CRS Senior Project Manager - Director - London

Citi ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

Job Purpose: + Leading the Global Project Saturn Leadership team, the Project Director will lead the in-house and outsourced teams and be fully responsible for the delivery of Project Saturn + Project Saturn is the multi-year refurbishment of 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London designed to deliver Citi a "state of the art" EMEA HQ building + Citi own 25 Canada Square (total area ~1.2Million square feet) - Project Saturn will deliver between 700,000 and 800,000 square feet of office and amenity space for Citi use with the balance available for use by other third party tenants/occupiers. Job Background : + Citigroup Realty Services (CRS) is a division of Citigroup Enterprise Infrastructure Operations & Technology (EIO&T), providing real estate support services to all Citigroup businesses. CRS is dedicated to provide all Citigroup businesses with premises that are cost effective, safe, and productive and valued by our customers as a strategic partner in their successes and by our employees. Key Responsibilities : + Leader of the Global Project Saturn Leadership Team + Responsible and Accountable for the successful design and delivery of the Project Saturn construction project on time and in budget. + Lead, Manage, motivate and inspire the Project Saturn professional teams, the construction teams and internal Citi stakeholders through all aspects of project design development and project implementation. + Execution of the Project in full compliance with all relevant procedures, laws, all other agreed Governance procedures and in accordance with highest levels of business and professional integrity. + Leading all members of the Global Project Saturn Leadership team and both responsible and accountable for: + Reporting to and implementing Steering Committee decisions. + Making recommendations to Steering Committee + Taking ownership for any reviews and associated resolution of major deviations from approved budget, timelines & specification + Gathering and validating departmental headcount and operational information, business specifics and details. + Gathering and validating Global Design Standards for all functions + Gathering and validating Amenities scope and applications + Analyse and where appropriate action feedback from business users to Project Team + Reporting to management on any opportunities for additional productivity savings + Reporting to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects + Reporting to management on project status + Providing effective performance management and monitoring. + Manage the procurement and ongoing management of resources to deliver Project Saturn. Development Value: + Managing diverse teams including in house and external, 3rd party resources. + Exposure to Citi's Senior Management, CRS Regional and Divisional staff + Knowledge of Citi processes and policies + Knowledge of CRS functions and systems + Skills in - communication, training, financial analysis, summarizing and expressing ideas/process and managing team projects + Knowledge of real estate industry Knowledge, Skills and Experience : + Proven and inspirational leader of people and businesses. + Team leader who is able to add value through a variety of skill-sets. + Able to bring clarity to challenging problems and help others to see and engage in a solution + Exemplary stakeholder management through empathy, relationship building and appropriate styles of interaction. + A decisive manager whose skill set will span from the C-Suite to the Construction Trailer + Clear technical understanding of the Construction process, procedures and activities + Able to build performance and innovation with key outsource partner through valuable interventions that engage rather than oversee + Leads, inspires and enables effective teams to deliver stretch to their operational and strategic targets + An ambitious, enthusiastic, conscientious and confident professional with all around best in class leadership and management skills + An international profile with evidence of successfully leading from the front and improving multifunctional, multi-cultural teams in a highly competitive and commercial environment. Knowledge, Skills and Experience : + Highly customer-focused with exceptional Customer Relationship Management skills + Recognized industry leader in the area of Project/Construction Management + A reputation for sheer excellence in this field coupled with a down-to earth pragmatism and collaborative style to which colleagues and customers respond well + Excellent strategic agility + Excellent presentation skills + Strong negotiation and commercial skills + Prior experience of working in the Construction industry with a wide portfolio of integrated banking sectors Qualifications : + A minimum of 20 years of diverse professional experience managing the Construction/Project Management Function in a large multinational corporation. + A degree in PM/Construction or an associated discipline + A strong contro