Project Manager

Role Responsibility:

PROJECT MANAGER

Salary: £50,000-£60,000 per annum

Working Hours: Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri)

Location: Hybrid – Home/Tower Hamlets, London, E14 0JW

Excellent Company benefits including Contributory Pension and Company Car/Allowance

About us

As a leading Facilities Management company, G4S FM improves the lives of millions of people across the UK and Ireland. Creating a clean, safe, healthy and secure environment for people to work in is vital. Our Facilities Management teams work with some of the most important Government contracts, hospitals and schools. You will be making a difference, enabling and supporting these core businesses.

Within your role at G4S, you will be valued and supported, and provided with first class training and competitive benefits.

The Tower Hamlets Schools (THS) PFI Contract covers 24 schools in East London and is part of a wider PFI contract, covering Facilities Management contracts in London and the Midlands. G4S FM provides full Lifecycle replacement and mechanical and electrical system (M&E) services across these 24 schools as part of the Tower Hamlets PFI Contract.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our friendly team working on the Tower Hamlets School (THS) PFI contract based at Trinity Buoy Wharf. This is a full time role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The primary purpose of a Project Manager is to deliver Reactive and Life Cycle Projects in line with client requirements or agreed programs and lead and manage the individual CBU (cost build up) process, supply chain and associated consultants.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and maintain effective working relationships, ensuring client / customer needs are understood, such that it enhances the company’s reputation by fostering an environment of continuous improvement to maximize our customers’ satisfaction.
• Track the forecast and priority of works and the team capacity in order to meet business critical requirements.
• Establish and coordinate the supply chain so that they work together effectively, maximizing their skills and contribution to meet objectives and project deadlines.
• Act as role model for project management best practice; both technically and behaviorally.
• Refine and participate on project management, CDM, H&S processes and governance as steered by G4SFM and key internal Stakeholders.
• Prepare and distribute all necessary reports and documentation in a timely and professional manner to relevant stakeholders to enable monitoring, control and communication.
• Establish and maintain mutually trusting relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Engage with the Lifecycle Team early in specification stage to help them refine requirements and to enable better project preparation.
• Support and develop the creation of the annual and five yearly Lifecycle Plans.
• Actively develop strong working relationships within Peer relationship network to ensure successful delivery of the annual Lifecycle plan and additional works program.
• Plan, co-ordinate and manage Major Project Works requested by various key stakeholders.
• Receive the initial brief and where necessary produce fully developed tendering instructions, to the client’s confirmed requirements. Carry out Tender process from Enquiry through Management to Tender Analysis and Sub-Trader Appointment Recommendation.
• Identify, select and recommend tendering Sub-Traders from initial enquiry through to appointment, tendering / procurement documentation and subsequent works installation including monitoring for quality and performance of all supply chain appointments.
• Review instructions against client expectations and where necessary assist or develop suitable.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential

• Project Management with relevant role experience.
• CDM experience.
• Understanding of model contract forms: JCT, NEC, GC Works etc.
• Budget management experience and commercial awareness.
• Experience of managing Client facing Project Works services across a diverse multi-site TFM portfolio.
• IOSH Certification.
• Experience of leading in H&S and welfare for own project works and those of others.
• Cost management and control, and quality monitoring.

Benefits

While working for G4S, you are entitled to a number of benefits and offers from G4S partners and other organisations, from employee assistance provided through WeCare, to RAC cover and so much more, including the below;

• Company Car/Allowance
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Progression, training and development catered to you.
• Refer A Friend incentives.
• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• G4S Life Assurance Scheme.
• Subsidised healthcare plan.
• Charity work- Match-IT and Payroll Giving.
• Confidential Counselling Services.
• 24/7 support specialising in health and medical.
• Discounts on high street shops and brands including several leading high street brands, retailers and travel suppliers.

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