Senior Project Manager
A rapidly growing multidisciplinary consultancy delivering infrastructure solutions for projects across a variety of sectors – including rail, highways, utilities and aviation – has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join their team working on high‑profile schemes in the south, including a major railway station rebuild at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, and developing and managing new and existing projects across the Anglia and East Midland Region.
Qualifications and Experience
* Demonstrable experience working in an established project management environment, in consultancy, client or local‑authority settings.
* Strong background in Rail is essential; experience in Highways or other sectors is desirable.
* Strong understanding and experience of NEC contracts.
* Broad experience in multi‑disciplinary projects – e.g., new stations, footbridges, freight depots, car parks and feasibility studies.
* Experience in the early stages of project development, with proven competence in delivering projects on time, cost and quality.
* Experience building and managing regional teams to service existing and new clients.
* Business development expertise and a proven ability to develop clients and win new work.
* A degree in a relevant project management or engineering discipline (essential).
* Must be either a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or chartered with a relevant professional body such as ICE, IStructE or CIHT (essential).
* NEC accreditation (desirable).
Role and Responsibilities
* Plan, develop, monitor design, tender and supervise the implementation of projects to agreed targets, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality.
* Act as principal client contact on all aspects of the project, maintaining effective relationships and responding urgently to any client concerns.
* Manage and proactively mitigate risks and obstacles to contractual performance and total project delivery, obtaining specialist third‑party support where necessary.
* Lead and direct the project team throughout the project lifecycle.
* Ensure regular and effective communication with clients and within the project team.
* Develop, complete and keep up‑to‑date project plans for health, safety, quality and environment, and manage risk assessments as required.
* Ensure projects comply fully with all statutory and regulatory provisions, including HMRI and CDM Regulations.
* Monitor work progress and compliance to specifications and standards, collating documentation and records.
* Ensure project costs are regularly reviewed and invoices are raised timely.
* Attend project and management review meetings.
* Provide wider support as required, including preparing fee estimates, bidding, resourcing programmes, undertaking site visits, managing Health & Safety paperwork and assisting in tender processes.
Salary and Benefits
* £90,000 – £100,000 (negotiable, dependent on experience)
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Yearly profit share bonus
* Income protection and life insurance
* Option to buy and sell annual leave
* Corporate eyewear scheme
* Private medical insurance
* EV car scheme
* Paid professional subscriptions
* Competitive pension
Get in touch to apply with a copy of an in‑depth CV detailing your experience.
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