Project Manager

The Role

A Project Manager is an essential member of the Muse development team. A Project Manager will take full ownership for certain aspects of a project and report directly into a Project Director.

Being a Project Manager for Muse is exciting, rewarding and challenging. A Project Manager for Muse is dynamic, intelligent, driven and has a passion for creating high quality, sustainable places. The ability to get on with people and successfully lead a team is essential.

A Project Manager will work closely with the Project Director, Development Managers / Directors and New Homes Team to ensure the successful delivery of projects and continued growth of the business.

The Muse team embraces an open, honest and proud culture which defines the way we behave and go about our work.

We have 5 team principles which underpin this culture.

1. Enjoy what we do and shout about it
2. Be bright, early and prepared
3. Show respect and care
4. Encourage diverse thinking and ideas
5. Learn from successes and challenges

These principles come naturally to the Muse team and it’s essential that a Muse project manager embraces these principles and the culture within the team.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for a Project Manager are wide ranging supporting the Project Director or Senior Manager who maintain overall responsibility for the project. Exact responsibilities will change dependant on the specific requirements of a project including:-

• Assisting in work bidding for new developments.
• Procurement and appointment of consultant team.
• Agreement and management of consultant fees including authorising payment in accordance with agreed cashflows / approvals.
• Establishing a client brief.
• Manage design and procurement programme and relevant approvals.
• Manage development budget ensuring the project proceeds within agreed costs.
• Assist with negotiation of third-party agreements, agreement for lease and funding agreements.
• Ensure neighbourly matters (rights to light, party walls etc) are understood and progressed as required.
• Manage procurement and delivery of any surveys and investigations needed.
• Assist in marketing and branding of the development.
• Ensure delivery in accordance with Muse protocols and gateway approvals.
• Manage the procurement of main contractors and production of building contract documentation.
• Procure the required insurances for the development.
• Assist in the approvals process to allow a start on site in accordance with Muse protocols.
• Manage and monitor construction cashflow.
• Attend site regularly and monitor construction quality and compliance with Muse’s brief.
• Authorise payments under the building contract, drawdowns under funding agreements and manage cashflow expenditure.
• Manage the completion and handover process.
• Manage completion of any snagging / defects.
• Assist in providing progress reports for Muse board meetings and forecasts.
• Attend and contribute to regular scheme reviews and quarterly forecast meetings
• Ensure lessons learnt from projects are shared with Muse colleagues.
• Develop key relationships with partners and the regional property / construction market.
• Build an understanding of general market conditions, challenges and trends and share with the Muse team.
• Consider areas where Muse can innovate, carry out research and development and challenge our ways of working and procedures.