Graduate Project Manager - Hybrid

Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking and driven graduate looking for their next challenge?

Cygnet have a fantastic opportunity for a Graduate from a surveying, construction or property academic background to join our Development and Design team.

As a Graduate Project Manager, you will play an integral role in the delivery of varied projects across our portfolio in both social care and healthcare settings. You will be working towards RICS qualification and be keen to join a quality property development team.

You'll enjoy a challenging role helping drive the success of Cygnet while making a difference to our employees, services users and their families.

And you'll have the chance to take your career from strength to strength in a caring setting that makes a real impact on people's lives.

If you're driven, forward-thinking and passionate about what you do, we want to hear from you.

The role:

• Reporting to the Construction Director you will play an integral role in delivery of varied growth projects across health and social care settings.
• You will lead project delivery being part of and managing the appropriate project teams including in-house Cygnet personnel and external consultants to deliver successful projects.
• You will have a Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited degree or equivalent qualification in a construction / property related subject and you will also be working towards chartered status with either the RICS or similar professional body. You will have an interest in commercial project and contract management.

Your day-to-day...

• Assist the growth team in providing guidance and implementing project delivery plans.
• Ensure that budgets are met and delivered at every stage of the project.
• Ability to identify commercial and contractual risks throughout the project lifecycle and manage those risks as required.
• Performance manage our supply chain and ensure objectives are met.
• Ensure that robust processes are in place throughout the facilities team for the review and negotiation of commercial contracts and consideration of commercial issues; confidence to make suggestions for continuous improvement of processes in place in line with ever-changing business needs.
• Ensure that correct review processes and corporate governance guidelines have been followed and documentation completed prior to presentation of contracts for approval at the appropriate level.

You are...

• You will have a relevant qualification or experience in a construction related field.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills capable of maintaining strong relationships.
• Knowledge and experience of contract structure and documentation desirable.
• You will be a self-starter able to work independently and within a team environment.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills. Planning and organisational abilities, able to prioritise workload accordingly and work independently.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you...

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Structured Professional Development and Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) support
• Expert supervision
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• "Cycle to work" scheme and employee discount savings.

Location:

• This is a hybrid role which will require regular travel to our Westminster office.

Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Cygnet have been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.