Senior Development Project Manager
Posted 6 days ago by Cognisant
£95,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Development Project Manager will oversee large-scale residential developments for a prominent housebuilder in Cambridgeshire. This contract role, lasting nine months, involves managing the selection and operation of principal contractors while ensuring project transparency and adherence to quality standards. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders, including funders and senior management, to identify risks and develop effective strategies for future sites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Initial scoping works to identify risks and develop programme of works.
- Liaising with the development team to construct the bid.
- Tendering works to specialist contractors for major works (remediation, infrastructure, and build) ensuring legal aspects are watertight and mitigate risk.
- Developing strategy for future sites identifying risk, constraints, and opportunity.
- Managing the developer/contractor interface, maintaining programme and quality adherence (via Employers Agent).
- Working closely with funders, JV partners, end users, and senior management team, ensuring full project transparency.
Key Skills:
- Experience in project management within construction or development.
- Background in engineering, project management, or quantity surveying.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage relationships with various stakeholders.
- Knowledge of legal aspects related to construction projects.
Salary (Rate): £95,000.00 yearly
City: Cambridgeshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Development Project Manager, Cambridgeshire. Large-Scale Residential Developments. Contract Role, Nine Month Duration. We are delighted to be instructed to appoint a Senior Development Project Manager on behalf of a well-known housebuilder. They develop large-scale sites containing a broad range of single-family homes. All construction work is undertaken externally, and in this project management role you will manage the selection, appointment and running of the principal contractor.
You will be responsible for:
- Initial scoping works to identify risks and develop programme of works, liaising with the development team to construct the bid
- Tendering works to specialist contractors to undertake major works (remediation, infrastructure, and build) ensuring that legal aspects are watertight and mitigate risk
- Develop strategy for future sites identifying risk, constraints, and opportunity
- Manage the developer/contractor interface, maintaining programme and quality adherence (via Employers Agent)
- Working closely with funders, JV partners, end users, and senior management team, ensuring full project transparency
We are keen to speak with professionals working for other developers or consultancies who undertake a similar role, project managing the delivery of major construction projects via external contractors. You could be from an engineering, PM or QS background, have a broad range of project experience, and enjoy problem solving.