Description:
The role will be to provide professional project management services to aid the development of the department, which will in itself provide an ideal opportunity for career progression commensurate with the ability of the staff member.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure dedicated client focus – effective client interaction with excellent lines of communication; work to identify customer needs; deliver upon commitments to clients; provide added value
- Prepare and manage the full suite of project control documentation, including but not limited to, project executions plans, project brief, tender documentation, advising on procurement of professional team and procurement routes, risk register, programme and regular reporting
- Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
- Ensure each stage of the process is progressing to the agreed time frame, as well as budget and to the right quality standards.
- Completion of tender process, including document preparation, negotiations and analysis relating to a range of construction projects.
- Completion of contract administration role.
- Organising and chairing pre-contract and post-contract project team meetings.
- Liaising with the Design Team to ensure requirements and specifications are met on time and within budget
- Lead and manage specific projects with ability to administer contracts with minimal project Director input
- Advise clients of their options and propose an appropriate strategy together with involvement of the client as required and carry out the service to achieve this strategy
- Provide assistance to other departments and professionals within the office and support Savills business development wherever possible
- Demonstrate ability to lead client pitches and presentations
- Engage in business development strategies to ensure fee generation and client delivery
- Seek and integrate inputs from other professionals/consultancy divisions within Savills to best service the client and assist in delivery of the project
- Provide market leading performance enhancing Savills brand and local market knowledge
- Build strong working relationships with existing clients and other service providers
- Source and secure new clients
- Ensure Health & Safety regulations are adhered to throughout the project
- Demonstrate an ability to work on your own initiative and pre-empt decisions and actions
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Degree in Project Management or currently studying towards such while in employment.
- Displays an understanding of specifications, bills of quantities/schedules of works and drawings.
- Capable of extracting quantities from drawings and preparation of required tender documentation.
- Computer literate in MS Office, MS Project and AutoCAD.
- Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills.
- Self-starter with an ability to organise the workday around assigned activities and priorities with minimum supervision. Must be highly flexible with high level commitment to success.
- Ability to work successfully as part of a team demonstrating effective interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deliver to deadlines.
- Experience dealing competently with Clients, Design Teams & Contractors.
- Proactive attitude to challenging projects
- Commitment to an expanding practice.
- Methodical, diligent and pragmatic approach to all aspects of role.