Head of Projects

Key Responsibilities Include
(but not limited to):

• Oversee the daily delivery of jobs across all project related activities to ensure client expectations and targets are met
• Prepare designs where appropriate and ensure these meet client requirements
• Provide support to Project managers and clients in terms of escalation
• Provide leadership and motivation to the Project department
• Carry out regular review meetings with Project Managers and Administrators to assess contract performance both delivery and profitability
• Work closely with Project Managers including:
o Review and update each of the Project Managers project valuations.
o Discuss any pain points / issues and advise where necessary
o Discuss impact of any contract variations, review project plans and any forecasts amendments
o Development of project plans with the PMs
o Review / amend project plan in consideration to any variations / changes
o If site visits are required with PM schedule accordingly
o Project completion review – undertake wash up meeting about each project, capture summarised performance. Ensure any relevant points for the estimators are fed back
o Ensure efficient demonstration / commissioning and handover with O&M’s
• Attend project review meetings as required with clients to support Project Managers
• Identify potential supply chain partners to improve performance and profitability
• Identify opportunities for innovation & change to improve performance and profitability and create new business opportunities
• Keeping regular contact with our customers and discussing up and coming opportunities
• Strategically consider and plan the resourcing requirements of the department to provide an efficient and cost-effective delivery model for Corrigenda
• Keep abreast of the challenges faced by the project team in terms of seasonally varying workload
• Provide cover and escalation support for the team.
• Provide guidance on estimates changing margins to ensure a consistent workstream across the year.

People:

• Undertake review meetings with direct reports and agree development areas and objectives
• Responsible for HR matters across the department, supporting direct reports to manage their teams
• Identify potential areas for training to enhance capability and offering.
• Provide coaching & role model to Project Managers and identify succession plans
• Promote the company culture and ensure motivation of staff.
• Maintain effective working relationships with other members of senior management and project team.
• Ensure effective & efficient control of resource across the team

Financial / Commercial:

• Financial responsibility for budgeting and delivery of circa £6m pa profit and & loss account including preparing month end reporting for Head of Finance (eg accruals)
• Delivering company profit expectations.
• Monthly reporting financial position and budget forecasts of business unit to board of directors along with any necessary corrective action to maintain profit expectations.
• Oversee profitability of jobs undertaken by Project Managers to ensure Gross Profit targets are achieved.
• Ensure purchase orders are raised in accordance with company policy
• Ensure supplier invoices are approved and processed for payment in a timely manner

H&S and Quality:

• Provide H&S leadership & compliance on all projects.
• Support H&S training and facilitate toolbox talks for staff
• Support accreditation audits
• Support change control process for project variations
• Support quality processes for Projects
• Carry out regular site visits to check on safety compliance on site and ensure any corrective action taken.
• Ensure company meet requirements of Principle Contractor under CDM regulations and review Construction Phase Health & Safety Plans prior to issue to clients.
• Ensure risk / method statements are produced and are suitable and sufficient for tasks minimising risks to engineers and end users.
• Ensure health and safety files / O&M manuals are produced and issued to the client at

Business Development:

• Support pre-quals and tenders
• Lead on collective peer review tender returns pre-submission
• Prepare technical submissions to accompany tender pricing documentation to ensure project delivery proposals clearly laid out and answered in accordance with client requirements

Person Profile:

Essential:
• Experience in a similar role
• Relevant safety related training (eg SMSTS or IOSH managing safely)
• Proven track record in delivering project works and leading teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record in achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
• Ability to work well on own or as part of team
• Self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude, the ability to work to tight deadlines and balance workload
• Ability to coach, delegate to and develop others
• Strong relationship building skills
• Proactive decision maker who can positively influence change
• Good time management and multi-tasking
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take ownership and lead a team
• IT literate
• Full driving licence / willingness to travel
• Pass DBS checks for working in schools

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