Senior Project Manager

-; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their South West division. You'll be responsible for ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, coordinating project activities, and fostering effective relationships with clients and teams. We're looking for an individual with strong leadership skills and a commitment to excellence in project delivery. This position offers competitive benefits and a chance to work on substantial projects.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Pension plan

Private medical scheme

Professional association membership

Qualifications

• Solid experience delivering complex projects as a Project Manager or readiness for next step.
• Passion for delivering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe working environment
• Plan and coordinate projects
• Monitor project progress and cash flow
• Develop relationships with clients and teams

Skills

Strong leadership

Project management

Health and safety compliance

Collaboration

Job description

Senior Project Manager – South West

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the team at Galliford Try. We have two openings at Project and Senior Project Manager level and welcome interest from both.

What you will be doing

• Participate in creating a "knowingly safe" working environment
• Ensure the company's health, safety & sustainability standards are applied on the project
• Plan and co-ordinate project prior to commencement
• Co-ordinate and control initial set up including initiating Company systems and procedures
• Ensure that the principles of CDM are applied on the project
• Control and monitor efficient progress of the works
• Liaise with the design team to ensure the design deliverables are received in time for efficient delivery of the site works
• Develop and foster collaborative working relationships with the Client, Client's Representatives, Supply Chain and internal teams
• Maintain the culture whereby everyone is continually seeking to satisfy customer requirements
• Administer the valuation system, maximise cash flow and profitability
• Ensure systems are in place in order that quality of work is to the prescribed standards
• Plan, co-ordinate, maintain and develop staff and operative levels to undertake current and prospective workloads
• Monitor and record individual performances encouraging and disciplinary as and when necessary

About you

We are looking for passion, strong leadership and a commitment to delivering excellence. If you have a solid experience delivering complex projects as a Project Manager or are ready for this next step as a successful Project Manager then we want to hear from you.

What we can offer in return

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors. You will join diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people‑orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Contact

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Building West Midlands & South West business please contact Laura Mitchell at [e-mail].

Additional information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement of the role as we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you.