Associate Director – Project Management

Salary: £28,800 – £31,200 per year

​ Atkins Search are proud to be working in partnership with a market leading Construction Consultancy to recruit an experienced Associate Director to join their Project Management division based in Lockington, Derbyshire.

My client are a privately owned business, born out of a desire to provide a high level of customer service to their clients and have found themselves in the enviable position where the majority of their work comes through repeat business. Client recommendations have been instrumental in the ongoing growth and the development of their business, which for any prospective future employee will demonstrate the quality and depth of the business you will be joining. Suffice to say, word of mouth can be both positive and negative, but with our client it drives their future business growth.

Regarding projects, you will work on a variety of large-scale strategic Civil Engineering, Highways and Infrastructure schemes, offering services that spans the full breadth of project delivery from the initial stages of inception, viability and feasibility all the way through to successful delivery on site, for local government organisations and major local authorities throughout the Midlands. With this type of portfolio they can offer prospective employees a diversity in workload and a chance to truly shine as you become integral to the ongoing growth of the business.

They are looking for a talented individual to undertake all Project Management and Technical tasks on behalf of the company whilst also adding value and knowledge to the current team.

The ideal candidate will have experience and/or a working knowledge of as much as possible:

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Project Management (in a lead capacity) of Large Strategic Infrastructure & Development Projects involving multiple Agencies and Stakeholders

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Working on behalf of a Local Authority as the ‘client / lead’ or PM support for the ‘client / lead’

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Project Development from Project Concept to Implementation

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Advising on Project Feasibility / Project Constraints

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Project Planning, Programme Management and Risk Management

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Cost Management and Project Budgeting throughout the Project lifetime

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Supporting with the management of Large Multi-Disciplinary Teams (inc. External Consultants and Internal Council Departments)

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Supporting with the management and monitoring of Consultants Fees and Drafting Consultant Briefs

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Supporting the procurement process to appoint Large Multi-Disciplinary Teams

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Writing Successful Funding Bids (e.g. LGF / LLM / HIF / ERDF / Future High Street etc.)

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Delivery of Project Outputs and Outcomes linked to Funding Requirements and Strategic Positioning of Projects with Government Funders

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Developing and Writing Governance Documentation (e.g. PID / PEP etc.)

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Developing Bespoke Documentation (Procurement Strategies / Land Acquisition Strategies / PR & Comms Strategies etc.)

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Developing Project Business Cases using the HM Treasury 5 Case Model

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Liaising with Public Sector Officers at all levels (e.g. Director / Assistant Director / Strategic Manager / Team Manager / Project Manager)

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Liaising with Statutory Stakeholders (e.g. Highways England / Environment Agency etc.)

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Liaising with Landowners (Public and Private Sector), Stakeholders and Interest Group (e.g. Community Groups etc.) and Funders (e.g. Government Departments / LEP’s etc.)

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Attending Steering Groups, Working Groups and Progress Meetings

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Understanding of the role of Transport Modelling and Transport Planning

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Bespoke Government Guidance (e.g. WebTAG / DMRB etc.)

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The Planning Process in the UK (inc. EIA / ES requirements)

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Land Acquisition Process (inc. Voluntary Acquisition & CPO)

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The ideal candidate will have outline experience and/or a working knowledge of Public Sector:

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Work Environment / Teams (Regeneration and Development / Planning / Highways and Transportation / Economic Development)

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Project Governance Procedures

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Funding Streams / Bidding Processes

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Procurement Legislation

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Democratic Approval Processes

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Finance and Accounting Procedures

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Legal Framework

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In return, the successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with a business who truly cares for their employees along with realistic opportunities to progress your career. You will also be rewarded with a highly competitive salary along with full professional package including car allowance + bonus + pension + professional memberships & training + much more!

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Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment and service the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough and Northern Home Counties regions.