Senior Project Manager - Facilities Expansions
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About the Role
Lead and manage facilities expansion projects, ensuring quality control, stakeholder engagement, and compliance while mentoring project teams in dynamic environments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of facilities expansion projects from feasibility to handover
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, budgets, risk registers and milestone tracking
- Manage procurement and contract administration for consultants and contractors
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architects, engineers, MEP, AV/IT and specialist suppliers
- Drive site based project management including programme management, site supervision, quality control, health & safety compliance and statutory approvals
- Implement effective quality assurance and commissioning processes
- Manage stakeholder engagement with school leaders, operations, finance and external authorities
- Provide mentorship and line management to project team members
Requirements
- Experience managing multi million pound facilities projects
- Experience in education sector or client facing environments
- Familiarity with sustainable design principles (BREEAM, LEED)
- Experience working in the Middle East
- Arabic language ability
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Role Purpose
- Lead and manage execution of expansion and engineering projects from early site assessment until final handover.
- Ensure each project has clear scope, timeline, contractor ownership, execution plan, quality control process, snagging closure, and proper handover to operations.
What You'll Do
- Lead delivery of facilities expansion projects including new build, extensions, refurbishments and specialist learning space fit outs from feasibility through to handover.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, budgets, risk registers and milestone tracking; ensure robust reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Manage procurement and contract administration for consultants and contractors, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and best practice.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architects, engineers, MEP, AV/IT and specialist suppliers to translate educational requirements into built outcomes.
- Drive site based project management including programme management, site supervision, quality control, health & safety compliance and statutory approvals.
- Implement effective quality assurance and commissioning processes to ensure completed works meet functional, technical and safety standards.
- Manage stakeholder engagement with school leaders, operations, finance and external authorities to align project delivery with operational needs and academic calendars.
- Provide mentorship and line management to project team members and contribute to continuous improvement of project delivery frameworks and templates.
Highly Advantageous
- Experience delivering projects within the education sector or other client facing environments where minimising disruption to operations is critical.
- Familiarity with sustainable design principles, BREEAM, LEED or other environmental standards.
- Experience working in the Middle East or with regional statutory authorities and local supply chains.
- Arabic language ability.
Other Details
- Site based depending on project needs. Regular travel to sites and occasional overnight stays may be required.
- Looking for someone who can start at short notice.
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