Senior Project Manager

Galliford Try; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex projects in the Highways sector. This role is critical for maximizing project delivery efficiency while maintaining safety and regulatory standards. The successful candidate will enjoy a dynamic work environment, contributing to major infrastructure projects and benefiting from our commitment to employee wellbeing and career development.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Discounts on various services

Private medical options

Paid membership to professional associations

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering multidisciplinary projects within the Highways industry.
• Extensive project management capabilities.
• Passionate about strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver large, complex projects.
• Maximize safe and efficient delivery while managing stakeholder interfaces.
• Ensure high health, safety, and environmental performance.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Job description

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We prefer to hire directly and will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

What you will be doing:

As Senior Project Manager, you will lead and deliver large, complex projects (up to £m in value) with responsibility for developing the delivery strategy and progressing the project through engineering, procurement, and construction phases to final handover. You will showcase your strong project management capability to maximize the safe and efficient delivery of work, proactively manage interfaces with stakeholders, and accurately report on key issues, progress, risks, and opportunities.

• Develop, plan, control, coordinate, and execute the project, exceeding parameters by proactively monitoring and analyzing performance at tranche and project levels.
• Lead, organize, direct, and manage the project team and supporting staff.
• Identify resource and support requirements, liaising with business unit managers.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental performance of all operations under your control is managed to the highest standards, taking appropriate action whenever operations fail to meet legal or company standards.
• Develop the delivery strategy to meet project KPIs.
• Ensure adherence to the Asset Lifecycle Process (ALP), managing stages as required.
• Manage project/tranche governance professionally.
• Identify, manage risks and opportunities, put contingency plans in place, and report accordingly.
• Keep accurate records in line with company requirements.
• Ensure projects meet quality KPIs, applying corrective management where needed.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and communication, including the supply chain.
• Monitor project performance and provide reports on progress, budget, key issues, mitigations, forecasts, and quality KPIs.
• Deliver projects following BMS processes and procedures, applying best practices and continuous improvement to meet efficiency targets.
• Manage, reduce, and eliminate unnecessary costs and activities.
• Work with client teams to meet project KPIs and jointly review performance reports.

About You:

• Passionate, strong leadership skills
• Proven track record delivering multidisciplinary projects within the Highways industry (preferably)
• Extensive project management capabilities

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £ billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, offering the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects, providing stability and the chance to achieve long-term career goals. You will join diverse, high-level teams with a strong commitment. With an ambitious growth strategy, Galliford Try is poised for further success. If you’re committed, talented, and enthusiastic, this is the right place for you.

We are committed to the physical and mental wellbeing of our people through our ‘Be Well’ programme, offering discounts, advice, and support.

We invest in high-quality training, from leadership development to apprenticeships. Our Career Paths initiative provides tailored training and support to help you reach your potential.

Our industry thrives on talented teams. We value and engage our employees to motivate top performance.

Our Agile Working programme offers flexibility in when, where, and how you work, with options for site and office-based roles to suit individual needs.

Our benefits:

We prioritize our people with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with service, with options to purchase extra holidays
• A wide range of discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical options and employee assistance programmes
• Paid membership to relevant professional associations

About us:

Galliford Try is a leading UK construction group committed to being a people-oriented, progressive business. Our values drive us to deliver lasting change for stakeholders and communities.

Our Highways division has grown significantly, working with National Highways and local authorities, contributing to vital infrastructure and establishing us as a sector leader.

Our purpose is to improve lives through infrastructure, providing opportunities for our people, working with our supply chain, and caring for the environment.

Additional Information:

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements and encourage you to specify any requirements during the process.

If you don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We value diversity and inclusion and believe you could be the right fit for this or other roles.