Project Manager
Salary:PO5 - £42,684
Location:Haringey, North London
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 36 hours per week
About the role
We are offering an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to undertake the contract administration/management role including, decision making as a Project Manager / Client Agent under the Major Capital/PPM Works Programme Framework. This is to ensure successful delivery of Homes for Haringey’s Capital/PPM Projects by the Constructor Partners and, their supply chain (SCMG), within a PPC200 contract and Compliance Team (Lead and Cost Consultants) and CRCS (Pan London), have projects delivered on time, within budget and to a specified high standard of quality.
The role requires the successful candidate to manage a programme of capital/PPM works to Haringey council housing stock, ensuring that contract conditions are complied with and that budgets and timetables are adhered to and, manage staff within the partnering team to ensure the programme delivery.
About you
You will play a strategic role in ensuring that Homes for Haringey delivers its annual investment programme of £50 million and taking responsibility for meeting GLA targets. You will be ensuring that you participate, contribute and make decisions at the regular site progress meetings, accurately and regularly monitor and report upon all financial and project progress, so that the Asset Management department is able to monitor the actual and projected delivery of the capital programme and produce monthly written reports for the partnering and core group meetings and site inspections at all key stages of the programme; including pre commencement stage to ensure programme delivery in accordance with the Client Brief
You will have knowledge and a strong track record of managing complex projects, extensive experience of all key aspects of strategic housing and construction related matters and strategic programme planning, technical competence in all areas of construction and property, procurement planning and advice, developed knowledge of the current challenges within the Social Housing sector and, demonstrable knowledge of operational and strategic programme delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate and contribute to programme delivery cost control and value management & engineering
- Participate and contribute to the resolution of concerns, risk management and mitigation and delivery risk registers
- Participate and contribute in the liaison with the Constructor Partners, Compliance Team and the Supply Chain Management Group ( SCMG) supply chain partners to ensure that the programme scope of works are fully validated , agreed and signed off as “Approved AMP” prior to incorporation within the contract forms
- To liaise closely with the Framework Constructor Partners and Compliance Teams ( Lead and Cost Consultants) to ensure that the Change Control mechanisms , Contract Administration , Homes for Haringey standard process, procedures and reporting methods are fully managed , coordinated and implemented in a timely and accurate manner to ensure successful programme delivery in accordance with the Client Brief.
- Liaise with residents, councillors, and members of other teams within Homes for Haringey and the council to ensure that works are properly prioritised and carried out in a positive manner so that high levels of stakeholder satisfaction are achieved.
- Ensure that leaseholder consultation is effectively managed and that Homes for Haringey remains legally entitled to recover the full cost of works to leased properties. Prepare for and attend Stage 1 Leaseholder Tribunals and CourtAchieve high standards of project administration, ensuring that comprehensive records are kept in accordance with Homes for Haringey standard processes, procedures and reporting methods and are systematically archived at the conclusion of each scheme.
- Accept handover of completed projects and prescribed project documentation on behalf of Haringey Council and Homes for Haringey and contribute and participate in post completion activities including resident meetings and consultations, defects management and final account cost information assessment.
Key Knowledge
- Technical competence in all areas of construction and property
- Strategic Contract administration and contract law
- Procurement planning and advice
- Developed understanding of the range of standard construction contracts
- An understanding of importance of value for money
- Developed understanding of building contracts and the management of contractors
Essential Qualifications
- Specialist Building industry or Project Management Qualifications / experience