Senior Project Manager

Kier Group; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a high-rise retrofit scheme near Edinburgh. You will lead the Kier Construction team from preconstruction through full lifecycle, ensuring energy efficiency and comfort standards are met.

You will coordinate project budgets, programmes, and stakeholder communications, while guiding site teams and subcontractors to meet milestones and client expectations. Transferable leadership skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant construction discipline or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading high-value project delivery.
• Strong budget and programme management capabilities.
• Excellent reporting and communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site teams to manage performance against programme and budget.
• Lead project teams and manage subcontractor relationships.
• Ongoing management of project budget and KPI reporting.
• Communicate progress to clients and stakeholders clearly.
• Identify and solve technical, logistical, or commercial challenges.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Progress reporting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction field

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Kier Construction team based in Moredun / Stepps.

Location: Moredun / Stepps, near Edinburgh
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier Construction has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of an £85M high rise retrofit scheme near Edinburgh. As part of Kier's commitment to creating spaces that enrich lives and communities, you'll lead this project from preconstruction through its full lifecycle, bringing high rise buildings up to excellent standards of energy efficiency and comfort.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be working within the Kier Construction team, supporting them in delivering operational and commercial goals through effective management of project teams, supply chain, and stakeholders. Your day to day will include:

• Overseeing site teams to effectively manage performance against programme and budget
• Leading project teams to deliver works and managing subcontractor relationships
• Ongoing management of project budget and upline reporting on project KPIs
• Communicating progress to clients and stakeholders in a calm, personable way
• Identifying solutions to project challenges, whether technical, logistical, or commercial

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Project Manager is great for you if:

• You're qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant construction discipline
• You have significant experience in leading construction project delivery on high value builds
• You have demonstrable experience of managing project budgets and programmes
• You have strong communication skills with the ability to collate and produce reports for leadership
• You hold SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid Certifications along with a Full driving licence

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.