Senior Project Manager

Phoenix ME Limited.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix ME Limited. seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee the planning, execution, and completion of large-scale M&E construction projects in the United Kingdom.

You will ensure delivery within time, cost, and quality targets, coordinating stakeholders, consultants and subcontractors to optimise project execution. The role emphasizes rigorous safety culture, compliance with RAMS and HSEQ standards, and coordination across procurement, design and operations teams to meet project goals and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing an M&E project, overseeing technical delivery and commercial performance.
• Proven ability to implement and oversee health and safety protocols.
• Experience coordinating infrastructure or fit-out projects, managing diverse stakeholders and subcontractors.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex project risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality M&E projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and client expectations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as main point of contact for high-level decision-making on the project.
• Ensure adherence to industry standards, safety protocols and regulatory compliance.
• Develop strategic partnerships with Principal Contractor and client teams to align with client expectations.
• Oversee project execution within Phoenix Project Flowchart and ensure use of SharePoint/ACC/OpenSpace tools.
• Oversee health and safety compliance across large projects and act on HSEQ recommendations.
• Monitor milestones, variations and procurement to avoid delays and cost overruns.
• Review and approve complex contract drawings, supervise project managers and coordinators.

Skills

M&E project management

H&S compliance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Contract management

Risk mitigation

Job description

REPORTS TO: Project Director / Operations Director

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Project Managers / Construction Managers

DEPARTMENT: Management and Technical

ROLE DEFINITION

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of largescale M&E construction projects. The role holder ensures successful delivery of the project within time, cost, and quality constraints. This role oversees multiple project elements, managing commercial performance and ensuring seamless coordination between stakeholders. The Senior Project Manager acts as the key contact for clients, consultants and subcontractors, resolving complex challenges and optimising project execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Coordination

• Serve as the main point of contact for high-level decision-making on the project, ensuring successful execution of all M&E systems that exceeds client expectations.
• Hold the project team accountable for rigorous adherence to industry standards, safety protocols, and regulatory compliance across all projects, proactively managing risks and escalating critical issues to the Project Director where necessary.
• Develop and foster strategic partnerships with the Principal Contractor and client teams, acting as a senior advisor to ensure project delivery aligns with client expectations to provide an opportunity for future business.
• Oversee management of the project in accordance with Company processes and procedures within the ‘Phoenix Project Flowchart’ to optimise efficiency.
• Ensure available Company Digital Operations tools such as SharePoint, ACC, InnDex, and Openspace are utilised consistently.

Health, Safety, and Compliance

• Oversee health and safety compliance across largescale projects, holding Project Managers and Construction Managers accountable for identifying and resolving issues.
• Ensure RAMS and other HSEQ documentation standards are applied consistently.
• Lead by example in all health and safety matters to promote a strong safety-first culture.
• Ensure the recommendations of the HSEQ Advisor/Manager are promptly acted upon by Project Managers and Construction Managers.
• Ensure that all works are carried out by appropriately qualified employees and performed in accordance with the relevant method statements and risk assessments.
• Set expectations for safety training across projects and ensure project teams comply.
• Oversee serious incident investigations in collaboration with the HSEQ team, establishing and sharing lessons learnt.
• Stop unsafe work, holding Project Managers and Construction Managers accountable.

Programme and Procurement

• Monitor project milestones, programmed void closures and contractual obligations, ensuring variations are approved by senior management before implementation.
• Ensure subcontractor and labour resource planning is reviewed weekly and conducted proactively, avoiding delays and cost overruns.
• Develop forecasting models for resource allocation across projects, optimising efficiency and maintaining good communication channels with the CAD, commercial, and labour teams.
• Define and oversee the project procurement strategy in collaboration with the Project Managers and Project Director , ensuring contract compliance and cost efficiency.
• Ensure the agreed procurement process is followed to align delivery of materials and equipment with the agreed installation programme, thus minimising any delays.
• Oversee the procurement of suppliers and subcontract specialists to ensure it complies fully with project specifications.
• Ensure all procurement activities align with the requirements set out in the tender handover documentation.

Operations Control

• Oversee M&E operations across a major programme or largescale project, ensuring Project Managers and Construction Managers have a comprehensive understanding of the scope of works and quality standards.
• Review and approve complex contract drawings and red-line markups before distribution to the CAD department, client, and subcontractors.
• Be responsible for Project Managers and other supervisory positions appointed on the project, ensuring individuals are carrying out their contracted roles and responsibilities.
• Lead site tours for all aspects of the project (including subcontractors where applicable), documenting and distributing action items with clear timescales.
• Ensure weekly OpenSpace tours are completed by the team.
• Attend and contribute to senior-level project coordination meetings, monitoring the progress of works against the agreed contract programmes.
• Work with the design team to resolve complex design challenges efficiently, ensuring value-engineered solutions are integrated into project workflows.
• Review and ensure all documentation is correctly filed in the correct SharePoint files.

Quality and Close Out

• Monitor and deliver a high-quality installation as defined in the ‘Phoenix Project Quality Plan’, ensuring quality of installation satisfies the client’s expectations.
• Manage and deliver the testing and commissioning works from commencement until completion of the project.
• Complete and close out final snagging and fixes of both direct and subcontractor installations before handover to the client, reducing the need for return visits.
• Maintain a live project close out schedule and distribute it upstream and downstream to ensure all outstanding works and relevant dependencies are known by all parties.
• Take responsibility for monitoring the quality and quantity of management under their control.

Cost Control

• Be ultimately responsible for the financial outcome of the project element of works, including but not limited to the cost and sales of material, labour, subcontractors, CAD, prelims, management and testing to ensure the project is delivered within budget.
• With the Project Managers, assess and manage CAD expenditure and progress on a weekly basis, ensuring that coordinated drawings are produced in good time.
• Countersign all labour and subcontractor timesheets and work requests where necessary.
• Review all variation orders to ensure they comply with the programme and budget, distributing the information to the client to ensure our programme and costs are protected.
• Assess subcontractor progress and input into monthly financial applications both upstream and downstream.
• Participate in monthly financial project reviews (FPRs) with the commercial team to provide an accurate assessment of the project’s financial and operational status, addressing any related questions from the SLT as appropriate.
• Monitor and control direct and subcontracted labour costs, ensuring maximum efficiency and value for expenditure.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

CITB Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certificate or equivalent

Relevant Black Managers Skill Card (CSCS, ECS, or Skill Card)

Extensive experience in managing an M&E project, overseeing technical delivery and commercial performance

Proven ability to implement and oversee health and safety protocols

Experience coordinating infrastructure or fit-out projects, managing diverse stakeholders and subcontractors

Demonstrated ability to resolve complex project risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards

Proven track record of delivering high-quality M&E projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and client expectation

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Senior management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities from time to time.

OUR VALUES

• Embody boldness and ambition to exceed goals by setting high personal and professional standards
• Act with courage, voicing ideas or concerns with confidence while remaining resilient in the face of challenges
• Foster empowerment by creating an environment where everyone feels capable, trusted, and supported
• Promote innovation by sharing fresh ideas and new methods to drive continuous improvement
• Champion a culture of togetherness and inclusion by acting with mutual respect and integrity