Senior Project Manager - Education

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Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Senior Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Position status: This opportunity is for a secured role that is due to commence in November subject to approval. If you would like to be considered as we progress with this position, please click to apply.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

The project:
Mace has a significant track record in the education sector, working with schools, colleges, local authorities, and central government to deliver 'landmarks for learning' nationally. We are seeking project managers looking to further their careers working in a high-performing team on a wide portfolio of work covering new build, refurbishment, remodelling and carbon reduction schemes.

This is a client-side secondment role, working closely with DfE colleagues, with responsibility for planning, coordination and control of DfE capital projects from inception to completion.

Responsibilities:

• Promote Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours.
• Ensure quality systems are suitably managed in line with service excellence.
• Deliver and manage project plans from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase.
• Manage tasks and associated deliverables in support of senior project managers.
• Work with property and legal teams to agree and finalise commercial terms for the site acquisition.
• Review the site report provided by the property team.
• Manage the external technical adviser to complete a feasibility study.
• Ensure compliance with government procurement assurance standards.
• Manage department processes to seek approval for any change in scope, procurement and budget.
• Liaise with commercial managers to ensure all legal agreements are in place.
• Oversee the handover strategy to be agreed by the technical adviser and contractor.

You'll need to have:

• A degree qualification in a relevant discipline and working towards membership of a professional body institute such as RICS, CIOB or APM.
• Experience in contract administration and managing complex projects with public sector clients.
• Ability to build lasting client relationships and work well as part of a team.
• Experience in delivering projects in a consultancy environment.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.