Project Delivery Lead

The Vacancy

PROJECT DELIVERY LEAD

Wates have terrific opportunity for a Project Delivery Lead to join our team covering London and the South East and the need to on occasions support with other projects across the UK.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Project Delivery Lead you will work with the FM Project Manager and commercial team, and the wider Wates FM business to deliver projects of differing in value and complexity, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest possible standards of safety and quality and compliance to our Wates Operating standards.

We are looking for a Project Delivery Lead with strong demonstrable experience of leading a team with history of successful delivery of projects up to £2m in value. Sound understanding of construction phase H&S, Business-Critical systems, and Change Management Procedures with SMSTS, First AID, Membership to the Institute of Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent, NVQ Level 2-3 in Electrical or Mechanical Discipline.

To be successful in the role you will have strong interpersonal, problem solving and site management skills, be someone who can demonstrate the ability to plan, monitor & manage the business functions and project delivery whilst aligning the delivery of the overall business strategy.

Some of the other Key Accountabilities as Project Delivery Lead include:

• Own and lead all aspects of the project like planning, monitoring, coordination, controlling processes, summarising progress of the project and setting deadlines for completion of the project.
• Produce project documentation & feasibility to completion in line with Wates FM and Clients requirement and agree documentation format with Client Account Representative and support services function.
• Undertake regular project progress update and collaborate closely with the operational team for any change management requirements like plant down time etc.
• Defining acceptance criteria or collaborating with specialists to define acceptance criteria for project deliverables and works towards achieving stakeholder acceptance of deliverables.
• Lead regular client meetings with project progress status and updates.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 5% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 22 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

**Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.