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Do you have excellent attention to detail and the confidence to advise and influence colleagues and stakeholders at all levels? If the answers to the above are yes, then this exciting opportunity could be for you.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the NRS Estates team.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is the Scottish nation's record keeper and official source of demographic statistics – information about population, households, migration, vital events, life expectancy and electoral statistics and maintains the nation’s records archive as one of Scotland’s five National Collections.

The team manages 5 buildings in Edinburgh, including three iconic A listed buildings in the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage site. A significant part of the estate provides archive storage facilities and we provide staff and customer facilities.

As our Estates Project Manager, you will work closely with key leads within the Estates team as well as stakeholders, playing a key role in planning and delivering ambitious asset and infrastructure improvements across the Estate.

Self-Awareness
Communications and Engagement
Improving Performance
Analysis and Use of Evidence
Financial Management

No specific qualifications required for this post.

1. Substantial, proven project management experience ideally working on a broad range of technical (mechanical and electrical) property related projects.

2. Experience of complex problem solving, identifying and managing cross project interdependencies, establishing robust project planning including financial, risk and issue management and assurance, aligned with stakeholder management.

3. An ability to lead and manage key stakeholders towards the delivery of an agreed scope balancing commercial performance and business strategy whilst ensuring health and safety and Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) compliance.

4. Excellent communication skills; with ability to lead engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and produce clear, well-structured reports and project documentation.

The business area is relocating in May and is likely to be based in central Edinburgh.

To be confirmed

For further information on this vacancy please download and review the “Person Specification” which you will find below.

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To apply, you must fully complete and submit an online application via this website before the closing date using evidence-based examples to demonstrate your knowledge/skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

For further information on this post please contact Beatrice Bryant - [email protected]

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