Project Leader

Project Leader - Prestigious Government Institution - Client Side

Your new company
You will be responsible for leading and delivering a wide variety of capital investment refurbishment, conservation and construction related projects to meet the needs of both Houses of the UK Parliament.


Your new role

You will act as the client representative and perform the "informed client" role on behalf of the Project Owner or Project Board, as appropriate, to pro-actively lead on the delivery of estate wide property, building refurbishment and conservation projects.

The role will involve leading and delivering a diverse and exciting range of projects and/or giving project support on larger projects as part of a larger project team.

The successful candidate will be required to meet the needs of internal departments in the two Houses and to report to all interested parties, including project boards, Clients and stakeholders.

As well as running their own projects, the Project Leader will support the project team in the development of programmes of work that manage the requirements of different clients within both Houses.

Your main responsibilities will be:

* Provide management of capital projects across the parliamentary estate, identifying and managing dependencies by working collaboratively with other teams.
* Oversee or assist the development of comprehensive business cases to the required standards and in accordance with House governance procedures to obtain funding for the agreed scope of the project.
* Ensure that appropriate stakeholder engagement is identified, planned, executed and documented.
* At all stages ensure that the design is reviewed and approved by the technical Principals such as the Design Authority or the appropriate Department (eg Security or Parliamentary Digital Service).
* Ensure that comprehensive reports are provided to the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), the internal client and/or Project Board as appropriate, particularly highlighting key issues and risks.

What you'll need to succeed

An accredited qualification to a minimum of level 4 in a related technical subject (such as construction, engineering or architecture) or project management. On commencement of employment candidates with a level 4 or 5 qualification will be expected to have obtained full RICS, CIOB, CIBSE or similar chartership within three years of commencing employment. Full training, development and funding will be made available to achieve Chartered status.

Knowledge of project management, leadership or commercial delivery in construction or maintenance.

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