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Job Purpose

• To lead, manage and deliver Project Management services including construction process and design and contract administration for construction and refurbishment projects, managing project teams and external contractors to deliver projects on time, within budgets, to high standards and with minimum defects and to high customer satisfaction.
• To lead, manage and deliver contractual and commercial surveying services on construction related projects all in accordance with accepted professional standards and practice

Specific Accountabilities

• The postholder will be expected to manage a team of construction professionals in addition to managing their own individual caseload.
• Lead, manage and co-ordinate the development and delivery of construction projects from initial scheme conception through to completion
• To strategically instigate and develop commercial and contractual construction related contracts to safeguard the commercial interests of the Council, ensuring that the Council’s legal and commercial position is adequately protected, drafting and agreeing appropriate terms and conditions of contract, addressing all legal issues, taking into account the technical and financial magnitude of projects and the Council’s potential exposure to risk
• To ensure the effective project management of major capital spend programmes, ensuring they are delivered on time, to budget, demonstrate value for money and acheive agreed performance standards.
• Manage project team performance to ensure that programme and anticipated fee income levels are being acheived.
• Lead, manage and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary project teams for minor and major capital contracts and work programmes, leading and managing teams through project life; to include project concept, delivery and feasibility, Architectural Design, Quantity Surveying, Contract Administration, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural Engineering and specialist consultants (Ecologists, Geologists) and officers as appropriate.
• Developing and preparing the business case and undertaking appropriate feasibility options and appraisals to achieve desired outputs and outcomes.
• Managing the provision of architectural and engineering design drawings and written specifications to fully illustrate the scope and the extent of the work and ensuring such is encapsulated with appropriate legal framework of contractual terms and conditions.
• Ensuring the Council fulfils its statutory requirements to comply with a range of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements including the CDM Regulations, liaising with, and / or acting as Principal Designer as appropriate.
• Identifying, managing and assessing project and service risks.
• Liaising with statutory undertakings to ensure necessary applications are made to statutory authorities for utilities and services connections, determining the need and requirement for statutory notices ensuring where appropriate they are served correctly and appropriately
• Ensuring Planning Approval and Building Regulations approval is achieved where necessary, negotiating and liaising with the local planning authority to ensure successful project delivery.
• Ensuring the preparation of tender and contract documents for minor and major construction, development and refurbishment contracts; including appropriate quantities and price schedules in accordance with good industry practice, contract particulars, site and service specifics, specifications and drawings as appropriate.
• Ensuring the evaluation of tenders and recommending acceptance of the most economically advantageous tender or tenders.
• Leading and undertaking strategic and project negotiations for projects around contract terms and conditions, costs, timescales and deliverables with contractors, developers, consultants and suppliers to the Council, recommending contract award as appropriate.
• Being accountable for project finances, project expenditure and budget control, preparing and providing full budget estimates and regular cost reports, reporting variances and reasons verbally and in writing
• Preparing and agreeing Interim Valuations recommending payments to contractors in accordance with the appropriate Standard Form of Building Contract or bespoke terms and conditions of contract (eg Development Agreement).
• Ensuring the effective management of external contractors, specialist consultants and suppliers on minor and major construction contracts.
• Chairing and attend any meetings as required.
• Ensuring the provision of contract administrative duties including agreeing all contract periods, monitoring and managing project quality and delivery programmes, approving variations to works and issuing appropriate Contract Instructions, Contract Certificates and Notices fully in accordance with the appropriate contract conditions.
• Ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and development is maintained across the delivery of a wide range of varying construction contracts.
• Arranging for the undertaking of full project review and appraisal on completion, reporting cost and qualitative outcomes and outputs, assessing and reporting on variances, lessons learnt and recommendations for future projects.
• Maintaining a full and proper understanding of the latest construction methods, and technology including any changes in law, contracts and health and safety.
• Update and record all information as appropriate.
• Managing individual and team performance, ensuring service continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Where required by the Head of Service, investigating and responding to complaints in relation to Council services.
• Making a positive contribution to the future direction and management of the service including the instigation, research and delivery of service transformation and improvement activities
• Conducting such other work as may be assigned to him/her by the Head of Service or the Chief Officer from time to time

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months

Salary: £200.00-£250.00 per day

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 15/06/2023