Richmond Park, Surrey (with travel to all parks)

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St Jamess Park, The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces, including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with tens of millions of visits every year.

We are now looking for a Senior Project Manager to join us on a full-time, 18 month fixed-term contract, working 36 hours per week.

The Benefits

• Salary of £55,000 - £63,317 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days’ annual leave plus public holidays
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Hybrid/agile working options
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a landmark opportunity for an experienced construction project manager with strong knowledge of RIBA Stages 47 and contract administration to join our iconic charity organisation.

Youll have the chance to apply your expertise in a setting of national importance, delivering meaningful projects in sensitive and historic environments.

Whats more, with hybrid/agile working options, alongside a generous benefits package, youll be supported to perform at your best while advancing your career on a high-profile project.

So, if youre ready to lead projects that protect and shape some of Londons most iconic landscapes, wed love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of Roehampton Restored, a high-profile, multi-million-pound capital project within the Grade I listed landscape of Richmond Park.

With planning consent secured and enabling works underway, youll take responsibility for the built and hard-landscape elements of the project through RIBA Stages 47, delivering a new café, public toilets and cycle hire facilities to an exceptional standard.

Youll co-ordinate contractors, consultants and internal teams, manage cost and risk, discharge planning conditions, and ensure the project achieves a BREEAM Excellent rating.

Additionally, you will:

• Manage the project budget, programme, risks and change control
• Oversee contract administration (NEC) in collaboration with the Quantity Surveyor
• Work with the Senior Landscape Project Manager to ensure seamless integration of built and landscape works
• Ensure compliance with planning, heritage, environmental and health & safety requirements (including CDM 2015)
• Lead stakeholder engagement
• Provide regular progress, budget and risk reporting
• Support project handover, Health & Safety files and updates to the TRP Asset Register

About You

To be considered as a Senior Project Manager, you will need:

• Extensive experience delivering new build construction projects
• Strong knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work, particularly stages 47
• Experience administering contracts (NEC and/or JCT)
• Practical knowledge of health & safety legislation, including CDM 2015
• Excellent budget management, reporting and risk management skills
• The ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• A degree in construction, engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• A project management qualification (PRINCE2, APM or similar)

Other organisations may call this role Project Lead, Project Delivery Manager, Senior Project Supervisor, Parks Project Manager, or Planning and Project Delivery Manager.

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The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please visit our website to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Senior Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.