Interim Project Manager - Infrastructure Service
Reference no: Hampshire 104829
Pay Rate: £42.68 per hour PAYE
Working Hours: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Assignment Duration: This opening assignment is for 11 months
Location: WINCHESTER
We are seeking a project manager with a range of experience who has a passionate drive to deliver success for the city. Sitting between the Assistant Project Manager and Senior Project Manager, you will bridge strategic leadership with on-the-ground project delivery, ensuring smooth coordination across all project phases.
Your responsibilities will extend across end-to-end project management, supporting and supervising junior team members while taking ownership of critical aspects of project delivery.
Key responsibilities:
1. Manage the delivery of capital works, ensuring alignment with Portsmouth’s strategic goals and regeneration objectives.
2. Collaborate closely with the Senior Project Manager to implement plans and resolve high-level challenges while independently managing allocated projects.
3. Ensure all project documentation, including risk logs, progress reports, and financial forecasts, is maintained to the highest standards.
4. Develop project budgets, monitor costs, and ensure expenditures align with approved limits.
5. Support financial reporting, including analysis of project costs and value-for-money outcomes.
6. Supervise Assistant Project Managers, ensuring they have clear direction and support to meet their responsibilities.
7. Act as a mentor to junior team members, fostering their professional growth and development.
8. Work with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and external consultants to drive project success.
9. Represent the Council in consultations with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that all voices are heard, and project outcomes are optimised.
10. Prepare and deliver high-quality reports, presentations, and updates for Project Boards and stakeholders.
Key requirements:
1. HND/Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Civil Engineering, Project Management).
2. Professional qualification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner) and/or membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., APM).
3. Familiarity with contracts such as NEC and advanced understanding of project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project).
4. Significant experience in project management, ideally within civil engineering or infrastructure development.
5. Proven experience managing projects from inception to completion, with a focus on delivering high-impact outcomes.
6. Experience in preparing professional reports, correspondence, and presentations.
7. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, from technical teams to elected members and the general public.
8. Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, oversee junior staff, and deliver to tight deadlines.
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