with a value exceeding £0.5m.
About the role:
Estates Planning and Development (EPD) are seeking a highly motivated, organised and capable individual to deliver effective and professional construction project management across the University’s substantial and varied property portfolio.
Reporting to the Associate Director for Real Estate Development (Health), the post holder will take ownership and independently manage a wide range of construction projects from inception through to post-completion to ensure the University’s property portfolio is effectively maintained, improved and developed in accordance with agreed standards, policies and procedures; maintenance plans; and the capital investment programme.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About You: (the candidate)
As an experienced and highly capable Construction Project Manager, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following characteristics:

Essential Criteria:

• Strong leadership and interpersonal relationship skills; able to bring together complex stakeholder groups to manage project deliverable and achieve project outcomes and objectives.
• Sound and comprehensive technical expertise plus practical knowledge of building construction including new build and refurbishment works
• Qualified as an Associate member of a relevant building related professional institution CIOB / RICS / APM or other relevant professional qualification
• Highly developed construction contract, project management, finance and budgeting skills.
• Ability to organise complex work schedules, able to prioritise and manage, achieving relevant deadlines accordingly
• Significant experience and track record of leading large scale, complex real estate development projects and programmes

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

Please refer the Job description for details