Senior Project Manager

-; Sale; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international engineering firm in the UK is seeking a qualified professional with extensive experience in reinforced concrete structures to lead large-scale projects. The role involves ensuring project delivery aligns with safety standards, quality assurance, and budget management. Candidates must possess a Civil Engineering or Construction Management degree and have over a decade of relevant experience. A commitment to best practices and innovative ideas is essential. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on safety and excellence.

Benefits

Access to disability support initiatives

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years' experience in the construction industry.
• Experience delivering large-scale projects as lead.
• Bidding experience is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to safety targets and manage unsafe practices.
• Deliver projects within budget and quality standards.
• Work with planning teams for accurate work programmes.
• Lead section meetings to review safety and progress.

Skills

Reinforced concrete structures experience

Managing project budgets

Client liaison

Staff capability assessment

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Masters degree (desirable)

Job description

Scope of work

Reinforced Concrete Structures

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
• Bidding experience is beneficial but not essential
• 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.

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