Construction Project Manager

The project manager will manage capital projects through an outsourced delivery model within a geographic region to ensure the project completes on time, within budget and to the required standards, ensuring that BT's workplace provides the correct working environment for BT, EE and Openreach colleagues

The projects delivery team is responsible in maintaining over 6000 properties, covering 65million sqft across the UK. We are continuing to deliver high-class fit outs as part of BT's transformation programme bringing over 500 office spaces into 30 key sites and hubs. The Property team over the next 10 years and beyond will be continuing to deliver key projects and programmes transforming the BT Groups strategic ambitions. BT are investing highly in our operational estate; the projects and workplace team will be leading on producing quality refurbishments to match the quality of our network installations.

It's a great team and great place to work!

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for capital projects across the UK property portfolio with primary focus on the delivery of the annual infrastructure programme.


• Focused on delivering considerable volumes(both monetary and schemes) across the operational BT estate, improving the facilities to reduce risk and improve welfare facilities


• Contribute to the UK property design guide.


• Help to deliver a stakeholder management and communication plan as part of the infrastructure programme


• Manage the outsourced projects and construction partners to ensure that projects are completed on time, to budget and to agreed standards.


• Coordinate day to day management of property projects to drive the ongoing delivery of property strategy and plans


• Provide technical expertise, strategic consultancy to the business and thought leadership, ensuring feasibility of projects and programmes and delivery of real property and commercial benefit to the business unit or region of responsibility


• Identify and execute opportunities to deliver financial savings across the property portfolio within area of responsibility


• Liaise with key business stakeholders and colleagues to ensure that projects pass through the governance model and relevant approvals efficiently, Business Strategy

Financial Management
Continuous Improvement
Scheduling
Project Quality
Governance & Assurance
Agile Methodologies
Organisational Transformation
Requirements Management
Technical Reporting
Project/Programme Management
Decision Making
Risk Management


• Previous experience in project management within construction.


• Commercially aware with a deep understanding of the construction / fitout industry.


• Understanding of small works projects, and infrastructure project activity(m&e, roofs, power)


• Experience of managing capital projects and large volume programmes with additional experience of

managing through an outsourced delivery model.

• Experience of ensuring the operational delivery and maintaining operational workplaces. Business disruption events can have large impact on BT operations.


• Experience of managing both direct and external supply chains


• Working with corporate organisations and/or professional services/contractor environments


• Stakeholder engagement: able to engage effectively with senior stakeholders to fully understand and meet their needs.


• Contract and supplier management: able to effectively drive strategic partners to deliver on our strategy in an ethical, commercially efficient and service orientated way.


• Analysis and storytelling with data: an ability to assimilate large quantities of complex information with a view to extracting points of relevance quickly and the ability to convey this in a compelling and persuasive way.


• Complex programme management: able to plan, deliver and monitor complex programmes delivered through a number of discrete projects, recognising, and managing interdependencies to ensure delivery on time, in budget and to
  
  BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.


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We value diversity and celebrate difference. 'We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.'

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

We work across the group with a wide range of stakeholders including many of the senior leadership teams in the business. We are committed to providing all colleagues with the right opportunities to develop their career. There will be an opportunity to learn from a diverse team, with wide ranging experience. The opportunity to make a difference is huge! You'll get a broad understanding of all parts of BT and the experience will be valuable in any future roles.


• 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays, and additional days for length of service


• 10% on target bonus


• Life Assurance


• Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%


• 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans


• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages


• BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids


• Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks


• 3 volunteering days per year


• Competitive employee discount on BT/EE products


• Competitive friends and family discount on EE Mobile


Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.