Senior Project Manager

Alfred Recruitment LLP; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Exeter-based role across South West

Job summary

Alfred Recruitment LLP is recruiting an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex engineering capital projects and programmes across the South West. Based in Exeter with hybrid working available, you will guide delivery, governance and stakeholder management for major capital initiatives.

You will manage significant budgets, oversee NEC contracts, and mentor project teams while driving risk management and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering engineering, utilities, infrastructure or construction projects.
• Experience managing large capital programmes with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial understanding and NEC contract experience.
• Experience forecasting budgets and investment programmes.
• Ability to present project performance to senior leadership and governance groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex capital projects and programmes from planning through to completion.
• Own project delivery, governance and outcomes.
• Manage significant budgets, investment plans, forecasting and financial performance.
• Provide leadership to Project Managers, delivery teams and external partners.
• Oversee programme performance, reporting and financial controls.
• Manage NEC contracts and commercial strategy, including early warnings and compensation events.
• Ensure governance and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as senior escalation point for key risks, issues and stakeholder concerns.
• Champion health, safety, environmental performance and quality.
• Support investment planning and longer-term asset objectives.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across delivery.
• Mentor and develop project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project governance

NEC contracts

Budget forecasting

Risk management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Project Management

APM PMQ or equivalent

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent

Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or equivalent

MSP or PgMP or equivalent

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our client’s team, leading complex engineering capital projects and programmes across the South West.

Based in Exeter with hybrid working available, this is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with a background in engineering, utilities, infrastructure or construction, who has experience managing complex projects, significant budgets and multidisciplinary teams.

You will take a senior leadership role across major capital projects and programmes, providing direction on delivery, commercial performance, governance, risk and stakeholder management, while supporting successful outcomes across the wider project portfolio.

The Role

You will have senior-level responsibility for the delivery and performance of major engineering capital projects and programmes, working closely with Project Managers, delivery partners, commercial teams and senior stakeholders.

• Lead complex capital projects and programmes from planning through to completion.
• Take overall responsibility for project delivery, performance, governance and outcomes.
• Manage significant budgets, investment plans, forecasting and financial performance.
• Provide leadership and direction to Project Managers, delivery teams and external partners.
• Oversee programme performance, reporting and financial controls.
• Manage NEC contracts and commercial strategy, including early warnings, compensation events and dispute avoidance.
• Ensure effective governance and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Act as a senior escalation point for key project risks, issues and stakeholder concerns.
• Champion high standards of health, safety, environmental performance and quality.
• Support investment planning and longer-term asset and business objectives.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, regulators and leadership teams.
• Drive lessons learned and continuous improvement across project delivery.
• Support the development of project teams through mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing.

About You

• Significant experience delivering engineering, utilities, infrastructure or construction projects.
• Proven experience managing complex capital programmes and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial understanding and extensive experience with NEC contracts.
• Experience managing significant budgets, forecasting and investment programmes.
• Confident presenting project performance, risks and recommendations to senior leadership and governance groups.
• Strong leadership, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex risks, competing priorities and organisational change.
• Experience developing project teams and working effectively with contractors and supply chain partners.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification.
• Extensive NEC contract management experience.
• Ideally, Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or equivalent professional accreditation and programme management qualification such as MSP, PgMP or equivalent.

What's on Offer

• Circa £60,000 – £75,000 DOE, plus benefits
• Hybrid working
• Exeter-based role with projects across the South West.
• Senior responsibility across major engineering capital projects and programmes.
• Opportunity to influence significant investment and delivery decisions.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders, governance and strategic programmes.
• Opportunity to support and develop project management teams.
• Long-term career development within an established engineering environment.

If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a background in engineering, utilities, infrastructure or construction and are ready to take responsibility for complex capital projects and programmes across the South West, we'd be keen to hear from you.