Project Director

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it’s employees?

Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.  

A bit about the team 
Owning to the continued expansion within our built environment sector, we have exciting opportunities for quantity surveying professionals to join our growing team to be based in London, Reading or Cambridge but covering the South East. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex and challenging projects.  Within the Mott MacDonald family we are looking to attract the finest talent to be part of this journey as we mobilise for a number of key opportunities across a broad portfolio of both public and private sector programmes. Many of the programmes are long term opportunities allowing you to grow and develop your career throughout.

Our Built Environment Advisory Team specialise in providing Programme, Project and Cost Management (PPCM) services to tackle a wide range of complex and challenging projects for our clients. Our focus on Excellence was recently recognised at the National Building Awards 2020, as winners of Surveyor of the Year and our diverse team PRIDE ourselves on the quality of the service we provide for our clients.

Driving Social Outcomes is at the heart of every project we work on and we specialise in working collaboratively with project stakeholders to maximise the potential for environmental, social and economic benefits to positively improve the communities in which we live, work and play.

We have a very dynamic and diverse team who are leading our Digital by Default agenda by developing and rolling out digital PPCM solutions to drive efficiencies for our clients and enhance the use of project data to provide live analytics to inform project decision making.

We currently have three strategic areas of focus including:

Health – Assisting with the delivery of the Government’s Health Ambitions through major Programmes and working directly with NHS trusts to support with capital delivery and estate rationalisation.
Government - Supporting the delivery of a number of major Government led property improvement national programmes.
Cities – Supporting our Cities clients deliver better social, economic and environmental outcomes including £1bn residential led regeneration programme and major sports and entertainment venues as a catalyst for regeneration.  

As Head of Cities Cost Management, you will be responsible for driving best practice, innovation team leadership and team growth within our Cities sector, working on a variety of projects across a diverse client base including Residential, Stadia and Arena and Mixed use development  

A bit about the team
Cities, is one of three core sectors that sits within our Built Environment portfolio and is primarily a UK based business, however is engaged with supporting the wider business with commissions in Europe, North America and the Middle East. The other Built Environment Sectors are Government and Health and Education. Whilst we operate a flexible working policy, the preferred location for this role will be London, to provide face to face leadership of our growing team, which is planned to double in size over the next 3 years. 

What you will contribute to the team;

• Team leadership across the Cost Management community
• Drive innovation working closely with our Digital specialists to further improve efficiency in cost management 
• Support engagement and growth of our Global Cost Management Centre based in Europe
• Internal Collaboration with other specialists to further enhance our cost management service offer e.g. Carbon, MMC and Economics
• Mentoring of staff to support career growth
• Networking with clients and potential stakeholders
• Commercial management of cost management commissions with internal and external stakeholders.

Required for the position of Head of Cities Cost Management:

• Bsc in Quantity Surveying
• FRICS / MRICS
• Software skills including Cost X and Excel
• Residential Experience as a minimum
• Proven team leader, and collaborator
• Excellent communicator with both internal colleagues but also with Clients via telephone, face to face meetings and formal presentations
• Proven skills and experience of delivering within a Cost Consultancy team whilst managing high value contracts within, capable of leads and delivers multiple, medium to high complexity projects
• Competent as a client account manager
• Competent at building relationships both with internal management and externally with key client stakeholders.

Preferred, but not required  

• Innovator to drive continuous improvement
• Cross sector Experience, in addition to Residential
• Competent at managing and cultivating defined client relationships and securing new work
• Leads large teams, responsible for staff development, resourcing and/or is a recognised Technical lead within a specialist area
• Experienced in making decisions and presenting findings back to the client and internal stakeholders
• CostX / PowerBI / SharePoint experience is desirable but not essential
• Ability to travel across the UK, and possibly internationally
   

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.  

• Please submit your CV giving examples of the following 
• Where you have demonstrated clear leadership
• Where you have demonstrated ability to solve problems
• Where you have demonstrated Innovation
• Where you have demonstrated excellent communication
• The relationships that built relationships in the industry
• Where you have demonstrated where you have delivered best practice service excellence
• Three projects which you are proud of and why

Please also give us a personal statement of what you will bring to Mott MacDonald should you join us 

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About the business unit
The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care.

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management.

Our buildings portfolio is primarily a UK business working in both the public and private sector of the construction market.  We provide cost and project management services for a wide range of clients including central government, local authorities and private clients.  We work in the majority of buildings market sectors including workplace, residential, law and order, health, education, retail, sports and commercial property.  Our vision is to provide added value to our clients business through high quality services and our people. #LI-NM1

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

How to apply 
To apply for this role, please complete our 15-minute application via our website. Our talent acquisition coordinators aim to provide feedback within 5 working days with the outcome of your application. More information about our application process can be found here. If you have any questions regarding your application or the role, please reach out to the dedicated recruiter listed who will be more than happy to help. 

Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited – which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force! 

Benefits we offer:  

• Pension matched up to 7%  
• Life insurance 
• An annual professional institution subscription  
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive 
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5 
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers 
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance 
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans . 
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes  

Other Information :
Equality, diversity and inclusion 
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute. 
  
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can assist. 
  
Agile working 
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust. 
  
More about Mott MacDonald 
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence