Senior / Associate Project Manager (Permanent)

Thomas & Adamson International Ltd (part of the Egis Group) are an award-winning UK based consultancy firm specialising in project management, cost management, building surveying and safety services in the Buildings space. Over the last 90 years, T&A have been supporting and leading organisations through the challenges of procuring, delivering and operating their built assets. Our parent company Egis is a leading global architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services firm. We create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings that both respond to the climate emergency and contribute to balanced, sustainable and resilient development. Our 22,000 employees operate across over 100 countries, deploying their expertise to develop and deliver cutting-edge innovations and solutions for clients. We are now looking for a Senior or Associate level Project Manager to join our team in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

As an active Senior / Associate PM in our team, you will undertake multiple and complex work assignments, delivering within timeframes and managing resources to provide exemplary professional services to our clients. You will be comfortable working autonomously and within a team, and will deliver best in class services across multiple projects and sectors, for a broad range of clients.
Your approach will represent T&A’s company values and will provide a personal, quality focused service that delivers upon the clients business objectives. You will establish strong, supportive, professional relationships with colleagues, clients and the wider project teams built on mutual respect, trust and integrity all whilst contributing to Thomas and Adamson’s strategic business growth.

Planning:
• Strategic project structuring.
• Development of Project Management plans.
• Establishing master programmes, identifying project milestones and project team member responsibilities.
• Establishing, implementing and leading project meetings with all project team members and stakeholder groups.
• Producing project correspondence ensuring actions are clearly defined and delivered upon by all project team members within agreed timescales.

Producing and issuing scopes of services and request for proposals (RFPs) and other appointment documents.
• Actively participating in the preparation of tender documents in conjunction with the internal / external Cost Management department ensuring a full and comprehensive understanding of the project requirements is conveyed and reflected.
• Leading negotiations with contractors to ensure tender costs represent best value.

Managing Risk, Delivering Value:
• Reviewing and comment on design packages to ensure compliance with the project brief.
• Leading value engineering and risk review workshops.
• Compiling and tracking risk mitigation activities and value engineering opportunities.
• Assessing Contractor’s claims for delay events; working with commercial team members to establish entitlement.

Project Administration:
• Assessing and reporting on contractor progress and commercial matters during delivery.
• Assessing quality on-site, raising instructions for defect rectification when necessary.
• Ensuring document management and communications protocols are adhered to.

Overseeing / reviewing / approving the work of sub-consultants or directly appointed project team members.
• Providing other professional services as directed by the Partner/Director and/or as required by project appointments.
• Participate in and deliver professional development and training activities working continually to further develop your knowledge and experience.
• Network and support business development objectives.

Ability to manage multiple, various, concurrent and conflicting projects.
• Demonstrable consultancy project management experience.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: