Senior Project Manager

BAM UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Pension

BUPA

Life assurance

26 days holiday + wellbeing

Gym subsidy

Wellbeing programme

Learning & development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland are recruiting Senior Project Manager – BAM FM Projects to join our FM Segment of the business. You will report to the Head of Projects and this role is covering projects based in the Midlands, South East and South West.

Travel will be required for this position as and when required. The Senior Project Manager will provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight across multiple construction and M&E projects within BAM FM’s Projects Division.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in construction, engineering, project management or equivalent.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with delivery of complex projects.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams in FM/construction/M&E environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
• Deliver high value, complex projects from inception to completion.
• Manage governance, safety, CDM, and project documentation to BAM standards.
• Drive financial performance, forecasting, cost control, and value engineering.
• Build long-term client relationships and ensure successful project outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree in construction/engineering/project management

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland are recruiting Senior Project Manager – BAM FM Projects to join our FM Segment of the business. You will report to the Head of Projects and this role is covering projects based in the Midlands, South East and South West. Travel will be required for this position as and when required. Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

The Senior Project Manager will provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight across multiple construction and M&E projects within BAM FM’s Projects Division. In addition to directly managing multiple and complex projects, the role includes line management responsibility for Project Managers, ensuring consistent delivery standards, continuous improvement, responsibility for financial targets and growth, along with strong commercial performance across the portfolio. Operating nationally across the FM contract portfolio—including PFI, Commercial FM contracts, and key external clients—the Senior Project Manager acts as a senior point of escalation, representing BAM FM professionally with clients, internal stakeholders, and supply-chain partners. The role requires substantial technical expertise (M&E biased), strong leadership ability, commercial acumen, and a track record of delivering excellence in an FM projects environment.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

Leadership & People Management

• Provide direct line management, coaching, mentoring, and performance oversight for a team of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
• Set delivery expectations, monitor performance, and ensure projects adhere to BAM FM governance, H&S, and quality frameworks.
• Lead a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the Projects team.
• Support resource planning across the portfolio to ensure suitable allocation of project management and technical resources.

Project Delivery (Hands‑On)

• Personally lead and deliver high value, complex, or strategically important projects from inception to completion.
• Undertake scoping, surveys, design development, procurement, contract administration, and site management oversight as required.
• Working with the commercial, QS/Estimating function within the projects team.
• Drive high standards of planning, programming, cost control, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication.
• Ensure project compliance with CDM regulations, BAM FM safety processes, and statutory requirements.

Financial Accountability & Commercial Management

• Hold responsibility for achieving financial performance targets across the project portfolio, including profitability, cost control, and budget adherence.
• Support PMs with commercial decision making, tender analysis, change control, and risk management along with operational and programming support.
• Review and approve tender recommendations, contractor appointments, and project financial documentation where delegated.
• Work with Commercial and Finance teams to improve forecasting accuracy, margin protection, and cash flow performance.
• Client, Stakeholder & Inter Company Liaison.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, building trust and driving repeat business and long term relationships.
• Engage early with clients to clarify briefs, shape project scopes, and develop robust specifications.
• Represent BAM FM in high level client meetings, internal governance reviews, and commercial discussions.
• Collaborate with BAM UK&I, BAM FM Operations, Design Consultants, and other internal partners to optimise delivery across shared contracts.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Lead on governance, safety, CDM, and project management best practices across the team.
• Produce and review key performance reports, risk registers, programmes, and project progress documentation.
• Drive the consistent use of project management systems, trackers, and document control processes.
• Ensure project records and close out documentation are completed to BAM FM/client standards.

Continuous Improvement & Development

• Support the ongoing development of project processes, tools, and templates.
• Identify training needs within the Projects team and support professional development pathways.
• Drive lessons learned initiatives, applying findings to future project delivery and governance improvements.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Leadership & People Management.
• Commercial & Financial Management.
• Delivering Performance.
• Managing Complexity.
• Professional & Technical Excellence.
• Collaboration & Relationship Management.
• Customer Focus.
• Contractor & Supply Chain Management.

What’s in it for you?

• Company Car or Car Allowance.
• Contributory Pension
• BUPA
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday (increases with length of service) plus 2 Wellbeing days and 1 Volunteering day.
• Gym subsidy and BAM social club membership.
• Health and Well Being Programme.
• Learning and Development Opportunities.

What do you bring to the role?

• Proven leadership experience managing Project Managers or multi disciplinary project delivery teams.
• Demonstrable experience delivering multiple capital projects from £75k to £5m+ within FM, construction, M&E and renewables environment.
• Degree level qualification in construction, engineering, project management, or equivalent experience.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent understanding of JCT and NEC contract forms.
• Advanced knowledge of H&S, CDM regulations, and site management (SMSTS minimum; additional CDM qualification essential).
• Experience managing client facing project works and developing long term commercial relationships.
• High level communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel across the UK.
• DBS clearance.

Desirable

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams across national or multi contract portfolios.
• Experience developing proposals, variations, final accounts, and commercially complex submissions.
• Strong PFI portfolio experience.
• Ability to integrate project, commercial, and client relationship management effectively.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That's our mission and our promise at BAM. It's how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We're on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

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