Overview
Vacancy Type: Temporary/Fixed Term
Location: Headquarters
Pay Band: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Salary: £59,798 – £65,786
Closing Date: 2025-10-07
Hours of Work: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Job Purpose:
To provide a project management and contract administration service on high value and/or complex new build, refurbishment and maintenance construction projects, being responsible for the successful delivery of such projects to stated time, cost and quality requirements.
Responsibilities:
Implementing and delivering project management and contract administration services on a variety of high value and/or complex new build, refurbishment and maintenance construction projects, ensuring successful delivery to the approved time, cost and quality requirements. This will include the preparation of Employer’s Requirements and compiling of contract documentation that accurately represent the requirements of the work. This will also include co-ordinaton of the timeous involvement of SPS technical and operational specialists and stakeholders in the determination of requirements (both SPS and legislative) and in the compliance checking of proposals and works carried out; ensuirng best practice and value of money; working to ensure that SPS interests are protected and delivered by contract completion through effective contract management of all appointed SPS consultants and contractors; and ensuring that projects are handed over fully tested and documented with appropriate support and training in place to enable best use of the facility/asset
Preparing accurate and comprehensive reports on the delivery of your projects throughout the life of these projects. This will include; design review reports during the design development; monthly project delivery progress and expenditure reports; weekly updates; as well as audit reports; offsite and onsite inspection reports; and remedial and defect management reports. Also, as required, interrogating consultant and contractor reports and, as necessary, preparing reports seeking authorisation that clearly set out the background, any contractual issues and the proposed solution to any such type of issue.
In support of other SPS Project Managers developing project specific client briefs, specifications and requirements; assessing tenders and proposals; evaluating contract documentation: carrying out on-site and offsite inspections of work; defects and commissioning checks.
Managing and mentoring certain SPS project management resources as required, as well as supporting Area Maintenance Managers and local maintenance teams, by providing best practice project management/contractual advice on their project workload. Manage Assistant Project Managers where applicable.
Person Specification
SPS recruitment and selection practice is based on the fundamentals of our Behavioural Competency Framework. This identifies behaviours and standards required both of applicants seeking to join us, and our staff in their respective roles. Assessment of specific behaviours, of which there are twelve, will be determined by the role you are applying for. Whilst it is unlikely you will be assessed on all of them , you will be assessed on these identified as key to role.
Qualifications Requirements
Honours Degree or Masters in a construction related discipline
Experience Requirements
Knowledge Skills Requirements
Extensive postgraduate relevant experience working on multi-site, multi-buildings, multi-systems and/or on a complex estate with an extensive operational workforce where in either situation business continuity and multiple stakeholder consultation are required.
Successful project and contract management of complex and/or high value construction projects, utilising relevant forms of contract and project management techniques and processes.
Extensive experience in developing technical briefs and documentation as well as in undertaking design reviews, audits, offsite inspections, and defect analysis.
Selection Methods Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
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