Project Manager

Job Overview

We are looking for experienced Project Managers with a solid background in project management, quality management, and risk management procedures with a good understanding of the design delivery workflow.

The tasks and responsibilities will vary depending on the specific deployment requirements and will range from portfolio management and PM support for Design Teams to dedicated project management of large-scale projects.

Our ideal candidate should:

• Have a background in Landscape design or Architectural design.
• Be able to plan, manage, and coordinate tasks, and resources, provide project management on specific projects as well as guidance and support to team and project leaders required for effective project delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Provide project management support and guidance on multiple projects with efficiency, effectiveness, and good time management
• Assist Design Teams with PM tasks, procedures, and associated documentation including progress reports and schedules for Task Resourcing, RFIs, Client Comment Responses, Change Requests, and Risk Register.
• Assist the Design Teams with the programming of projects using MS Project and support the maintenance of a high-level project portfolio master programme.
• Monitor Design Teams compliance with PM procedures.
• Monitor and assist with the Design Teams compliance with QAQC and documentation procedures in accordance with Cracknell’s ISO9001-2015 compliant QMS.
• Prepare change requests, maintaining change registers, and coordinating between Design Teams and Commercial Teams to facilitate and manage change request submissions to clients.
• Support Contracts Team with review of contracts and contractual documentation to ensure alignment with proposals and any negotiations, and facilitate their execution.
• Monitor and report to PM Director and relevant Departments on projects at risk in relation to time, cost, and quality management.
• Support the Team with effective risk management practice, coordinating between the Design Teams and Operations Team for risk reporting, risk mitigation, and recovery planning, and assisting the Teams with maintaining risk registers and timely risk reporting to clients.
• Facilitate the project-specific procurement of sub-consultants and coordinate and manage their performance and deliverables for selected projects.
• Be able to confidently interact with client-side representatives for reporting and resolving project management and contractual matters

Management and Corporate Competencies

• Effective project planning, organisational and execution skills
• Project resource deployment and budgeting
• Commercial awareness
• Team leadership and people management
• Client and stakeholder management skills

Position Requirements

• Recognised qualification in Landscape Architecture preferred
• Degree or recognised qualification in Project Management is an advantage
• PMP certification is an advantage
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of professional experience with 4+ years of relevant project management experience in a design environment.
• Experience and capability in project management software and tools including MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and MS Project. A working understanding of design software and tools such as AutoCAD, Revit and Adobe Creative Suite is an advantage.
• High proficiency in spoken and written English.