Senior Project Manager
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Location: London • Permanent: full-time • Salary: up to £71k
A leading and innovative London university is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to deliver complex, high-value capital projects across its multi-site estate. This is a key role within a forward-thinking Estates & Facilities directorate, supporting major redevelopment, refurbishment, and construction programmes aligned to institutional strategic goals.
The Role
You will lead the end-to-end planning, design, procurement, and delivery of major capital projects, ensuring they meet strategic objectives, regulatory requirements, and quality standards. Working within a dynamic and collaborative environment, you will manage consultants, contractors, budgets, stakeholder relationships, and technical compliance across a range of high-profile schemes.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead delivery of complex capital projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
* Develop and manage project governance, reporting, risk, and assurance processes.
* Oversee design development, tendering, contract administration, and construction management.
* Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, building regulations, planning conditions, and health & safety standards.
* Manage budgets-including major projects exceeding £10m-with accurate forecasting and cost control.
* Lead procurement strategies, tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and value engineering initiatives.
* Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and consistent expectations.
* Engage with users, academic teams, local authorities, and community stakeholders to ensure project outcomes meet operational needs.
* Promote sustainability and embed environmentally responsible design and construction practices.
* Conduct post-project reviews, handover processes, and maintain accurate project documentation.
* Provide leadership, mentoring, and oversight to junior project staff.
About You
* Extensive experience delivering large, complex capital redevelopment or construction projects.
* Strong technical and commercial expertise across planning, procurement, contract management, and construction.
* Knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
* Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within live, occupied environments.
* Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
* Experience managing budgets over £10m.
* Proficient in project controls, planning, risk management, reporting, and change management.
* Degree-level qualification in a construction-related discipline, with professional membership (RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent) or working towards it.
Desirable: Experience in higher education; knowledge of estate planning; exposure to multi-site estates; project management qualifications (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2).
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You'll be part of a supportive and ambitious organisation delivering a transformative estate-shaping the future of a diverse and inclusive community while leading significant, high-impact capital programmes.