University of Birmingham - Project Manager

University of Birmingham - Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK

Welcome from the Director of Estates

People are at the heart of what we are and do at the University of Birmingham.

Within the Estates Office, we are looking to further strengthen our team across a range of roles and teams. We are looking to recruit people whose achievements and skills will contribute to our success and who share our values of collaboration, respect, inclusion, sustainability and professionalism. We welcome diversity and are committed to ensuring everyone is part of an enjoyable and rewarding culture in which they can do their best work. As a team, we aim to deliver a world class university experience for the benefit of all students, staff, academics and visitors. We are proud of the role we play in the success of the University, the enjoyment that students, staff and academics get during their time here and ensuring that visitors leave us with the best possible impression of the University. We operate up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all through the year in order to keep the University running efficiently and effectively, and in recent months have managed to sustain a safe and compliant campus during lockdown and an intensive period of campus re-opening. I believe that the enclosed information will offer you a glimpse into the transformation we have undertaken at the University of Birmingham, as well as our future plans, and upon reading this information I hope you feel excited and inspired. Thank you for your interest in joining the Estates Office. If you support our values and feel you can bring something to the team, then I encourage you to apply. If you are successful, I very much look forward to meeting with you soon.

With warm regards,

Trevor Payne Director of Estates

The University of Birmingham

The

University was established in 1900, and has a pioneering history including being the country’s first civic University, the first Medical

School and the first Faculty of Commerce. The University offered the first ever sport degree in 1946 and became the first University to open a secondary school in 2015. In 2018, we also opened a new campus in Dubai, the first Russell Group University to do so. Today, the University of Birmingham is ranked in the top 100 globally and in the top 20 of all domestic league tables. The quality of what we do at Birmingham is widely recognised. The University’s prolific research portfolio has produced 2 Prime Ministers and 11 Nobel Prize winners, including 3 in 2016 for Physics and Chemistry. The University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences is ranked 6th in the world for its research.

The University of Birmingham is the largest of 5 Higher Education institutions in Birmingham with 23,000 undergraduates, 12,500 postgraduates and 8,000 staff. Our heritage as the original ‘redbrick’ is combined with one of the most compelling and ambitious agendas in Higher Education. Quite simply, at Birmingham we make things happen. The University is a founding member of the Russell Group (UK) and Universitas 21 (global) groups of research-intensive universities and its alumni population exceeds 300,000, spread far and wide across the globe. The University’s campus spans over 250 acres, nestled in leafy green Edgbaston, just three miles from Birmingham city centre. The University is home to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, housing works by Van Gogh, Picasso and Monet; and the 100 metre high Joseph Chamberlain Clock Tower (affectionately known as ‘Old Joe’) a prominent landmark visible from many parts of the city. We have been integral to some of the greatest scientific discoveries of recent times, such as the Higgs Boson and Gravitational Waves, and are pioneering new approaches to tackling some of the biggest global challenges facing society; from antibiotic resistance and maternal health to conflict resolution and access to education.

Values and Behaviours

Working effectively with others, using guidance, support and advice as appropriate. Understanding the broader context and how your own work impacts the local team and University.

COLLABORATIVE

Continuously reflecting on individual and team practices, recommending and adopting creative approaches to make improvements. Actively seeking and participating in learning and development opportunities.

INNOVATIVE

Reliable and highly motivated. Providing consistently high levels of customer service.

EXCELLENT

Self-aware and empathetic to the impact of your behaviour on others and how others behaviour impacts you. An ability to embrace different perspectives.

INCLUSIVE

Flexible and adaptable in approach and taking responsibility for achieving individual and team goals. Seeking advice when needed, and possessing a willingness to take calculated risks when appropriate whilst learning from mistakes.

CONFIDENT

• To effectively manage the procurement process from inception through design, construction, fit-out, commissioning and occupation to the rectification of defects, the settlement of accounts and issue of the final certificate. • To lead, motivate and manage project teams, including client departments and outside agencies, in delivering construction projects. • To manage Health and Safety issues to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and good practice. • To effectively monitor and control quality in design and construction to meet University requirements. • To manage client relations and engender a sense of ownership in users.

Job Description

• To carry out design and contract administration.

• To discharge the duties of the Client, Designer, and (optionally) Principal Designer as necessary under the CDM Regulations. • To procure the necessary statutory and University approvals and consents. • To provide timely and accurate reporting on progress, quality and budget/cashflow, taking effective preventative and remedial action where necessary, together with the development and ongoing management of project risk registers. • To contribute to fully inclusive post-project evaluations ensuring future procurement processes are informed by shared past contract experiences. • To thoroughly understand, and stay abreast of, project management/ procurement methodologies and the operation of the associated contract vehicles.

Job Summary The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of new-build, alteration, refurbishment and maintenance projects and assisting in the delivery of such projects under the direction of a Senior Project Manager. They will be required to effectively interpret client requirements and deliver facilities within the constraints of the University’s financial and property strategies. The role encompasses the investigation, design, documentation, procurement, project management, administration and control of schemes delegated to them for execution.

Main Duties Construction Project Management and Delivery

• To accept and discharge responsibility for the effective and efficient management and delivery of construction projects and programmes of projects with values in the range of £k's to £m's.

• Expertise in project management, design and specification writing, defect diagnosis, dilapidation surveys and measured surveys. • Experience working in a University of an Education environment, or other large organisations. • Project management experience and strong technical delivery experience.

Person Specification

• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders.

• Experience of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines.

• Experience in the use of BIM in a project environment (desirable).

• Experience of conservation work and/or work on listed buildings (desirable). • A highly motivated building professional, capable of inspiring others and possessing a high level of organisational skill.

• A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious.

• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery.

• Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Able to build long-term relationships.

• Degree level qualification in building surveying or similar technical discipline.

• Ability to communicate complex details about projects, to ensure that the necessary information is conveyed for projects to be completed successfully and to convey concepts and ideas in classifications of project requirements. • Ability to communicate and negotiate on details of brief allowing projects to be designed in accordance with approvals and authorisation. • Ability to advise on details of projects sufficient to enable discussions to be held regarding prioritisation, funding and standards.

• MRICS / CIOB or membership of other relevant professional body.

• Qualifications such as APS and/or experience of Principal Designer role (desirable).

• H&S qualifications such as MIOSH and/or experience (desirable).

• Detailed knowledge of construction design, specification writing, contracts (particularly JCT contracts), project management and construction regulations. • Knowledge of current health and safety legislation, particularly CDM regulations. • Awareness of the importance of high-quality design in the built environment. • Knowledge and understanding of large organisations and the needs of building users at all levels.

Our values and behaviours

• Creates and contributes to a work environment that encourages reflection and creative thinking to make improvements. • Constructively challenges assumptions and traditions to achieve change where beneficial. • Actively seeks and participates in learning and development opportunities and facilitates others to do the same. • Engages positively with initiatives designed to support improvement across the University

• Develops and maintains networks and facilitates others to do the same. • Understands, and helps others to understand, the broader context and how own work impacts the local team and University. • Contributes to understanding, knowledge sharing, and building consensus in cross-team collaborations.

• Acts as role model by operating in line with the purpose, strategy and values of the University. • Works to the best of ability, with persistent commitment and energy, to take responsibility for achieving personal and team goals, and motivates others to do the same. • Provides consistently high level of customer service to all stakeholders.

• Champions a sense of self-awareness and recognises how own biases affect work. • Embraces different perspectives and values, and adapts actions accordingly. • Encourages and contributes to a cohesive team culture that recognises all strengths

• Takes a flexible, adaptable and resilient approach to work. • Creates culture where advice is sought when needed, calculated risks are taken, and mistakes are learnt from. • Welcomes constructive feedback and challenge, and is able to provide constructive feedback to others. • Inspires others by clearly articulating a vision for the future.

Further information & Application process

For

a confidential discussion to learn more about the role and opportunity please contact the University’s appointed recruitment partners, Nicholas Coppard or Ben Duffill of The Management Recruitment Group.

(Applications should be sent to [email protected] or [email protected] )

Closing date for applications is Sunday 27th February 2022. Preliminary interviews will be carried out by MRG w/c Monday 28th February 2022 with formal interviews to be held at the University of Birmingham Edgbaston Campus w/c 14th March 2022. You can view the university’s website here;

Ben Duffill T: 02039 629 900 M: 07976 125 010 E: [email protected]

Nicholas Coppard T: 02039 629 900 M: 0789 6079 495 E: [email protected]

http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/

Applications should consist of a comprehensive CV (of not more than 4 pages) and supporting cover letter (of not more than 2 pages) outlining key matching experience and rationale for applying for the post.

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