Senior Project Manager

PWS TECHNICAL SERVICES (UK) LTD; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Company car or car allowance

Extensive benefits package

Job summary

PWS Technical Services (UK) Ltd is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple modular building projects, ensuring delivery from design through installation. The role emphasizes client liaison, strategic planning, and maintaining profitability across schemes.

The candidate will manage operations, supervise staff, ensure HSEQ compliance, and work with commercial teams to optimize cash flow and project performance. A hands-on leader with travel readiness is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role within construction design and build or modular manufacturing.
• Strong budget, cost, and commercial management experience.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Willingness to travel and hold a full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Direct projects, contracts and daily operations with a hands-on approach.
• Develop and implement strategic plans for contract delivery.
• Lead operations, construction, finance, quality and health & safety.
• Produce management reports and monitor progress.
• Improve supply chain and subcontractor partnerships.
• Ensure compliance with HSEQ obligations and company standards.

Skills

Senior PM

Client liaison

Budget management

Time management

Team leadership

Education

PRINCE2/PMI certification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

The successful candidate will have proven experience in a similar role within the construction design and build or manufacturing and installation of modular buildings.

Our Client

Our client is one of the UKs largest specialist construction and modular building contractors, renowned for providing technically advanced and cost-effective design, build and installation solutions to the public and private markets.

Their reputation is built on engineering excellence and a commitment to continual innovation, all backed by a central technical design, feasibility, manufacturing and R&D resource. Our client is able to provide bespoke and turnkey solutions tailored to key project requirements and drivers, which is fully supported by their state-of-the-art production and installation processes and technologies.

The business has a strong can-do ethos with a passion for making things happen. Our client has experienced a period of significant growth and is set on an envious upwards trajectory over the next 5-10 years and consequently wishes to appoint a high calibre Senior Project Manager. The role will oversee holistic end-to-end aspects of numerous projects and frameworks across a range of clients. Success will be measured and achieved through effective management and servicing of clients, coupled with the focus upon maintaining net margins and a high level of staff satisfaction, whilst also liaising closely with the Group Operations Director in providing regular progress and general business reporting.

The Role

To direct projects, contracts and daily operations with a hands‑on approach to all activities

Develop and implement strategic plans for successful contract delivery, ensuring that all goals are either achieved or bettered with an emphasis upon service excellence

Effectively lead all activities regarding operations, construction, financial, staff, quality, health and safety and general process improvement

To act as a focal point, helping to steer and guide your contracts forward, ensuring full client liaison and satisfaction, coupled with moving the company ahead by increasing service levels

Working with the commercial team to ensure effective cash flow management and profitability of schemes under your control

Producing management reports on time and co‑operating with internal departments

Hold regular review meetings with staff in developing a proactive focus upon quality, overheads, manpower, programming, organisation and delivery aspects

Help to improve the supply chain and sub‑contractor partnering process

Ensure a high level of teamwork and cohesion between all levels of staff

Chair and direct regular meetings with staff to discuss progress, whilst liaising with other senior managers in regard to process improvement and resource optimisation

Ensure all projects are compliant with industry HSEQ obligations and company standards

The Person

Proven experience in a similar role within the construction design and build or manufacturing and installation of modular buildings.

Possess confidence, passion, tenacity and drive, and the ability to communicate at all levels

Project budget, cost, financial or commercial management experience

Highly organised with advanced time and team management skills

Understanding of sites, projects, operations, contracts, and supply chain management

Implementing and enforcing company policies and objectives

Ability to gain confidence of clients and teams, and maintain strong working relationships

A keen interest in project process enhancement and procedural efficiency improvement

Full clean driving licence, and relevant certifications, along with the willingness to travel

Experience of successfully managing and delivering all aspects of multiple projects

IT proficient in a range of project related industry software packages.

A very attractive basic salary, plus bonus scheme, fully expensed company car or car allowance, and an extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of career given the dedicated and ambitious growth plans and forward order workload for the UK.