Senior Project Manager

Fawkes and Reece; Devizes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional contractor is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a £110m MOJ project in the UK. The role involves managing preconstruction and construction phases, overseeing design and financial controls, and ensuring safety and quality delivery. Candidates should have a track record in delivering large-scale projects, excellent communication, and management skills. Apply now for competitive salary and development prospects.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits and promotional prospects

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Senior Project Manager in a major contracting organization.
• Ability to deliver schemes up to £40m+.
• Attention to detail and strong drive.

Responsibilities

• Client liaison throughout preconstruction and construction phase.
• Control of design development and consultant liaison.
• Financial control working closely with the commercial team.
• Ensure safety of workforce at all stages of construction.
• Manage the site team and recruitment as necessary.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Client management

Design team management

Technical knowledge

Contractual knowledge

Job description

Reference: SPM_Dev_1759912598
Posted: October 8, 2025

Overview

A Senior Project Manager is required to join on a permanent basis with a regional tier 1 Main Contractor to work on the construction of a £110m MOJ project. The scope of works is to provide 1200 cells over 10 sites as part of the wider scheme. This project involves self contained 60 single cell 2-storey house-blocks with 6m max height. The project is currently in preconstruction with 20 weeks enabling works to start in the next few weeks.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Client liaison throughout preconstruction and construction phase;
• Control of design development and liaison with consultant design team;
• Financial control working closely with commercial team;
• Construction methodology and programming of works;
• Input to procurement; Scope of works; Sub-contract packages;
• Review and selection of sub-contractors;
• Management and development of your site team, plus recruitment where necessary;
• Health and safety; Ensuring safety of work force at all stages of the construction process;
• Quality control; Ensuring delivery of scheme on specification according to Employers requirements and agreed contractors proposals and contract terms;
• Delivery to programme Ensuring and driving pace of works to meet key milestone and deadlines to handover on time;
• Regular liaison with Project Director and Operations Director to report on progress;
• Client meetings; Maintaining positive client relationship and reporting on progress;
• Proactive issue resolution.

About the Company/Client/Project

This role is with the busy regional office of a larger national main contractor, with an annual turnover of £100m, and secured workload in the commercial, leisure, further education and retirement and scientific sectors; Projects usually range in value from £15m to £40m in value, covering both new build and refurbishment.

Workload is secured on a mixture of competitive tenders, negotiated projects with repeat client, plus national and regional frameworks covering the education, MoJ, MoD and Local Authority sectors.

Geographical patch typically covers the Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and South/West London areas.

Requirements including certificates and qualifications

You will be an experienced Senior Project Manager or ambitious Project Manager with a proven track record within a major contracting organisation, able to deliver schemes up to £40m+

Key attributes will include excellent communication and client facing skills, design team and site team management ability, technical, contractual and commercial knowledge, plus focus and drive.

High standards, attention to detail and the drive will be very well rewarded with excellent salary, benefits, promotional and development prospects.

If this position is of interest please apply online or send your C.V to [e-mail]