Gemma Nixon

Job Title: Head of Projects Reports to: Managing Director Job Family: Senior Management Direct Reports:  

• Major Projects Commercial Director.
• Individual Project Directors and Managers

Collaborates with:    

• HOCHTIEF employees

• Clients
• Joint Venture Partners
• Design Consultants
• Major Subcontract Partners
• Company Executive
• Strategic Board members
• Major Projects Team

      1.         PURPOSE OF THE ROLE  

1. 1. Responsible for setting a delivery strategy from Business Development through to successful delivery of Projects.

 

1. 1. To be ultimately accountable for the successful delivery of Projects.

 

1. 1. To build and display outstanding leadership to integrated Project delivery teams, whilst maintaining close working collaborative working relationships with Clients.

2.         GUIDING PRINCIPLES   INTEGRITY

• Take pride in your work and that of your team members
• Understand and support others in the achievement of their own goals.
• Encourage a fair culture; empowering and supporting your team or team members to initiate improvements to services by sharing information, questioning constructively, providing honest and open feedback.
• Listen carefully to others – showing that you respect and value their input.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Look for ways to maximise the value of working together by building support, providing focus and given direction to deliver joint outcomes.
• Take accountability for your work and own development needs.
• Challenge and confront sub-standard performance and recognise good performance.

INNOVATION

• Design, innovate and influence solutions to best address inefficiencies.
• Promote and drive continuous improvement
• Balance risk when considering innovative thinking and future possibilities.
• Seek to learn from team members for the benefit of your own self-development.

DELIVER

• Take personal responsibility for delivering services.
• Be willing to go the extra mile for your customers.
• Pursue a “can-do” attitude in all the work you can deliver.
• Learn from and share experiences to ensure improved delivery.
• Be visible and accessible to all your team/service members.
• Work together with colleagues and customers and take the time to build effective and rational working relationships.
• Support others in working together; help each other to develop common focus.
• Work well and appreciate people who have different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.
• Customers are both our clients and team members – recognise different perspectives and goals in order to maximise achievement for all parties..

SUSTAINABILITY

• Work safely to maintain the health of both yourself and others.
• Communicate relevant information regularly and effectively.
• Take the time to build effective relationships with customers, stakeholders, colleagues and partners.
• Embrace change to ensure our business is sustainable

  3.         ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES 3.1        To be responsible for the safe design and construction of the works. To ensure that everyone goes home safe and healthy every day. 3.2        To plan & manage the overhead cost and resources of both bid and construction teams to achieve agreed business targets. 3.3        To deliver projects to Budget, Programme & Quality requirements in compliance with the Client’s Requirements 3.4        To represent the best interests of HOCHTIEF in accordance with the companies policies and values. 3.5        To lead the Projects team, displaying exemplary behaviours in line with HOCHTIEF’S visions and values 3.6        To select, recruit and create high performing teams, operating in the optimum environment to enable the growth and development of a mature, talented and fulfilled project team. 4.         ADDITIONAL DUTIES 4.1        To act on behalf of and as the representative of the HOCHTIEF company as and when required. 5.         KEY SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES 5.1        Please see separate individual responsibilities for Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) matters attached. 6.         REQUIRED PROJECT KNOWLEDGE 6.1        To be a degree qualified Civil Engineer preferably with Membership of a Chartered Institution     6.2       To be able to demonstrate at least 20 years of experience managing complex rail and infrastructure projects. 6.3        To demonstrate successful delivery of appropriate Projects within the UK Construction market     7.         AUTHORITY LIMITS 7.1        The Major Project Director is responsible for the approval of expenditure to a limit as specified by the Executive Board for each individual Major Project. 7.2        The Major Project Director is responsible for the approval and sign off of timesheets and commercial orders and invoice payments related to Major Projects within the designated limits set by the executive Board for selective projects.     SIGNATURES