Description & Requirements
Portfolio Director (Construction) – Inside IR35
Contract Duration: 18 months
Contract Authority: Public Sector Resourcing
Location: Hybrid Working
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Job Purpose: The role requires an individual with proven experience of leading a Portfolio of construction projects, within a complex working estate, against the RIBA Plan of Works. The key aim of the Portfolio Director is to ensure that their portfolio is delivered effectively, professionally and predictably within the processes set out by the Client. They will be expected to ensure that the projects and programmes within the Portfolio work together to improve performance. Working in a matrix team environment, where communication skills are important, the Portfolio Director will be required to liaise and co-ordinate with key stakeholders and end users. The preferred candidate will navigate the complex path to deliver value at all times, whilst balancing the social, environmental, technical and economic aspects to generate long-term sustainable results.
Responsibilities
- Direct Management of a team of Assistant Directors responsible for the delivery of a programme of schemes to time, quality and cost.
- Overall responsibility for the wider portfolio team, ensuring effective delivery of schemes within the Portfolio.
- Team leadership - ensure continued support for team role development, increase in professional knowledge and an increased awareness of the different approaches used to manage projects, programmes and portfolios with a commitment to celebrating diversity through building working environments that support all teams to achieve.
- Governance - Portfolio Directors may act as the SRO or SRO delegate on nominated projects whilst utilising the IHSE reporting structure to raise, report and communicate all issues identified.
- Stakeholders - establish positive relationships with all stakeholders outside of Project Delivery. Ensure that the accountability within Project Delivery is understood and respected and all changes to resources, processes and reporting considers the bigger picture and not just a single project, programme or portfolio. Ensure that Client stakeholders are communicated with effectively and consistently across the portfolio and that all issues and complaints are resolved or escalated swiftly.
- Safety - ensure that the approach to safety on all projects within the Portfolio is in line with Client standards, addressing any issues in a timely manner and identifying areas for improvement working closely with the Project Delivery Safety Team.
You’ll have:
- Membership of a relevant professional body - e.g. RICS, APD, CIOB, RIBA, CIBSE
- Substantial experience of leading client-side complex and multi-million-pound construction or estates programmes, spanning multiple locations and years, to meet business objectives within a structured environment.
- Experience of NEC Contract, of delivering a programme of projects to expected objectives of time, cost and quality.
- Excellent people management, with experience of establishing high performing technical teams through developing ability and creating an inclusive and collaborative culture which values diversity and encourages openness, approachability and sensitivity.
- Demonstrable experience of monitoring performance, addressing poor performance and ensuring achievement of project objectives and outcomes within a complex client environment.
- The ability to evaluate data from various sources to make well considered and often difficult decisions and presenting reasonable conclusions to inform and/or influence senior Stakeholders.