Project Manager
- Location: Bristol
- Salary: £40k-£45k
- Type: 37 hours per week - HYBRID
Dovetail and Slate are recruiting on behalf of a leading education provider based in Bristol.
Role Purpose
- To lead planning, execution, and delivery of Estates capital projects. This role involves managing timelines, budgets, resources, and stakeholders for successful project outcomes.
Main Duties
- Develop and maintain project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Ensure timely, in-scope, and on-budget delivery of all projects.
- Coordinate internal resources, third-party suppliers, and contractors for the projects
- Coordinate project activities, including task assignments, progress tracking, and issue resolution.
- Apply critical path analysis to identify and minimise organisational risk.
- Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders, and staff ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Manage project budgets, track expenses, and identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Utilise verification techniques to handle changes in scope, schedule, and costs.
- Lead project meetings, including kick-off meetings, status updates, and post-project reviews.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, escalating issues as necessary to ensure timely resolution.
- Ensure adherence to project management best practices and standards throughout the project lifecycle.
- Evaluate project performance against key metrics and KPIs, making recommendations for improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Relevant certifications e.g. PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2
- Proven experience as a Project Manager
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Critical Path, Agile, Waterfall, Lean, Construction Work Breakdown Structure).
- Experience of successfully delivering strategic projects to deadlines and budget.
- Knowledge of contract documentation and tendering
- Able to pass a DBS check with no previous convictions
If this role is of interest, please send your CV through to James Grace at Dovetail & Slate.
Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Business.