Senior Project Manager

Bovis; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Up to 10% employer pension

Private medical health benefit

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

3 days wellbeing leave

Wellbeing support / EAP

Discounted gym membership

Parental leave

Job summary

Bovis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead project delivery, uphold safety and quality, and manage costs across residential and commercial builds. You will drive strategy, mentor staff and coordinate with clients and subcontractors to ensure on‑time delivery and compliance with company standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and a proven track record in medium to large scale projects, with a focus on delivering value and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering construction projects.
• Experience leading delivery teams and coaching staff.
• Experience with pre-construction and site establishment.
• Knowledge of project risk management and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for delivery staff and create a supportive work environment.
• Create a detailed project strategy, plan and schedule to maximise client and Bovis outcomes.
• Maintain high quality standards and identify quality issues with systems to achieve right first time.
• Communicate and keep records with all project stakeholders.
• Review costs and controls to optimise project value.
• Develop and coach the project team to build skills and experience for future delivery.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Leadership

Project planning

Resource allocation

Communication

Team development

Safety leadership

Client relationships

Performance management

Education

Chartered CIOB

BSc/MSc in Project Management or Building/Construction Studies or Engineering

Job description

The role of the Senior Project Manager is to provide leadership to ensure the project management activities are conducted in compliance withBovishealth, safety, and environmental policies. Responsible for providing technical, commercial, and operational support, together with production, quality, operational/site management support and managing costs whilst creating a supportive and collaborative environment, meeting client expectations and enhancing the reputation of the Bovis business.

Roles & responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in the creation of skills, well-being and develop a supportive work environment for delivery staff.
• Creating a detailed project strategy, plan and schedule and managing the project delivery within that plan ensuring themaximumoutcomes for the client and Bovis.
• Ensure quality is at a consistentlyhigh leveland proactivelyidentifyquality issues, setting up and monitoring systems and outputs to ensure right first-time construction.
• Establish andmaintainappropriate communicationand record keeping with all project stakeholders.
• Review all costs and controls.
• Build andmaintaina qualified and experienced team. Managing the performance and development of the project team through coaching,mentoringand building the required skills and experience to ensure Bovis is recognised as a place people want to work and excels in project delivery.
• Processes and Systems, use and promote Bovis standard tools and systems to deliver a successful outcome
• Risk Management, develop a comprehensive understanding of project risk and through communication and collaboration.
• Compliance.
• Accountable for the implementation and compliance with all Bovis safety requirements across staff, contractors and work practices ensuringappropriate recordsaremaintainedandrequiredreports are available.
• Recognise and reward safe behaviours and practices.
• Review the EHS plans and regularly review lessons learnt. Review the project sustainabilityobjectivesand targets ensuring compliance withBovisstandards and local regulatory requirements.
• Build andmaintainexternal relationships (e.g. clients, contractors/subcontracts) and develop trust and confidence

Credentials

• Have a related Chartership such as CIOB.
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role (BSc or MSc in Project Management or Building / Construction Studies or Engineering).

Essential Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Behaviour

Skills

• High emotional intelligence and able todemonstratekey leadership skills.
• Proventrack recordof delivering successful construction projects.
• Management and mentoring of staff and development of skills.
• Experience of project planning and resource allocation & managing design teams.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively and lead the construction delivery team and construction workforce.
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible in recognising where working methods require adapting and changing to suit a change in project needs or new challenges.
• Demonstrate an ability to ensure delivery of work packages and in places betterment of commercial targets.
• Ability to provide leadership in the creation of skills, well-being and develop a supportive work environment for delivery staff.
• Ability to manage the project delivery withina timelymanner to ensure themaximumoutcomes for the client andBovis

Knowledge

• An in-depth knowledge of the construction process and construction methods.
• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations,standardsand procedures.
• Expert knowledge of the construction industry.
• Understanding of programme duration and sequencing of works of relevant aspects of construction

Experience

• Pre-construction and site establishment experience.
• Experience of dealing with clients,contractorsand construction activities.
• Design, procurement,constructionand delivery experience.
• Experience in the delivery of medium to large scale residential new build projects (£50m + in construction value).
• Demonstratable experience of the delivery of major commercial office buildings.
• Experienced with and capable of being part of a bid team and undertaking pre-construction planning.

Behaviours

• Flexibility and openness of approach and willingness to work as a team player.
• Must lead in the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an existence absent of incident and injury.
• Eager to make an impact on the local community to create legacy.
• Strategic thinking and visionary.
• Develop andmaintainrelationships with trust and confidence.
• Willingness and drive to create environments where teams thrive.
• Ability to hold teams to account, have difficult conversations where needed and manage performance.

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
• Industry leading parental leave
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, national security vetting procedures apply, and a full UK security check will be carried out for the successful candidate. Further details about national security vetting can be found here: United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK ( www.gov.uk ) or Vetting explained - GOV.UK ( www.gov.uk )