Senior Project Manager

Kier Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Major Projects team in London. You will lead diverse projects from planning through delivery, with remote working flexibility and some office travel. This role emphasizes delivering high-value commercial projects and strong client relations.

You will mentor teams, manage budgets, and oversee risk across the project lifecycle in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. This is a high-profile opportunity to contribute to landmark builds with Kier.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering mid to high value commercial projects, including carve-out projects.
• Confident in managing client relationships and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Enjoy nurturing team development and creating supportive work environments.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Experience working in environments with structural elements and technical complexity.

Responsibilities

• Support Major Projects team in delivering excellence on various commercial projects.
• Develop collaborative client relationships that anticipate needs and exceed expectations.
• Create and implement comprehensive project management plans to ensure quality outcomes.
• Manage project budgets with meticulous attention to detail and accountability.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Major Projects team based in London to support on various commercial frameworks.

Location: London - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. 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

This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark on a prestigious national landmark. As Senior Project Manager, you'll have accountability for various exciting projects that will leave a lasting legacy. You'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders while managing the complete project lifecycle, from planning through to delivery.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be working within the Major Projects team, supporting them in delivering excellence on various commercial projects. Your day to day will include:

• Supporting a diverse team of professionals, nurturing talent and creating an inclusive work environment
• Developing collaborative client relationships that anticipate needs and exceed expectations
• Creating and implementing comprehensive project management plans that ensure quality outcomes
• Managing project budgets with meticulous attention to detail and strict accountability
• Proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks throughout the project lifecycle

What are we looking for?

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

• You have extensive experience delivering mid to high value commercial projects successfully, with cut and carve project experience
• You're confident in managing client relationships and diverse stakeholder groups
• You enjoy nurturing team development and creating supportive work environments
• You have strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
• You're experienced working in environments with structural elements and technical complexity

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

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.