Total 3 Director/C-Level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Edinburgh Port Hamilton

RPS is looking for an Associate Director Town Planner. This is a key role within our National Development & Infrastructure Planning Team, who work collaboratively with our Environment Division. Working alongside a range of multi-disciplinary services within a team of planning experts, you will be delivering on a broad range of planning applications including residential, mixed-use developments, data centres, airports, retail, logistics, major infrastructure projects and you will be helping to grow and develop business and, provide mentorship to junior planners.

With our planning service at the heart of the business, this role will give you the opportunity to join and grow a profitable planning consultancy and, with our transparent career pathway framework, we will ensure you are continually progressing and enhancing your credentials.

We are RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design, and take care of projects that create shared value to a composite, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We are looking for people who can find a solution to the problems that matter. Our flat structure creates greater collaboration and speed of communication, enabling us to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Here you will find work that is stimulating and rewarding.

What you will be doing

·Developing new customer relationships and maintaining existing business

·Directing and mentoring junior planners

· Providing input into business plans and Chair Planning Meetings, influencing debate and contributing to discussion on operational matters

· Preparing fee proposals and providing input into tender submissions

· Preparing representations to Local Plan consultations, appearing at Local Plan Examinations and assisting with appeal co-ordination and statements of case

· Presiding over small/medium & large projects including coordinating team members, project finances, overseeing solutions in line with the customer’s expectations and ensuring delivery is on time

Who are looking for?

With experience within this sector, you will already be familiar with what we’re looking for:

· Qualified MRTPI or in another relevant discipline

· A highly experienced and knowledgeable practitioner who has experience in large energy and infrastructure projects, including those requiring Environmental Impact Assessment, and those relating to Developments of National Significance and Development Control Orders

· Full membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute and experience of delivering consultancy to a range of customers

· Have an established market reputation with a demonstrable record of winning sustainable and commercially viable projects

· Good financial and project management experience is essential

· Great influencing and communication techniques that enable you to build, maintain and consolidate strong working relationships with colleagues, customers and external bodies

What is in it for you?

We are proud to be an accredited ILM training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We identify the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to communicate about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

What happens next?

The Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. If your application is progressed, you’ll have a conversation with one of our recruiters and then there’ll be a two-stage interview process with the Team. All applications will be considered.

RPS, A Tetra Tech company
Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 28,000 staff in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a spearheading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to find a solution to some of the world’s most intricate problems.

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The Director of Planning and Partnerships is responsible for leading the Health Boards complex planning function, including the development of strategic plans to meet the UHBs objectives and the continuing transformation of services delivered in a large and complex organisation and where effective collaboration with partners is essential to the delivery of the UHBs vision. As a member of the Board, the Director will hold corporate responsibility jointly with other Board members for the strategic direction, corporate policymaking and development and delivery of UHB objectives and plans, including plans to achieve financial and service sustainability The Director will play a key role in leading the development and implementation of a series of aligned programmes and plans that will realise the Health Boards vision and strategic objectives in a timely way in order to achieve improved health and healthcare for the populations served. The Director will provide strategic planning advice to the Board and will also provide expert advice in key areas such as emergency preparedness, partnership and collaborative planning and delivery and service and capital planning. Crucially the role will translate the strategy into the Health Boards Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP) and will develop detailed operational plans within this overarching 3-year plan to demonstrate granular delivery of improvement across the UHB on performance delivery, quality improvement and financial sustainability. The post holder will take a lead in designing and implementing strong, effective programmes for ensuring delivery of the Health Boards strategy and three year plans, and enable effective performance and programme management to ensure service transformation remains on track. Looking at a timeframe of 1-5 years, the Director of Planning and Strategy will ensure that the UHB takes account of internal and external strategic opportunities to accelerate the pace of change required to transform services, achieved through building partnerships with neighbouring and partner health boards, local authorities, third sector and University partners, and by making best use of our assets to enable the delivery of our vision. The post holder will have a key responsibility for establishing and sustaining relationships with partners, particularly local government and the third sector in relation to the acceleration of integrated health and social care, ensuring that the Regional Partnership Board is driving forward a programme of service improvement and development, bringing services closer together in the community based around the needs of citizens and communities. The Director of Planning and Partnerships will be the lead director for commissioning an extensive range of services, including collaborative commissioning as part of the Joint Commissioning Committee arrangements, joint commissioning with neighbouring health boards and with local authorities. The Director of Planning and Partnerships will also be the Executive Director with responsibility for ensuring service and capital planning is aligned and that there is a long term capital programme to support the continuous improvement and transformation of services. Key responsibilities will be to: Be the Health Board lead for the development of its three-year plan, which will include detailed operation plans with key milestone delivery and benefits realisation integral to its construct, ensuring the alignment of service, financial and workforce planning, including a process for prioritising delivery actions within the plan With the Chief Operating Officer, ensure detailed annual deliver plans are in place across all key service areas which include key milestones and measures for the year, which will form part of the detailed plan submission to Welsh Government as part of the annual planning cycle. Lead and develop the planning system and processes across the Health Board and planning partnerships, building planning capacity and capability across service groups and embedding a planning culture to ensure alignment of all strategic and operation plans to the 3 year integrated plan and the Health Boards long term goals. Lead collaborative and partnership planning for specialised and tertiary services which are provided for the population of South West Wales, South Wales and South West England this includes highly specialised mental health services, cardiac and thoracic service, specialist HPB services and the South Wales and South West England Burns and Plastics service. The Director will take a lead role in the Regional Specialist and Tertiary Services Partnership with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, and the regional partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board. Create the clarity, coherence and realism necessary for the development of services which improve health and well-being and reduce health inequities and inequalities; are of a demonstrably high standard in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, safety, timeliness and the patient experience; secure the maximum benefit from resources; and are sustainable over the long term. Promote rigorous analysis of needs, and a careful search for appropriate responses that are innovative in their design and implementation, and are not constrained by traditional boundaries to ensure that strategic service change plans are evidence-based or test new innovative models that are evaluated to assess impact. Promote continuous evaluation of existing services and development of alternatives that offer greater benefits as part of the ongoing review and develop of service improvement plans, working closely with the Chief Operating Officer. Align organisational plans to the strategic direction of the Welsh Government, in accordance with the NHS Wales strategic vision, Together for Health and the developing planning framework. Support and promote joint working with partners and other agencies. Ensure timely, high quality advice on strategic planning, service developments, capital investments and estates strategy are made available to the Board. Coordinate a coherent revenue, capital, and workforce plan to deliver the objectives of the organisation within available resources. The postholder will be the lead for capital, estates and health and safety. Be the designated executive, accountable to the Board, with responsibility for Estates within the Health Board. Accountable to the Board for Health and Safety (including fire safety), ensuring appropriate Board level review, including risk assessments and planning of remedial action as necessary and ensuring the organisation meets its statutory duties in that regard. Ensure robust performance monitoring and reporting to transparently reflect the delivery of the plan and the extant requirements of any Welsh Government escalation level alongside Ministerial Priorities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents .

Your new company
Our client is a leading main Contractor with a positive track record in the delivery of high end and complex refurbishment and fitout projects across the UK. With multiple projects onsite in Edinburgh, they are now seeking to appoint a Project Director to manage the delivery of these projects. Our client has an exceptionally strong pipeline of work in Scotland and can offer a long-term and sustainable career path to a senior construction professional seeking to take their career into senior leadership.
Your new role
As Project Director, you will be responsible for the delivery of multiple projects across this space. These projects are refurbishment in nature and will encompass both construction and fitout elements and are typically in the range of £5million to £30million in value. You will be responsible for the operational delivery of these projects from managing your team of PM's and Site Managers to working closely with your commercial and procurement team to ensure the projects are progressing in line with commercial targets. Reporting to the Operations Director and liaising closely with your clients, you will be part of the senior leadership group with the opportunity to get involved in the strategic direction of the business as you settle in.

What you'll need to succeed
Our client is seeking to appoint a well-rounded construction professional with deep expertise in heavy refurbishment, construction and fitout. You will have worked as a project manager previously and have demonstrated expertise in the delivery of complex, challenging construction projects. You will have a strong understanding of typical construction contracts and be commercially aware of how to drive efficiency and profitability in your projects whilst maintaining a positive relationship with key external stakeholders. This is a senior leadership role, and you must be capable of motivating and engaging your site team based on your competency, communication skills and work ethic.

What you'll get in return
Our client can offer a competitive salary package based on your experience and a comprehensive benefits package including car allowance, pension, PHC, LA and discretionary bonus. This is a great opportunity for a construction professional to take their career forward with a company at an exciting time in their development.


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