Location: Leeds with travel as required (we offer Hybrid working Policy)
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Directorate: Land Referencing
Company Overview:
Ardent is the UK’s leading provider of land, consent management and stakeholder engagement services to support major infrastructure and regeneration projects from concept to delivery.
We are Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Transport Planners and Land Referencers, based in London, Birmingham, Warrington, Leeds, Glasgow and Dublin and supporting projects throughout the UK and Ireland.
Established in 1992 to provide a 'one stop shop’ for land and property matters for major infrastructure projects, our client portfolio includes some of the biggest players across our four core sectors of transport, renewables, utilities and regeneration.
We are passionate about delivering life-improving change for communities and future generations and we are proud to play a key role in facilitating and delivering the UK and Ireland’s net zero agenda, improving connectivity, enabling the repurposing of high streets and town centres and delivering new homes for the people who need them most.
We are problem-solvers, can-doers and solution-drivers working collaboratively with our clients to provide proactive and strategic advice to identify and mitigate risks, deliver efficiencies and, ultimately, achieve deliverable consents and build projects that positively impact people’s lives and the world that we live in.
We are looking for a Principal Consultant to lead and manage a team of Land Referencers in our Leeds office.
Technical Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
* Able to build relationships with clients in a professional manner.
* Proactive in seeking to develop strong people management skills.
* Ability to identify the need for new resource within your team with consideration for the wider resource requirements of the Directorate. Capable of sourcing candidates for these positions by building networks within the industry.
* Effective programme management to ensure delivery of projects working with Ardent's financial systems, identifying areas of escalation if required.
* Takes active part in cash / debt collection for own projects and routinely provides costs estimates and manages financial aspects of projects.
* Demonstrates an ability to win repeat business from existing clients.
* Assumes responsibility for project management of projects and client relationships when opportunities arise.
* Ensure that the Directorate complies with Company policy and processes, demonstrates respect to Corporate Services and drives these behaviours within the Directorate.
* Contributes to winning work on a regular basis, through producing winning tenders (subject to Director sign off).
* Lead on 'Lessons-Learnt' sessions to develop understanding of issues across the wider team, identifying project risks. Raising the awareness and quality across the directorate.
* The ability to work within parameters of delegated authority within the project to ensure open thinking while managing levels of decision making.
* Listen to suggested solutions by all members of the team and have the ability to analyse suggestions.
* Demonstrates an ability to deliver all technical elements of the project understand and advising internally and externally.
* Identifying differences between scope and client requests. Raising potential variations with the client and FD.
Behavioral Skills Required (Based on our Values):
* Thirst for Knowledge: Demonstrate a strong commitment to the development of yourself, and your people, for your role in a growth company and future role. Coach and mentor others (or actively engage with your Coach) to have a deep understanding of their knowledge and experience.
* Own It: Act like it matters, take pride and care about the outcome of people in your team, or who you work with, and your clients' objectives.
* Be the Difference: Be confident in your decisions and implementing them, taking into account the wider structure and objectives of the business, working with or alongside peers across the business.
* Enjoy the Journey: Translating goals and visions of the business into meaningful objectives for your team in a positive and engaging manner.
* Adapt: Demonstrate ability to drive and/or implement change to enable Ardent to continue to excel.
Ardent is an equal opportunities employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability status or other legally protected characteristics.
With people at the core of our business, we offer employees an unrivalled career opportunity rather than simply a job. In a fast-growing organisation, we train, develop and support our staff to grow and achieve their career goals.
We offer an attractive benefits package to include:
* Smart Working Policy
* Medical health plan
* Coaching
* Cycle to Work
* Electric Car Scheme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
For more information, please see our services page on our website at www.ardent-management.com
Interested? Get in touch!
Should you be interested in hearing more about the position or wish to send your CV to people@ardent-management.com or contact Stuart Thomas at stuartthomas@ardent-management.com
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