Job Description
Senior Project Manager
Location: Glasgow
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Are you a Civil or Structural Engineer who’s transitioned into project management - or ready to take the next big step? Peace Recruitment is partnering with a leading organisation delivering large-scale defence projects across Scotland, and they’re looking for a Senior Project Manager with solid civil or structural design understanding to lead project teams and deliver complex engineering schemes from concept to completion.
The Role
You’ll take ownership of high-value, technically challenging infrastructure projects, leading both delivery and people.
As Senior Project Manager, you’ll line manage a team of Project Managers and Assistants, while also steering major projects through every stage of the RIBA plan of work - ensuring delivery to time, cost, quality, and safety benchmarks.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Leading and motivating a multi-disciplinary team to deliver infrastructure projects
* Managing large, complex civil and structural projects through concept, design, tender, and delivery stages
* Implementing company policies around safety, quality, and environmental standards
* Ensuring effective risk management, cost control, and programme reporting
* Driving collaboration across design and delivery teams, ensuring technical excellence
* Using modern project management tools (Primavera, MS Project, etc.) and data environments (CEMAR, Sypro, Asite)
About You
You’ll be an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, ideally from a civil, structural, or engineering design background, who thrives on delivering challenging infrastructure projects.
You should bring:
* Proven experience managing teams and large-scale projects within construction or infrastructure delivery
* Strong understanding of NEC4 or JCT contract administration
* Experience managing design teams through RIBA stages and acting as Principal Designer under CDM regulations
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to influence and lead with confidence
* A hands-on, proactive approach to problem-solving and team leadership
Qualifications
* Degree or HNC (minimum) in Civil, Structural, or related Engineering discipline
* Full membership or working towards membership of ICE, IStructE, CIOB, APM, or similar professional body
* Ideally APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent
What’s on Offer
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team within a high-performing infrastructure environment - perfect for a technically-minded Project Manager ready to take a senior step. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking organisation delivering projects that shape Scotland’s built environment, with excellent professional development and chartership support.