Project Manager - Cornwall Council

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

As Project Manager you will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring they meet agreed objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards. This role requires effective planning, coordination, and leadership to manage resources, stakeholders, and risks throughout the project lifecycle. As Project Manager you will play a vital role in driving the  project performance and fostering collaboration across teams to achieve desired outcomes.

This role requires a proactive, organised professional with strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to deliver high-quality results and support organisational success

Role accountabilities:

• Project Planning

Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.

• Delivery Management

Oversee project execution, ensuring milestones are achieved and deliverables meet quality standards.

• Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, team members, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and clear communication.

• Risk Management

Identify, assess, and mitigate risks to minimise impact on project timelines and objectives.

• Team Coordination

Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, ensuring collaboration, accountability, and effective problem-solving.

• Budget Control

Monitor and manage project finances, ensuring delivery within budgetary constraints.

• Reporting: 

Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Compliance and Governance 

Ensure all projects meet organisational standards, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements.

• Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to enhance project management processes and drive efficiencies.

Qualifications & Experience:

As Project Manager you will play a critical role in delivering construction projects across sectors such as education, infrastructure, housing, and large-scale complex developments. This position requires a deep understanding of construction processes and project management principles, combined with sector-specific expertise and the ability to engage and manage diverse stakeholders effectively.

• Project Management Expertise

Proven experience managing construction projects through all stages, including feasibility, planning, procurement, delivery, and handover. Strong knowledge of project management tools, methodologies.

• Sector-Specific Knowledge

In-depth understanding of the specific requirements, regulations, and challenges across education, infrastructure, housing, and large-scale developments, including client and stakeholder priorities.

• Construction Processes

Comprehensive knowledge of construction methodologies, design management, and building processes, with experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, contractors, and consultants.

• Risk and Issue Management

Skilled in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks while resolving issues proactively to ensure smooth project delivery.

• Stakeholder Engagement

Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors, design teams, and public authorities, ensuring effective communication and alignment across all project phases.

• Financial Management

Proficiency in managing budgets, cost control, and financial reporting, ensuring projects are delivered within financial parameters.

• Leadership & Team Management

Experience in leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams, fostering collaboration, and driving accountability and performance.

• Contract Administration

An understanding and practical experience in administering NEC contracts, including the preparation and management of contractual documentation, change control processes, early warning notifications, and compensation events.

• Regulatory Awareness

Familiarity with planning permissions, building regulations, CDM 2015, Building Safety Act and environmental considerations

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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