Job Description

Project Manager

Department: PM

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: G&T Leeds

Gardiner & Theobald is an independent construction and property consultancy committed to providing world class service to our clients. Our dedicated team of over 1,300 people delivers Cost Management, Project Management and Specialist Consultancy services from a network of UK and US offices bound by a common purpose - to build a better tomorrow. We define our success by the value we create for our clients, the fulfilling careers we build for our people and our contribution to the communities we work in. Our own long-term business performance aligns profit with purpose, taking social and environmental responsibility for our actions and the legacy we leave behind. People are central to our mission. Rewarding individuals based on their unique abilities, talent and hard work, we believe in the quality of experiences and investing in a collaborative culture where all can thrive.

About The Role

Our Project Management team in Leeds work across a multitude of sectors, offering you the chance to work on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects with no sector boundaries, while our focus on training and development creates the perfect environment in which to progress your career. We are currently looking for a Project Manager to support with the growth of the business and the continued delivery of world class service to our diverse client base. Working within a dedicated and dynamic project management team and reporting directly into project leaders, this is an exciting opportunity to work on high profile projects with the best clients, consultants and contractors. The ideal candidate will have experience in day-to-day project management delivery, ensuring that project standards are achieved and managing the operational aspects of projects, including identifying necessary resources, assigning individual responsibilities and delivery of work elements. The ideal candidate will be one who aims to grow into a leadership position and who thrives on challenges and in a client facing role, being both eager to learn and develop whilst also assisting to drive our position as a leader in the industry. What You Will Do The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Work closely with a Senior Project Manager, Associate Director, Director or Partner to deliver successful project outcomes for our clients.
• Work with your Project Lead to agree your roles and responsibilities to allow you to fully own an element(s) of a project(s). These responsibilities could include ownership or management of;
  • Contract administration
  • Reporting
  • Action tracking
  • Liaison with design team or contractors to progress project actions
  • Collation and tracking of consultant invoicing and monthly submissions to clients
  • Site inspections
  • Development of documentation to procure consultants, contractors, surveys or planning reports
  • Updates and upkeep of project documentation (risk registers, programmes, project execution plans, directories)
• Develop a close relationship with the appropriate level representative for your clients and other professional team members, where relevant, such that they see you as critical to success of the project.
• Work closely with our Cost Managers (where relevant) to understand costs and achieve the best commercial outcomes for our clients.
• Understand the distinction between outcomes and outputs, taking strategic responsibility for client outcomes not just outputs.
• Take pride in all tasks and ensure they are of the highest quality and accuracy with guidance from others as required.
• Proactive development of the gaps in your knowledge of the project lifecycle to achieve technical excellence.
• Be able to produce and maintain a project development programme with guidance from others.
• Understand the critical success factors, for all work stages of the project lifecycle, and able to manage your role as part of these stages. This includes:
  • Site acquisition / due diligence
  • Brief and objective setting
  • Project controls and governance
  • Project leadership
  • Fees and appointment management
  • Town planning and masterplanning
  • Design management and leadership
  • Risk and value management
  • Procurement
  • Programme and construction logistics
  • Employer’s Agent and Contract Administration
  • Quality management including mock-ups / prototypes
  • Completion and handover
• Continually develop your understanding of current industry challenges and opportunities such as modern methods of construction, environmental, social and governance agenda and pre-manufacture value.
• Develop your powerful communication skills to be confident and clear in your communication both internally and externally, both written and verbal.
• Utilise and help improve best practice tools and processes including the use of technology to support service delivery.
• Understand any commercial documents relevant to your project(s) including appointments, scope of services and fee cashflows identifying any issues for consideration with the Project Lead
• Actively embrace our collaborative values, sharing knowledge through internal platforms and other avenues.
• Promote continued sharing with others in your peer group.
• Assist with the production of fee proposals / bids.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Degree qualified.
• MRICS preferred, but not essential. We can support the training required to gain your MRICS qualification
• Analytical with problem-solving skills, and ability to think strategically
• Technically skilled in being able to carry out project management processes and demonstrate project leadership skills in relation to specific project tasks.
• Collaborative and open communication skills and working style
• Experience working in a client focused environment with a personal commitment to the delivery of excellent client service.
• Understand the importance of client and other project relationships fostering close relationships with clients, resolving issues and exceeding client expectations
• Positive attitude with a willingness to get involved, authentic in the workplace.
• Team focused, with experience in providing leadership to junior team members.
• Ability to use full suite of Microsoft Office 365 software.
• Passion for understanding the real estate and construction industry, understanding market issues and events and their impacts.
• Passion for developing technical knowledge across the project work stage and for innovation in service and through technology.
• Focus on attention to detail and ability to multi-task whilst providing high quality and accurate outputs.
• Willingness to tackle challenges to solve problems and to take and know when to take initiative without guidance.
• Business development minded, ambitious and looking to progress and develop your wider professional network.
• Ability to understand and apply feedback on work performance.

About Us

Collaboration, innovation, and support are at the core of everything we do. As an Executive Cost Consultant, you will be joining a diverse team led by one of G&T’s equity partners and a board member. Our partner-led model allows us to adopt bespoke approaches both in the service we offer to clients and in the development opportunities we offer our people. Within your team you will be given clear direction and positive encouragement at every turn, whilst our commitment to your career development and lifelong learning programmes ensures you have the support, as well as the tools to thrive. Forward thinking and future focused, we champion social mobility, ethical governance, equality and diversity, creating an inclusive environment where everyone’s unique talents and experiences are valued. Our ESG goals are at the forefront of our business plan, and we are proud to have created social value worth over £12m+ since 2021. Our initiatives include the G&T ESG Committee, dedicated to increasing opportunities and removing barriers for social mobility and equality within the firm, as well as our Next Gen programme which focuses on nurturing the next generation in the industry. Our commitment to realising a more sustainable future is witnessed not only through helping our clients meet their own next zero carbon aspirations but also by reaching our own, with an aim for our firm to be net zero by 2030.

We are a business with purpose- to find out more about our ESG goals and how we are achieving them, click here.