Education Sector Senior Project Manager – Hybrid

Gleeds; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Global Travel Scholarship Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Health & wellbeing services

Travel benefits

Professional subscriptions

Discounted services & perks

Job summary

Gleeds is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Exeter office, leading education sector projects such as schools and colleges in the local region for a key national client. You will work with regional leads and act as the main contact for clients and external stakeholders, aiming to deliver high-quality outcomes.

This role offers hybrid working, career development, and a path to lead major client programs.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering school & education sector construction projects.
• Post qualification experience in project management, ideally within a construction consultancy environment.
• Detailed knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques.
• Sound knowledge of the industry (including factors affecting it) and construction methods and materials.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction procurement strategies, including tendering and contract strategies.
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Experience acting as contract administrator on JCT (intermediate & D&B) contracts.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team to deliver successful outcomes

Responsibilities

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements.
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager.
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Managing service delivery for profit.
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.
• Actively identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business units activities

Skills

Education sector PM

Client relations

Contract administration

Procurement strategies

JCT contracts

Communication skills

Financial & numeracy

MS Office

Education

MRICS

MAPM

MCIOB

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Gleeds is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Exeter office, leading education sector projects such as schools and colleges in the local region for a key national client. You will work with regional leads and act as the main contact for clients and external stakeholders, aiming to deliver high-quality outcomes.

This role offers hybrid working, career development, and a path to lead major client programs.