Reports to / Director of Property and Development
Salary / £44,500– £50,000.
Hours per week / Full Time 35 hours per week
Location / 1 Thorpe Close
An exciting role has arisen to join an organisation with an ambitious and exciting vision set in the heart of Portobello, West London.
Westway Trust is a charity committed to enhancing the 23 acres of space under the Westway flyover to benefit local people, making it a great environment to live, work, play and visit.
We exist to harness the creativity, heritage and diversity of the area to maintain and improve the places and spaces we look after. Through good stewardship and collaboration with every part of the community Westway Trust helps this vibrant part of London to continue to thrive.
We already receive more than one million visitors each year to the estate, and we want to expand the community, cultural, retail, sporting and enterprise opportunities here, together with improvements to the public realm, so that it is a place the community is proud of and even more people can enjoy.
Job purpose
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Development Manager with an interest in delivering all aspects of the development lifecycle to take forward a £10m mixed use, construction scheme within a challenging urban environment. This new role will manage and drive the project through on a day-to-day basis to achieve its key milestones.
In addition the role will provide support to the Director of Property & Development on wider aspects of the development planning process on this diverse Estate.
The Trust is focused on an agenda of sustainability and environmental considerations will be incorporated into the development planning aspect of this role.
You will need to have the right blend and balance of commercial awareness, people management and business strategy, working for the Trust with the mission of supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
The Candidate
Opportunity for a Project Manager with client-side experience, with an interest in delivering all aspects of the development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will have previous project management experience, gained within the building / construction industry. The Trust is taking forward a significant mixed use, construction scheme within a challenging urban environment. You will have knowledge of construction technology, and have the ability to lead construction procurement (main contractor, sub-contractor, and professional consultants), construction programming and co-ordination.
A strong working knowledge of the wider development process, planning process and building regulations is also required.
Principal accountabilities
The ideal candidate will demonstrate Trust values Open, Bold, Smart, Responsible and Playful by:
- Managing the construction process, including budgetary control as the scheme advances post planning into more detailed design
- Assisting with the procurement of the building contractor and management of the contractor
- Being responsible for the co-ordination of contractors and sites, overseeing the construction plan
- Maintaining a safe environment for all, applying Health & Safety (CDM) regulations
- Producing progress reports and drafting communications
- Ensuring contractors and consultants undertake their work with the correct levels of diligence and quality
- Testing proposals, plans and method statements put forward by consultants and contractors
- Assisting with wider development projects across the Westway estate, managing individual work streams and reporting on progress
- Providing preliminary project planning and cost estimates
- Effectively linking tactical projects to the larger development strategy of the Trust
- Arranging meetings and chairing productive project meetings to ensure good communication, progress and problem resolution
- Application of sustainability principles within development planning
- Providing updates to the Director of Property & Development, working in a collaborative style
- Providing multi-stakeholder communication, including statutory authorities, managing conflicting interest to resolution
Person specification
You will need to have the right blend and balance of commercial awareness and business strategy, whilst working for a charity, supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
- Previous project management experience, gained within the building or construction industry
- Knowledge of construction contracts
- Knowledge of construction technology and construction procurement process
- Ability to lead construction procurement (main contractor, sub-contractor, and professional consultants), construction programming and co-ordination with knowledge of M&E experience, as well as Health and Safety regulations (CDM).
- Adaptable and flexible approach, tenacity, an adaptable mind-set and a willingness to step outside of your comfort zone to problem solve
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to work in close partnership with colleagues, industry professionals and community stakeholders
- A minimum HND/degree in a building related discipline, either holding or working towards a professional qualification
- The trust has a commitment to considering the sustainability agenda within its development planning, the applicant should be able to demonstrate experience of where environmental/sustainable criteria has been positively incorporated into previous projects for which they have been responsible
- Knowledge of the wider development process and planning regulations and the planning process
- Demonstrable understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
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