Senior Project Manager

Gleeds; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global property and construction consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Bristol. In this flexible hybrid role, you will lead high-profile projects, ensuring quality delivery while mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate should have strong project management experience, particularly in construction within the defense or life-science sectors. You will benefit from competitive salary, flexible working, and ongoing career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working arrangement

Career development investment

Health & wellbeing resources

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Access to training courses

Internal transfer opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong post qualification project management experience in construction.
• Experience in defense, manufacturing or life-sciences sectors.
• Ability to act as contract administrator.

Responsibilities

• Support Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Engage positively with customers to maintain relationships.
• Deliver high quality services and meet customer requirements.
• Manage projects to deliver services according to procedures.
• Administer contracts as necessary.
• Mentor and coach team members for growth.

Skills

Post qualification project management experience

Construction experience in defense, manufacturing, or life-sciences

Project management techniques

Contract administration or employer's agent experience

NEC contract experience

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving and negotiating skills

Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education

MRICS

MAPM

MCIOB

Job description

Senior Project Manager

Bristol, BS1

Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working

Join our Bristol team as Senior Project Manager and make your mark on high-profile projects across the South West of England, and help shape the future of the region.

About this opportunity

Following continued growth and successful project wins, our Bristol project management division have an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to take on a key role on a major project.

If you're a chartered project manager with experience delivering construction projects in manufacturing, life‑science or defence sectors, and you thrive in complex capital project environments, you'll want to explore this opportunity.

You’ll join as a key member of a collaborative project management team as part of a longstanding & successful multidisciplinary service operating from our South West hub in Bristol.

You’ll focus on project delivery, guiding and mentoring junior team members supporting your projects. Reporting into our Bristol Project Management lead, you will work closely with them to maintain high standards and successful service delivery, as well as managing and guiding your professional development and career progression.

What we offer

As Senior Project Manager at Gleeds you’ll benefit from:

• A competitive salary, plus car allowance and benefits package
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Hybrid working arrangement, with flexible working options
• Investment in your career development, with regular career check‑ins, reviews, and structured progression plans to optimise growth opportunities
• Comprehensive health & wellbeing resources, ensuring you have access to mental & physical wellbeing support at any time.
• Being a member of certified "Great Place to Work" and part of a people focused organisation
• Holiday buy/sell scheme (buy up to 10, or sell up to 5 days per annum)
• Gleeds Academy - access to a wide range of technical & professional training courses
• Internal transfer opportunities, across sectors & worldwide global Gleeds locations

Responsibilities

As Senior project manager your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Managing projects and/or programmes to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential
• Preparing bids for services.
• 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

Who we’re looking for

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills:

• Sound post qualification project management experience
• Construction experience in defence, manufacturing or life‑sciences sectors
• Sound knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Experience in, and ability to act as contract administrator or employers agent
• Sound NEC contract experience
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• 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 and manage teams.

Qualifications

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
• MAPM (Member of the Association for Project Management)
• MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Building)

If you don't hold one of the above qualifications, but you're working towards assessment, your application will still be considered.

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.