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Sector: Construction and Building Services
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Position status: This is a talent pool requisition for potential opportunities throughout the UK. If you would like to be considered as we progress trying to secure work, please click to apply.
At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.
The project:
Mace has a significant track record in the education sector, working with schools, colleges, local authorities, and central government to deliver 'landmarks for learning' nationally with a strength of vision and concept that are sustainable, inherently flexible and able to change to meet future needs. Mace is the leading consultant for the Department for Education (DfE) and is delivering projects across all their principal capital programmes, including the Schools Re-building Programme (SRP), free schools, special educational needs and further education (colleges).
We are seeking lead technical advisors/project managers looking to further their careers and lead high performing multidisciplinary teams on a wide portfolio of work covering new build, refurbishment, remodelling and carbon reduction schemes. Mace's ability to provide the key multidisciplinary services of design, cost, information management, sustainability and health and safety in house means that clients benefit from an integrated end to end service with a single point of accountability.
Responsibilities:
* Leading our in-house multi-disciplinary project delivery teams through all project delivery stages, co-ordinating, monitoring and reviewing work at each project stage to ensure effective delivery.
* Managing and developing the team to ensure objectives are met, workloads are sustainable and additional support/specialist expertise is deployed as required.
* Demonstrating project viability. Producing a feasibility / RIBA Stage 2 design including procurement of surveys. Sustainability, Information management.
* Chairing regular project progress meetings and report on project and commercial progress. Issue monthly progress reports to the client teams.
* Delivering concise communications and ensure regular liaison with all stakeholders.
* Working with client leads to develop the project brief and delivery strategy and lead on the feasibility, design management, procurement, and execution of the scheme.
* Managing the procurement of framework contractors, evaluate tender responses, and consult with the client team to select the successful tenderer.
* Leading and supporting our technical teams to review and challenge contractors' proposals.
* Managing pre-contract design development and post-contract scope changes in an efficient manner.
* Producing strategic project programmes and scrutinise and integrate programmes from consultants and contractors.
* Risk management - work with our project teams to identify, schedule and establish mitigation strategy for project risks.
* Monitoring the performance of the contractors' professional teams and prepare regular quality, cost, and programme reports.
* Organising and chairing site pre-start, progress, and completion meetings.
* Managing quality on site - managing a clerk of works.
* Performing contract administration duties for duration of the building contract, assess any variations proposed by the contractor or the client and manage a robust change control process.
* Assessing any snagging issues prior to sectional or practical completion and issue to the contractor. Oversee handover by contractor to school for all operations and maintenance functions and documentation. Soft landings.
* Managing the contractor to make good all defects by the end of the making good defects liability period or sooner, once satisfied all issues are complete issue the making good defects liability certificate.
* Preparing detailed project plans and providing financial reports on time (forecasts, budgets, income and fees).
Requirements:
* Experience of delivering projects in a consultancy environment, keen to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace has to offer.
* Experience of the education sector would be preferable although demonstrable relevant experience alongside a desire to learn will suffice.
* Suitable qualification in a relevant discipline and ideally a member of a professional body institute such as RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent.
* Excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence and want to build lasting relationships with clients and Mace team members.
Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.
Company
At Mace we empower our people to be collaborative, curious and embrace their entrepreneurial spirits. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most challenging and inspiring projects around the world.
Mace’s corporate purpose statement is ‘Redefining the boundaries of ambition’.
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