Senior Project Manager

Pegasus Search & Selection; Nechells; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Pegasus Search & Selection is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead healthcare projects for NHS and related facilities in Birmingham and the West Midlands. You will drive projects from feasibility through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover, coordinating with clinical estates teams and external consultants.

The role demands a confident, client-facing leader with a track record in healthcare delivery, NEC contract administration, and the ability to steer

Qualifications

• Experience as Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in construction consultancy, client-side, or public sector.
• Strong track record delivering healthcare projects.
• Experience with NHS or hospital environments advantageous.
• Good knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead healthcare construction and refurbishment projects from inception through to completion.
• Act as the key client contact throughout project delivery.
• Manage multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.
• Oversee programme, budget, quality, risk and governance.
• Administer NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including changes.
• Chair project and stakeholder meetings.
• Support procurement, tendering and contractor appointments.
• Manage complex clinical, estates and operational stakeholders.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation.
• Mentor junior project management team members.

Skills

Healthcare project delivery

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Project lifecycle management

NEC3/NEC4 contract administration

Education

Relevant professional membership (RICS/CIOB/APM) advantageous

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Healthcare

Birmingham | Flexible / Hybrid Working

£60,000 – £70,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Sector | Healthcare

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join an established construction consultancy delivering a growing portfolio of healthcare projects across Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.

The role will focus predominantly on NHS and wider healthcare capital projects, including new-build, refurbishment, backlog maintenance and improvement programmes.

You will take responsibility for projects across the full lifecycle, working closely with clients, clinical and estates teams, consultants and contractors to ensure schemes are delivered successfully.

This would suit a confident, client-facing Senior PM who has experience working within complex healthcare environments and is comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams and managing senior stakeholders.

The Role

You will lead healthcare projects from initial feasibility and design through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Leading healthcare construction and refurbishment projects from inception through to completion.
• Acting as the key client contact throughout project delivery.
• Managing multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.
• Managing programme, budget, quality, risk and project governance.
• Administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, including early warnings, compensation events and change control.
• Chairing project and stakeholder meetings.
• Supporting procurement, tendering and contractor appointments.
• Managing complex clinical, estates and operational stakeholders.
• Identifying project risks and implementing appropriate mitigation.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the Project Management team.

About You

You will ideally have:

• Experience working as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager within a construction consultancy, client-side organisation or public-sector environment.
• A strong track record of delivering healthcare projects.
• Experience of NHS, hospital, clinical or wider healthcare environments would be particularly advantageous.
• Good working knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts.
• Experience managing project programmes, budgets, risk and change.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams.
• RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent professional membership would be advantageous but is not essential.

What's On Offer

£60,000 – £70,000 + Bonus + Benefits

The position offers the opportunity to work on significant healthcare projects and programmes across the West Midlands, with exposure to senior client relationships and complex project delivery.

For someone looking beyond their next individual project, there is also the opportunity to develop further within an established Project Management team and take on increasing responsibility as your career progresses.