Job Summary

Are you an Experienced PM/Programme Manager looking to work on building projects that can change the world, projects that are always more complex and innovative than the last?

About Our Team:

We are an industry leader in program management and construction management services for large capital programs and oversee activities ranging the full life-cycle of a project. The project management team serves both private and public clients in a wide range of sectors. We believe that project management is first and foremost about providing our clients with certainty of outcomes. We look beyond the traditional time, cost, quality view of project delivery and look to understand what is truly important to our clients and how we can better service them.

Our team has increased demand for individuals with front end design experience and contract administration experience. We are looking for confident and ambitious individuals that can demonstrate a balanced, robust and reasonable approach to design, procurement and delivery.

Job Responsibilities:

You will need to manage and take ownership of all aspects of the project, proactively engaging with the client, construction and design team to drive the project forward. You will be required to prepare succinct and accurate reports that look forward and identify clear actions and recommendations. When managing a contract, you will be required to positively engage with the construction and design team and work collaboratively to address risks and avoid claims and disputes whilst maintaining meticulous records to allow you to quickly respond to issues arising and form an informed and balanced opinion having due regard to the building contract. You will also be involved in the development of less experienced team members supporting them in becoming professionally qualified.

Minimum Skills Requirements :
*Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-building skills
*Highly motivated, able to work independently, diligent and with an eye for detail
*Experience in contract administration
*Strong in setting up and implementing robust Project Management processes
*Demonstrate financial acumen relating to viability and cashflows
*Ability to produce formal reports and documents which clearly set out complex issues and recommendations

Preferred Qualifications :
*Professional Qualification - ideally Project Management/ Construction/ Engineering/ Quantity Surveying Bachelor's Degree
*Chartered Status with the RICS, CIOB, RIBA, ICE or other equivalent institution
*APM affiliation (as secondary accreditation)


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.