Location: Birmingham, GB, B4 6AT; Manchester, GB, M1 4BT; Edinburgh, GB, EH12 9DQ; Motherwell, GB, ML1 4UR; Cardiff, GB, CF10 5BT; Bristol, GB, BS1 6QZ
Company: Amey Group
Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.
Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.
Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight, and collaboration.
The Opportunity
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Project Director to join our Consulting Sustainability Solutions team on a permanent contract. With offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Motherwell, Sheffield, and York, we welcome applications from Principal Project Managers across these regions.
Our Sustainability Solutions team provides strategic environmental consultancy services across transport, utilities, defence, and local government infrastructure. The team has a diverse range of skilled people with expertise in ecology, noise, air quality, landscape, arboricultural services, archaeology, carbon modelling, EIA coordination, EMS and auditing, and GIS specialists, servicing the environmental consulting needs within the wider Amey group.
The Role
Our Project Directors play an important part within the Sustainability Solutions team and alongside our clients such as Network Rail and Highways England. As a Project Director, you will be a key part of the team, acting as a project management specialist and subject matter expert, providing direction, guidance, and supervision as appropriate to project management teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers. You will have oversight of the Project Management team’s delivery on a variety of environmental schemes, completing project reviews and providing support in mitigating escalated risks. Responsibilities include:
* Acting as project management specialist and subject matter expert, providing direction, guidance, and supervision as appropriate to project management teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.
* Leading and directing the preparation and checking of project management related information that enables Amey Consulting commissions to be delivered whilst satisfying the overarching criteria of quality, cost, and programme.
* Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
* Liaising with client and supplier representatives up to director level, including presenting proposals.
* Identifying opportunities for project management initiatives and sponsoring their development.
* Leading the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, including the role of bid director.
* Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business.
What You Will Bring to Us:
* Deep expertise of project management theory and principles to rarely seen situations which require the creation of an outcome from first principles.
* Knowledge, understanding and experience of the environmental and project management fields, with the ability to manage others. Demonstrates a full understanding of the project scope and acts as project management lead for both minor and major projects.
* Highly experienced with project management software and tools. Good ability to check work produced by others and able to validate and approve the use of new tools.
* Demonstrates high level commercial awareness. Can identify opportunities for project scope variations.
* Excellent knowledge of suppliers and the services they provide, maintained through regular contact.
* Excellent oral communicator, able to present arguments and ideas very well to peers, more senior colleagues, and clients. Can deliver internal training workshops to peers and presentations to clients.
* Demonstrates an excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Welfare, including specific regulations.
* Demonstrates a very good ability to resolve possible interface clashes and manages interfaces within their own discipline.
* Supervisory and people manager skills. Capable of directing the actions of project management teams regardless of office location, project, or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role when required by the business.
* Bachelors or Masters Degree in an appropriate subject.
* Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status with the Association for Project Management.
* Strong environmental background; gained through studies or through managing environmental projects.
What We Can Offer You:
At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.
Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.
Work-life Balance
Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.
EDI
At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.
Social Value
You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
Plus, a range of other great perks and benefits including:
* Pension: Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
* Bonus: up to 10% of base salary.
* Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
* Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
Your Career at Amey Consulting
At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.
You’ll be stretched, but always supported. We’ll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.
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