Senior Project Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a flagship project in Oxford. This role requires a degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management and extensive experience in reinforced concrete structures. The successful candidate will lead large-scale projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget. Strong leadership and team management skills are essential. The company emphasizes safety and innovation within its projects and offers a commitment to accessibility in recruitment.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years' experience in project management within construction.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale projects as the lead.
• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Achieve safety targets and ensure zero tolerance of unsafe practices.
• Deliver the sub project within budget and quality standards.
• Work with planning to create detailed short-term work programs.
• Manage project budget and delivery effectively.
• Provide timely progress reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Extensive reinforced concrete structures experience

Budget management

Team leadership

Client liaison

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Master's degree (desirable)

Job description

Expanded are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to work on one of our flagship projects, in Oxford.

Scope of work:

Reinforced Concrete Structures

Expanded Structures | Expanded Ltd

The Expanded Group provides total capability in the early construction phases of major projects, providing an end-to-end solution or a bespoke choice of services. Backed by a central technical design and engineering resource, we can deliver the full range of piling, precast concrete, post-tensioning and structures techniques.

Role & responsibilities:

• Contribute to the achievement of safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences
• To deliver the sub project to the client within budget, Quality Assurance standards, on programme and to stringent safety parameters
• To work with the planning team to develop detailed and accurate short term programmes of work
• To assess the staff capability and performance
• To manage the budget and delivery of the section of the project
• To provide accurate and timely reporting of progress against the plan
• To ensure adoption of innovative ideas from within the business and from the workforce
• To plan the programming of day to day resource requirement and communicate these to the construction team
• To interface with other construction managers and section managers to share best practice and ensure effective resource utilisation
• To monitor external changes to work plans and report the effect of change
• To lead section meetings to review Safety, Quality, Progress and Design. Achievement of commercial requirements
• To ensure effective implementation Laing O Rourke project management systems and procedures
• Contribute to the contract review process
• Client and tenant liaison
• Assist with design development
• To act as person responsible for permit to work procedures

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or Construction Management (or equivalent)
• Extensive reinforced concrete structures experience
• Masters - desirable
• Experience delivering large-scale projects as a number 1
• 10-15+ years' experience

About us:

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail].