Jim Stevens

Project Director | MCIOB | NVQ7

St Austell, England, United Kingdom

About

Chartered project management professional with 29 years construction industry experience across a wide range of sectors. Passionate about building highly-effective teams to deliver complex major projects. Leading the team to strive for their absolute best, always looking for innovative solutions to push the programme to its optimum position. A huge advocate for incorporating off-site prefabrication and new technologies, alongside ever-improving Modern Methods of Construction. Reducing the on-site workforce and improving standards of health & safety. A champion for excellence, achieving the highest quality, while delivering to budget. Responsible for managing the complete Design & Build process for our valued Clients and their Project Teams.

Experience

  • Project Director at Kier Group
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Project Manager at Sir Robert McAlpine
    May 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Leading the project team and managing the client and key stakeholders. Responsible for delivering to programme, managing the construction phase, sequence and methodology, and H&S. Technical / compliance audits and Executive reporting.

  • Sabbatical at N/A
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Project Manager at Sir Robert McAlpine
    Jul 2016 - Apr 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Leading the project team and managing the client and key stakeholders. Responsible for delivering to programme, managing the construction phase, sequence and methodology, and H&S. Technical / compliance audits and Executive reporting. Reporting Line: Regional Directors.

  • Senior Design Manager at Laing O'Rourke
    Jun 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Pre-construction / Design Management (all through the delivery phase), from bid development at second stage, leading the design team, managing the client and key stakeholders, managing design deliverables and statutory approvals, progress monitoring with planning function, assisting the commercial team in risk value and change management, Technical and compliance audits, Executive reporting as part of the Project SLT. Line managing other DMs. Reporting Line: Design Management Leader + Head of Design Management UK (South).