Project Manager - St George's Park (2yr FTC)

The FA are excited to be searching for a Project Manager on a 2-year fixed-term contract who will be based at the National Football Centre, St George's Park.

The role will provide support managing a range of capital expenditure projects across the 330-acre estate, including grounds, pitch facilities, the National Football Centre and the Hilton Hotel which consists of 228 bedrooms, providing facilities for major sporting or business conferences.

The Project Manager will work within the FA's Property team based at St George Park and will be responsible and accountable to the Project Manager of Capital Projects.

What will you be doing?

• To be responsible and accountable for delivering multiple capital schemes at St George's Park, ranging from values of £5k up to £2,000k. The project manager will be expected to manage a variety of small and medium-sized schemes simultaneously as required and to ensure that all schemes are delivered on time, within budget and to the quality expected, whilst ensuring a fast turnaround and a customer-focused service.
• To programme and plan the delivery of projects appropriately within a live-occupied estate, logistically planning and co-ordinating the impact of the relevant works around a strict programme to prevent conflict of major events and training sessions. Major Events include pre-training for both Men's and Women's England football teams. At specific planned events, the Project Manager must assertively direct and manage work during high-profile activities such as international, training events and the like.
• To function as contract administrator for relevant schemes from start to completion.
• To represent the National Football Centre's interests in negotiating and steering the processes and fundamental projects and strike the appropriate balance between the client brief, specification, financial aspects, and implementation with consideration to sustainability.
• Function as the main point of contact for the end-user/requestor and keep an open line of communication. To manage expectations as required as regards timescales, feasibility of requests and anticipated outcomes and appropriately articulate any issues.
• Communicate professionally and efficiently with numerous stakeholders, ground maintenance teams, reception staff and other associated personnel where required.
• To support the Lead Project Manager in reviewing and to continually update/develop all Estates minor works contract tendering procedures, and standard tendering documentation to comply with all procurement requirements and policies.
• Expected to lead in identifying, assessing, and managing risk and issues within lead projects, only escalating to Lead Project Manager when necessary.
• To undertake a regular and ongoing assessment of the overall performance of all works contractors used on-site for allocated projects, to ensure that works are undertaken safely and properly, conforming to the appropriate specification and design guide and are of appropriate quality, resulting in the value for money provision of facilities.
• To accurately manage purchase orders, filing and management of invoices. Provide cost forecasting on budgets and up-to-date financial status of outgoings when asked for by the business.
• To deliver schemes in line with Project Management Procedures including the production and regular updating of project programmes, change control registers, risk registers, client briefs, meeting minutes, etc.
• To ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies and relevant statutory standards including the Health & Safety at Work Act within allocated projects. Ensure that the permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, safe working practices and safety plans are implemented.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will be required to be 3 days in and 2 days at home. However, due to the nature of the role, there may be times when the role will require attendance on-site for more than 3 days a week, therefore, the successful candidate must be flexible with the needs of the business.

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