Associate Director Project Manager

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the Business Unit’s activities.
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements.
• Managing teams to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager.
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential
• Preparing bids for services.
• Managing service delivery for profit.
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business units activities

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

• Broad, in-depth project management and/or programme management experience post qualification.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator, Employer’s Agent and/or Project Manager
• Ability to motivate others (including providing support and encouragement) and to lead high performance teams.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Qualifications