Job Description
Senior Project Manager
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Salary: £90,000 – £110,000 + package
Confidential Search – Leading Main Contractor
A leading UK main contractor is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their team in High Wycombe, delivering major projects across the data centre and large-scale industrial sectors.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the full lifecycle delivery of technically complex schemes typically valued at £100m+, working with high-performing site and commercial teams to ensure successful outcomes for clients.
The Role
You will take ownership of large, fast-paced projects from pre-construction through to completion, ensuring safety, programme, quality and commercial performance are achieved.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading project delivery teams on major data centre and industrial schemes
* Managing programme, logistics and sequencing on complex builds
* Taking full responsibility for health & safety performance on site
* Coordinating design, procurement and construction activities
* Managing client relationships and acting as the main point of contact
* Driving commercial performance in conjunction with commercial teams
* Ensuring quality standards and commissioning milestones are achieved
* Reporting progress, risks and opportunities to senior leadership
About You
To be successful, you will have:
* Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager on £100m+ projects
* Strong background with a main contractor delivering complex buildings
* Demonstrable experience within data centres, industrial, logistics or similarly technical sectors
* Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
* Strong understanding of programme management and construction methodology
* Ability to manage multiple workstreams in high-pressure environments
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering or similar
* SMSTS and CSCS (essential)
* First Aid at Work (desirable)
Package
* Basic salary £90,000 – £110,000
* Car allowance or company car
* Bonus and comprehensive benefits package
* Excellent long-term career progression with a market-leading contractor