Senior Project Manager

John Sisk & Son; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned international construction company seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead projects in London. The successful candidate will manage planning, coordination, and delivery of substantial residential and commercial schemes. Responsibilities include procurement strategy, risk management, and ensuring safety and quality compliance. The company offers a competitive salary, company car or allowance, healthcare, 26 days holiday, and enhanced parental leave—promoting a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Company Car or Car Allowance

Healthcare

26 days holiday

Employer pension

Death in service - life assurance

Flexible and remote working

Professional development

Qualifications

• Strong contract management experience.
• Ability to manage project scope, risks, and resources effectively.
• Experience in delivering large residential and commercial projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement strategy with QS and supply chain.
• Prepare and maintain Risk Register for project management.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental priorities are met.
• Oversee the design strategy, including BIM and project scope.

Skills

Good technical knowledge

Familiarity with key contract principles

Good understanding of M&E aspects

Familiarity with BIM concepts

Education

Academic and/or Professional qualification in construction

Tools

SMSTS

CDM/PSCS Awareness

Root Cause Analysis

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our UK South Construction team in London on large Residential and Commercial schemes. Reporting into the Project / Regional Director will be responsible for planning, coordination and management of all aspects of the project / section in line with the PEP aligned to the Sisk overall business strategy. Has overall responsibility for Delivery, safety, environmental, quality & profit & loss. Maintains a close working relationship with the client, his / her representatives and other project stakeholders. Manages the relationship at a Senior level for all the supply chain involved in the project.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Procurement strategy with the QS and Prequalification of key supply chain (early awards)
• Prepare a preliminary Risk Register and mitigate / manage any risks for the duration of the project
• Work with the SQS to prepare a prelim procurement schedule and track same
• Ensure that the Health, Safety & Environmental plan and project resources reflect the project scope and programme, including temporary works
• Responsible for setting the design strategy, including BIM, DRM, and scope of novated services (If part of project scope)
• Manage employee resources, including cover for site when staff are on annual leave or training
• Value a relentless focus on HSEQS as a critical priority

Qualifications

• Good technical knowledge
• Familiarity with key contract principles
• Good understanding of M&E aspects as well as civil / structural / architectural
• Familiarity with the concepts of BIM, Academic and / or Professional qualification in construction related subject. Ideally chartered
• SMSTS, CDM / PSCS Awareness, BBS, Root Cause Analysis & S5 & Q10 internal workshops.
• CVRs
• PEP

Company

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change. Competitive Salary with yearly increase, Company Car or Car Allowance, Healthcare, 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more), Employer pension, Death in service - life assurance, Competitive mileage rate, Travel expenses, Flexible and remote working, Enhanced parental leave, Professional and Educational development.

We Value

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people. At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It's not all about your technical expertise. Don't hold back, we'd love to hear from you.