Salary: £72,726.17 - £77,160.92 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Advert
Renfrewshire Council is seeking high calibre candidates for the role of Technical Services Programme Manager.
A leading Scottish Council, Renfrewshire has established an excellent reputation for delivery, and a strong track record in financial management, alongside a commitment to excellent public services and improved outcomes for Renfrewshire communities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who has extensive experience of delivering a variety of standard and complex projects and has worked in a commercially sensitive environment. Your key responsibilities will include managing professional construction teams both in-house and external, on complex multiple small projects for successful delivery, ensuring implementation of corporate property related strategies. This will involve regular liaison with client representatives, preparing management reports and applying analytical and diagnostic reviews of these reports.
You will have responsibility for assisting in the delivery of high quality construction projects within cost, time and quality parameters, working with the Programme Unit as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with the ability to work under pressure to meet agreed project deliverables. In addition, you will have a customer-focused, innovative, flexible approach to work, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others and take initiative in resolving problems.
You should be able to demonstrate in-depth programme planning along with the ability to be reactive and dynamic when change occurs. Effective problem solving, negotiating, team building, communication, and motivational skills, along with a commitment to improving standards of excellence and possession of a high level of commercial awareness is required.
You will have experience of working with industry standard software and systems with a working knowledge and understanding of relevant construction software such as CAMIS, Viewpoint, Sharepoint and Multivista. This role involves working within a developing BIM environment and requires an understanding and knowledge of BIM, along with recent legislation in relation to sustainability, Net Zero, Passivhaus, and their impact on the construction industry.
A relevant degree and/or full membership of a recognised relevant professional construction body or institute (e.g. RICS/ARB/RIAS/RIBA/CIBSE/CIOB/APM) is essential.
In addition, extensive experience at a senior level with substantial post qualification experience and knowledge of project procurement processes, relevant building contracts and current CDM Regulations is required.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Chris Dalrymple, Head of Facilities and Property Management – chris.dalrymple@renfrewshire.gov.uk
This post is politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Please note the following dates have been identified for the recruitment process, and if shortlisted you will be asked to make yourself available on:
1. Advert Closes: Sunday 16 February 2025
2. Assessment Centre: Friday 28 February 2025
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