Head of Projects

Head of Projects

Up to circa £80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Package

South Wales and South West England (inc Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol, Exeter, Cornwall)

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and experienced Senior Projects professional, to join this global leader in the FM & Real Estate market.

This is a strategic role in which you will own and deliver your Business Unit’s project plan, with overall responsibility for delivering forecast revenue on time and within the margins specified by the business.

Ideally you will have the technical qualifications and knowledge and background to be able to truly become a trusted adviser to your clients. You will back this up with demonstrable experience of delivering Project Management within M&E, FM, construction, or critical environments, and ideally hold Project Management qualifications.

Role & Responsibilities

• Full P & L responsibility for Business Unit
• Ensuring safe delivery of Projects through the management of risk and competence
• Recruiting and retaining talent for the present delivery and future growth of Projects.
• Providing leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities.
• Delivering contractual commitments on secured projects.
• Ensuring projects are delivered on all maintenance contracts.
• Identifying, reducing and managing all risks (technical, statutory, health and safety, commercial or otherwise) associated with each and every project.
• Maximising profit through cost reductions and better buying of subcontractor services.
• Planning and developing long term opportunities by creating a pipeline of opportunities.
• Developing and managing all bids, tenders and proposals.
• Generating and securing new sales to exceed the annual financial plan.
• Seeking out opportunities to generate projects through innovation and different technologies.
• Leading the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings.
• Managing Business unit forecast
• Negotiating contractual obligations and disputes upstream and downstream

Candidate Profile

• Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity
• Practical experience of CDM regulations
• SMSTS certified
• Nebosh certified
• CSCS card holder
• Recognised technical qualification in Construction, Mechanical or Electrical or similar
• Degree level qualification in Project Management
• Degree level qualification within project management, construction management or equivalent
• APM certified
• Prince 2 certified

Benefits Summary;

Salary of up to circa £80000 plus car allowance, bonus, individual private medical care, 25 days holiday + BH.