Senior Project Manager

About this opportunity
Gleeds Belfast are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their expanding Project Management team.
It’s an exciting time for a candidate to join the Gleeds Belfast business, as we have recently relocated to the new Custom House Square development in the heart of Belfast City Centre. Staff will be working in a state-of-the-art office facility and be able to utilise some of the fantastic facilities such as free gym, digital detox room, podcast room and social spaces. The team are working on exciting projects including working with local councils, universities and housing associations on prestigious city centre and regional developments.
The team is made up of an enthusiastic workforce, who work in an environment of a ‘team’ ethos and encourage a healthy work / life balance.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our client’s requirements.
• Managing projects and/or programmes to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

Who we’re looking for:
Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Sound project management experience post qualification
• Ideally chartered or working towards this
• Sound knowledge and practiced experience of project and cost management techniques
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator, including NEC and JCT suite of contracts
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to chair, manage and chair meetings, following up with assigning actions to all parties on a project
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients and provide high level of service to meet their requirements
• Assistance in the preparation and execution of bids and business development
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Be part of the extraordinary
Every day at Gleeds, we influence the way people around the world live, work and travel. Delivering on the world’s most iconic projects for globally renowned clients, our teams solve complex problems that shape the future of the built environment.
One of the qualities we value in people, is the ability to think creatively about the solutions we offer to clients. With 71 offices spanning the Americas, Europe, MENA and Asia Pacific our ability to innovate and improve is a product of the varied backgrounds and experience of our people. We welcome new perspectives and ideas.
Above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, our aspiration is to leave a positive legacy for people and local communities, whilst living and breathing our three core values:

• We’re committed to our clients and our people
• We’re creative and realistic
• We combine professionalism with personality

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.
We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.
Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.