About the role
As a Portfolio Lead in the Project Delivery Team, you will support and co-ordinate the Commercial Management team in the delivery of the capital investment plan. The Key responsibility is the day-to-day management of the team in addition to your own responsibilities for the timely delivery of commercial management to support the delivery of projects within Edinburgh Airport Limited.
The recruitment process for this role will comprise of 2 stages. The first stage will be an interview with our Senior Commercial Manager and one of our Project Portfolio leads– this might be via Teams or in person. This interview will include a presentation (topic to be confirmed on invite to interview) along with competency based questions, to discuss your skills motivations for applying for the role. If successful, you will be invited to a second, in person interview which will involve our Senior Commercial Manager and our Head of Projects.
- Deputise for Senior Commercial Manager (when required) on the following:
- Working with the Projects’ Finance Business Partner (PFBP)& the Management Accountant on the Finance Dashboard for Month End forecasting across the Capital Portfolio
- update the Portfolio Risk and incorporate into the Monthly CAC Report
- In conjunction with the Head of Projects (HoP), complete the overall Monthly CAC Report and Bi-Monthly SubCo Reports
- In conjunction with the HoP and the PFBP, input into the Yearly FY CIP and the 5Y CIP as required
- Provide coaching and support of your Portfolio CMs:
- Onboard any new CMs allocated to your Portfolio, ensuring they are fully briefed and supported
- Ensure fortnightly 1:1s with CMs in your Portfolio take place
- Manage performance of your Portfolio CMs’ project portfolios:
- Ensure all reporting is up to date and Project administration is being completed timeously
- Peer review papers / documents (where required) on the following:
- TG cost plans / slides / cost reports / ITTs / project spend forecasting etc
- Ensure current CM Templates are used and provide guidance on completing
- In conjunction with the Senior Commercial Manager, support and co-ordinate the resource plan:
- Provide input into allocation of Projects to your Portfolio CMs and required utilisation
- Co-ordinate governance and reporting as per the SOPs:
- Review your CMs’ Projects on a regular basis to ensure processes and governance are being followed
What we're looking for
To apply for this role, you'll need
- This role requires the successful candidate to obtain a Counter Terrorist Check, so you must have been living in the UK for the last 3 consecutive years
- Post holders are required to hold, as a minimum, a BSc Quantity Surveying
- Member Royal Institute Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Minimum 5 years’ post MRICS experience within their discipline
- Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%
- 32 days holiday, based on full time roles, increasing with service
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Supporting your health and wellbeing- private healthcare after 1 years’ service, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
- Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
- We offer a range of other benefits, find out morehere
Why EDI?
We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we’ll support and encourage this every step of the way. We offer in-house and external training, both role specific and based on your objectives.
As a business we’re driven by our values – they’re at the core of our culture and everything we do. We will ask questions based on our values during your interview, as we’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.
We work with Inclusive Employers, who are a leading organisation for employers committed to prioritising inclusion. We are supported by them through leadership workshops, a variety of resources and webinars, demonstrating our commitment to an inclusive workplace and ensuring all our employees feel valued. This partnership is part of our wider Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and you can find out morehere.
We give colleagues the opportunity to engage with different people and projects, within our business and beyond. You can get involved in a variety of differentemployee groups, including Diversity, STEM, Wellbeing, or create your own community - it's important to us that you can share your interests and be yourself at work.
