Project Manager

The Cumming Group is a global leader in project and cost management, specialising in complex construction and development projects. With over 2,500 employees across more than 60 locations worldwide, the company has an impressive track record across a range of industries, including healthcare, education, hospitality, and commercial real estate. The Cumming Group has successfully delivered projects in over 100 countries and brings in-depth expertise in project management, cost estimation, scheduling, and strategic planning.

• Supporting the use of the full range of Project Management Process.
• Proactive day to day responsibility for small-medium sized projects and demonstrate the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision and supporting larger projects and programmes of work.
• Support knowledge capture, sharing and innovation.
• Support risk and value management, including facilitation of workshops and project risk registers.
• Contract administration for relevant contract provisions, monthly reporting and chairing project meetings.
• Deliver all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner to a high standard of quality.
• Undertake service delivery in accordance with the policies and procedures of the business, particularly Health & Safety and Quality Assurance.
• Undertake service in compliance with client’s corporate governance procedures where applicable.
• Achieve all objectives as required by the annual performance review process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and continuous improvement.
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders to ensure that all parties are kept informed on all relevant matters impacting and influencing projects.
• Support Senior PM team as required.
• Seek advice on procurement and contracts.
• Responsibility for, and must be committed to promoting, protecting, developing and enabling the business and your colleagues, within the parameter of your job role.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Deliver results in a client facing role including:
• Respond confidently to a client request; as well as understanding when to upscale client issues to senior members of the team.
• Provide innovative solutions to improve project delivery.
• Ability to show resilience and resourcefulness in the face of highly complex challenges.
• Commitment to outperforming client expectations.
• Dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a high degree of integrity and ethical standards.
• Provide support to junior team members.
• Demonstrate flexibility in response to changing requirements and routines.
• Show good leadership skills and demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and manage teams including the supply chain.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Ideally degree qualified (industry or non-industry)
• Working towards MAPM / MRICS other equivalent qualification or experience.
• Supporting Project Management Qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner / Certified Project Manager / MSP / Risk Management.
• Developed understanding of leadership techniques and ideally some formal leadership training.
• 4+ years’ experience.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters.
• Good experience of industry standard forms of contract, typically JCT and NEC
• Good technical project management skills and provide leadership to others on PM Processes: Risk, Opportunities and Issues, Planning/programming, Change control, Reporting, Stakeholder management and Communications.
• Some experience of delivering multiple projects or programmes of work through the entire project life cycle.
• Good understanding of HS&E legislation and planning to obtain formal training.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Developing interpersonal skills with both client and staff.