Senior Project Manager

slihrms; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holidays

Training and professional development

Competitive salary

Employee rewards

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for our Midlands practice, based in Nottingham or Birmingham. You will lead complex, high-value schemes across diverse sectors, maintaining client relationships and commercial accountability while shaping regional delivery.

You will manage full lifecycle delivery, governance, procurement strategies and cross-functional teams, mentoring junior staff and driving high standards.

Qualifications

• Degree and significant relevant experience.
• Chartered professional status (MRICS/MCIOB/CHPP or equivalent).
• Experience delivering projects across public/private sectors.
• Strong multi-disciplinary team leadership and stakeholder management.
• Commercial acumen including project financials and procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery through full lifecycle using best-practice PM method.
• Act as primary client interface and trusted advisor.
• Own project commercial performance, governance and resourcing.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and drive collaboration across stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to juniors.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Procurement strategies

Financial management

JCT/NEC contracts

Education

Chartered MRICS/MCIOB/CHPP

Job description

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking experienced Senior Project Managers to join our growing Midlands practice, based in Nottingham (or Birmingham). You will lead the successful delivery of complex, high-value schemes across sectors including commercial offices, industrial/logistics, aviation infrastructure, and public sector programmes. This role combines project leadership, client relationship management and commercial accountability, with the opportunity to play a visible role in shaping regional delivery.

Your role

• Lead the delivery of projects through the full lifecycle, applying best practice PM methodology.
• Act as the primary client interface and trusted advisor.
• Take responsibility for project commercial performance, governance and resourcing.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and drive collaborative behaviours across stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to junior team members.
• Manage procurement strategies, tender processes and contract administration.
• Ensure compliance with AtkinsRéalis systems, standards and policies.
• Support business development and contribute to winning new work.

About you

• Degree qualified with significant relevant experience.
• Chartered professional (MRICS, MCIOB, CHPP or equivalent).
• Strong track record of delivering projects across public and/or private sectors.
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams and complex stakeholder environments.
• Commercially astute with experience managing project financials.
• Experience with JCT and NEC contracts and procurement strategies.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits - Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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Worker Type
Employee

Job Type
Regular

At AtkinsRéalis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.