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Morson are recruiting for multiple project managers based in Watford but the role will be hybrid working with travel to MoD sites.

Key Responsibilities

Mon to Fri 08:00 to 18:00 with some flexibility required for travel to sites and occasional overnight stays
Valid SC Clearance preferred (BPSS will be required before commencement)
hartered membership of Construction/Engineering/Facilities or Project Management and/or equivalent qualifications e.g. MCIOB, M/AssocRICS, MAPM, MCIAT, Prince 2, NEBOSH, IOSH etc. or equivalent

Project Managers with a background in Construction Project Management are required to work on the Ministry of Defence South East Region Billable Works programme
The Billable Works development team operates mostly in the RIBA Stages 0-4 space handling all pre-construction activity, providing services directly on the MoD estate.
The role involves managing all aspects of the project lifecycle up to Contract negotiation stage. The role involves:
Investigate tasks at requirements stage
Support the production of Rough order of Costs and deliverability assessments
Validate scopes and produce project specification documents/SOW
Procure and organise on site surveys, feasibility studies and early design work
Obtain design approval and prepare document packs and issue to the contractor market for tender
Manage the tender process to completion including, RFI’s, evaluation, commercial settlement
Prepare documents for Firm Price submissions to DIO for approval
Once complete, projects are normally handed over to the delivery PM team who manage all construction activities
Preference will be given to candidates within easy commute of Surrey/Berkshire/Hampshire/Middlesex/Buckinghamshire/South Oxfordshire
6 months with possibility of extension - to start immediately subject to Security Clearance
This is a fast-paced environment with high project turnover, typical project values between £100k and £1m but you may be asked to develop projects in their early stages up to £5m.
Frequent travel across the MOD estate will be required therefore it is essential you have a full UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle

Key Skills

The roles would be suited to PM’s ideally with some experience of Ministry of Defence/DIO contracts or projects, who are used to working through the RIBA stage plan in a highly governed environment with a civil service partner. Similar industry experience may be transferrable from Nuclear/Highways/MoJ/NHS etc or other central government/regulated environment. The key skills you will need to succeed are:-
High levels of attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to manage and retain a high volume of information and produce technical documents of high quality and accuracy
Understanding of the various stages of pre construction activity and experience of design and tendering would be beneficial
Experience of with evaluation of technical tender and commercial documents and familiarity with NRM pricing
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a challenging environment and provide regular reports to management
Highly Desirable: Chartered membership of Construction/Engineering/Facilities or Project Management and/or equivalent qualifications e.g. MCIOB, M/AssocRICS, MAPM, MCIAT, Prince 2, NEBOSH, IOSH, APM, PMP etc. or equivalent
Capacity to manage multiple projects and workstreams whilst maintaining focus on quality and timescales

Please send CVs to (url removed)