Lead Project Manager

The role will report to a "Senior Project Manager".\n\nYour role will be to drive and enable teams of Project Managers to:\n\nsupport Integrated Delivery Teams, Business Units and Framework Users in providing robust Commercial and Contract Management practices.\nsupport the collaborative and proactive approach of Contract management and Assurance to enable efficient project delivery.\nsupport embedding a collaborative mindset and approach within Alliances and Supply Chain ecosystem to deliver against our Customer and Business needs.\nsupport the delivery teams/business units and help ensure Alliances maximises efficiencies, delivers outperformance, and promotes a collaborative approach. \n\nResponsibilities/Accountabilities \n\nAs a Lead Project Manager, you will be accountable for robust administration and execution of the NEC contracts across Alliances.\nLead in development and implementation of Contract Management strategy and Assurance Framework across the stakeholder network\nImplement best practice for delivering and formalising the Project Management actions with relation to NEC3/4 contracts across Alliances and Supply Chain ecosystem.\nProvide contract and commercial leadership to the PM teams and other project stakeholders.\nProvide contract and commercial expertise to the PM teams and Alliance delivery vehicles with effective management ensuring change control is administered correctly and in accordance with the contract provisions.\nBe responsible for effective change control ensuring Early Warnings are raised and Risk Reduction Meetings are held regularly.\nProvide active leadership and training to internal Business users with the operation and administration of the framework agreements, including providing assurance on compliance with Contractual Obligations of the NEC contracts entered into under those framework agreements.\nGuide the PM teams in dispute avoidance\nPromote collaboration by establishing mutually beneficial relationships across the stakeholder network.\nLead in the timely resolution of any contractual issues that arise.\nSupport the Commercial Services and Assurance team in assurance activities and conclude actions as required.\nYou will be a leader in assurance and a key decision maker and may be required to attend more senior boards and meetings from time to time.\nWhere necessary provide robust challenge to achieve outperformance, communicate change and escalate when necessary.\nLead routine assurance activities across the Alliance, such as Final Account reviews, Tier 2 Contract Reviews, Cost Validation and Assurance, Defect management and close out.\nSupport the Procurement team with preparing procurement strategies and NEC price options and Secondary Options needed to support the procurement strategy.\nLead in ensuring compliance with Payments, Payment assessments, Final Assessments, issuance of certificates as required under the NEC contracts.\nEnsure that proper records are kept and maintained so financial information for audits and cost assurance is readily available.\nEnsure Tier 2 Contracts are sufficiently drafted and fit for purpose and undertake routine assurance activities and reporting findings.\nProduce insights/reports on ECC PM teams, Alliances and project performance (including key performance metrics) and compliance against contractual obligations, and proactive identification of issues and risks, including formalising recommendations for improvements.\nFormulate, implement, and manage strategies to address instances of non-compliance with contractual obligations.\nLead project performance reviews conducted monthly or periodically including implementation of any actions arising from such reviews.\nObtain customer feedback from the stakeholder network.\nImplement initiatives which drive best practice or promote safe effective and efficient delivery.\nActive engagement of the ECC PM teams to drive and enable the performance of the teams in discharging their activities and functions professionally and consistently\nEnsuring PSC and ECC contracts are drafted, agreed, executed, managed and completed professionally and consistently across the ECC PM teams to support the capital delivery programme and governance approval.\nManaging Client project governance protocols.\nProvide Contract Management support in the various programme boards and governance groups.\nPromote an open and honest culture amongst the team so that objectives and knowledge are shared in a collaborative environment.\nEngagement with stakeholders not only within the delivery routes but across the wider business and externally.\nPromoting Contract and Commercial Awareness ensuring that all Business Units and Framework Users understand the commercial and contractual arrangements. \n\nSkills/experience/qualifications\n\nDegree in construction/engineering/science subject\nNEC 3 or NEC 4 Project Manager Accreditation\nHighly capable and extensive experience in contract and commercial management.\nSignificant project management knowledge and experience of a design and construction environment.\nDemonstrable working knowledge of NEC contract management tools.\nWell-developed decision-making capability\nExperience in managing and developing teams\nExperience in independently running assurance activities within an NEC contract\nMust be commutable to Peterborough or Norwich \n\nBenefits\n\nSalary circa £70 -85k per annum\nCar/Car allowance\n2/3 days in Peterborough or Norwich - hybrid working\n25 days leave plus bank holidays\nHoliday buy/sell\nPrivate Medical\nDouble matched pension scheme