Project Manager Rail London 2023

For over 50 years we have used our imagination to create the best places, state-of-the-art buildings, thriving communities and ingenious infrastructure solutions. Our journey has taken us across the globe, from Australia to Asia, the Americas and Europe. And along the way we have set new standards by challenging conventional thinking for the better. What makes us different is that we understand and can deliver the whole process – or just part of it – from Investment to Development to Construction.

Lendlease Consulting focuses on the Client representative services of Project Management, Cost Management and Principal Design, the Consulting group at Lendlease has a proven track record of delivering a high-quality bespoke service at every stage of the project life cycle.

Our commitment to achieving excellence in performance and the very best outcomes are at the forefront of everything we do, and as a result, we are a trusted partner of choice for some of the country’s leading companies and institutions.

The role

We now have an exciting opportunity forProject Managers with Network Rail experience in Civils, Telecoms or Systems and to join our dedicated team in Consulting. As a Project Manager at Lendlease Consulting, you will operate across a range of different sectors such as Aviation, Education, Healthcare, Heritage and arts, Rail and Infrastructure, Residential, and Retail. You will supervise and coordinate resources to monitor the implementation and maintenance of project and program management plans to facilitate project and program delivery within agreed parameters, processes and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Determine project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis (e.g. additional services) on behalf of client organisation.
• Collaboratively work with the project team (client, design team and other consultants, and contractor) and all stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all expectations communicating strategies to the team.
• Manage design/consultant team and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverables and/or project variations etc.  
• Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus. Produce design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
• Manage the timely delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones.
• Assist with the timely sequencing / methodology and production of staging plans.

Attributes

• Tertiary qualifications in cognate (project management and/or controls and reporting.
• Problem solving and analytical skills for resolving planning, estimating, contract administration and procurement issues within construction and design activities.
• Good interpersonal skills to prepare reports, negotiate and build relationships with key stakeholders.

We aspire to create a diverse workforce by recruiting suitably qualified candidates from a range of backgrounds regardless of age, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin or colour, sex, trans- gender status, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership, or any other group who face disadvantage in our society. As part of our ongoing commitment to diversity we have invested in the external verification for equality, diversity and inclusion and have achieved the Equality Assured Standard accreditation and the National Equality Standard.

We particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual,  transgender and/ or disabled.

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Lendlease is committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer of choice by engaging, enabling and empowering our people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Inclusion sets us all up for success and we particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in our industry including those who self-identify as women, black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/ or disabled.