Senior Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Power sector is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee a £40m civil engineering project in Oxfordshire. This hybrid role requires a candidate with a strong Civil Engineering background and proven experience managing large projects. You will lead all aspects of the project from planning through to completion, while managing stakeholders, budgets, and risks, ensuring the project's success.

Benefits

Car or Car allowance

Bonus

Private Healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering a £10m+ project as the number 1 on site.
• Full driving licence required.
• Strong experience in managing stakeholders and project finances.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site for a £40m civil engineering project.
• Manage teams and subcontractors, ensuring project timelines and budgets are met.
• Drive programme, assess risks, and identify cost savings.

Skills

Project Management

Civil Engineering

Stakeholder Management

Education

HNC / HND or Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

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Working for a Tier 1 contractor delivering a 2.5 year scheme in Oxfordshire for the National Grid’s, Great grid upgrade.

Perfect opportunity to transfer your skills into the Power sector, with applications welcomed from the following sectors:

• Highways
• Rail
• Utilities
• Aviation

Package: Car or Car allowance, Bonus, Private Healthcare, Pension

Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire

Working Pattern: As required by the projects but averaging 3 days a week on site

Role Description

As a Senior Project Manager for the project, you will be the lead on-site for the £40m project, taking it from the spade in the ground in September 2025 through to completion in January 2028.

Working for the Tier 1 contractor you will be managing the Client, Design Consultancies, Sub-Contractors and your own direct workforce. The project is a heavy civil engineering project, and as such, you need to come from a Civil Engineering background.

Leading the Technical, Commercial and Operations for the scheme supported by your Engineering Manager, Commercial Manager and Project Manager and their respective teams You need to be able to drive the programme, understand the potential risks and cost savings that can be made by a well run project.

Day to day responsibilities will vary:

• Supervision and oversight, directing both direct and indirect teams and supporting Sub-Contractors on site.
• Review the project plans and specifications.
• Working with the Commercial Manager, looking over the overall project finances, including reviewing and managing the budgets to identify both risks and opportunities.
• Manage both internal stakeholders and client expectations
• Report on project variations and risk mitigation that happens on every project.

This is a hybrid role, but you need to have full control over the project, managing it as you see fit. Some weeks may need your full attention on site, others may require just a light touch, giving you time for reports, meetings and admin time.

Required Experience

• Formal qualification – HNC / HND or Degree in Civil Engineering
• Proven project experience delivering a £10m+ project as the number 1 on site, this must also be a heavy Civil Engineering project.
• Full driving licence

PLEASE NOTE

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via this link or contact Phil via Linkedin or by calling The Resolute Group on 01332 653 911

All correspondence will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.