Project and Programme Manager Location: Field based role Full Time: 35 hours per week.

Project and Programme Manager

Location: Field based role

Full Time: 35 hours per week.

Are you self-motivated and have a background in Construction / property Project and Programme Management?

Have you managed several large-scale projects at any one time?

Have you established, managed and developed external consultant teams to ensure best performance across all projects?

If all of the above is a yes, then read on…

About the role:

• You will take the lead in identifying, researching and preparing programmes of property development activity across a wide number of disciplines. Communicate these programmes to the organisation.
• Provide technical and financial and legal support.
• Support statutory and estate needs to ensure compliance. Advise individual businesses on their requirements and assist in managing the appropriate process to remain legal.
• Monitor time, cost and quality across all activity and incorporate into monthly reporting packs. Provide further ad-hoc reports as requested for by your line manager and other functions within the organisation.
• Manage external consultants to ensure best fit for the project and appropriate use of resource. Challenge the approach to design where appropriate to maintain optimised delivery
• Manage Architectural and Quantity Surveying workload. Ensure appropriate splits when value exceeds £5m.
• In conjunction with the acquisitions team, drive the Architectural team and Planning Consultants to complete planning submissions and discharge conditions to enable projects to commence at the earliest.
• Ensure that freehold/leasehold considerations are dealt with regard to Landlords consents and that any purchase documentation reflects the true needs of the business and that model specifications are met.
• Planning, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical and interior design need to reflect Whitbread Property’s approach to sustainable construction, renewable energy and ethical product sourcing
• Hand projects over to the customer complete, fully commissioned, operable and clean. Provide full 12 month post completion support and backup.
• Drive an ever-increasing awareness and agenda of Health and Safety issues throughout the programme and act to prevent issues and incidents
• Conduct quarterly audits of consultant reporting, documentation and data uploads.

What you’ll need:

• Previous experience within the construction industry delivering simultaneous multiple project programmes
• Large scale complex budget management
• Successful consistent project delivery
• Working within multi-disciplined organisations
• Commercial awareness and decision making skills
• Full Driving Licence to enable you to get to sites