Senior Project Manager

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We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager who will be focused on project managing Land Referencing contracts for major Infrastructure Clients to manage all land and property requirements for the clients civil engineering projects from concept to execution. You will take on a client facing role in supporting these as they evolve, scheduling work, assessing resource requirements, managing risk, and increasing efficiency through delivering projects that identify and exploit opportunities to reduce waste, increase competitiveness and create growth.

Our highly successful infrastructure team is the fasting growing in the industry, and we are currently engaged providing services to many of the UKs major infrastructure projects and we are a main supplier to HS2, National Highways and Network Rail. We provide our clients with advice on all property related matters, valuations, surveys, associated reports, the negotiation of detailed Heads of Terms and preparation and presentation of Business Cases for approval to acquire properties on behalf of project sponsors.

We offer a highly competitive salary along with excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave, matched pension, life assurance and a range of flexible benefits to suit your personal lifestyle. The Birmingham office is based in the centre, with shops and amenities close by. We are happy to provide further benefit information on application.

Main tasks

• Working with the project and programme managers to identify and agree land requirements for each project.
• Work with the Carter Jonas and Client teams to create a land strategy to deliver the appropriate land requirements in the most economic.
• Working with Project Managers supporting other Client project teams to create a coherent, geographically centred approach to acquiring land for construction compounds and welfare facilities.
• Proactively resolve land access issues through negotiation and creating alternate plans
• Manage the relationship with the Landowners to ensure an empathetic, professional and trusting relationship is built and maintained.
• Ensure requests for land are submitted and actioned in a timely and efficient manner.
• Identifying opportunities to cross sell other disciplines from across the firm including Planning and Development, commercial and energy work. Where such potential is identified to liaise with team members across divisions to deliver client work.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the jobholder may be required to undertake additional duties from time to time to ensure the smooth running of the department.

What does it take to be successful?

Ideally you will have a wealth of experience of working on Rail infrastructure projects with either a supplier too, or for Network Rail. Experience of managing construction projects in the infrastructure sector and awareness of HSE requirements when it comes to creation and operation of construction compounds and welfare facilities is ideal. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a high level of attention to detail is key as is experience in communicating and negotiating with 3rd party landowners. Ideally you will have a proactive problem-solving mindset and an appropriate CSCS card with a full drivers' licence.