Senior Project Manager

Kier Group; Witham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Stansted, Essex, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead and oversee delivery of high-value, technically complex construction projects. You'll work with project teams and stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while maintaining safety and quality.

As a senior team member, you'll mentor others and help develop your colleagues. Responsibilities include leading projects from pre-construction through to delivery, managing budgets, programmes and resources, and building

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading construction projects from pre-construction to delivery.
• Experience managing project budgets and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Leading projects from pre-construction through to successful delivery.
• Managing project budgets, programmes and resources to meet client expectations.
• Selecting and guiding project teams, ensuring effective performance against timescales and budget.
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and stakeholders.
• Identifying solutions to technical and logistical challenges, ensuring quality throughout.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Contract knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in construction / related field

Tools

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team based in Stansted, Essex.

Location: Stansted, Essex
Hours: Full-time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and oversee the delivery of high-value, technically complex construction projects. You'll be working closely with project teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery, achieving completion on time and on budget whilst maintaining our focus on safety and quality. As a senior member of the team, you'll also act as a mentor, sharing your knowledge and experience to help develop others.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be working within the project team, supporting them in delivering exceptional results for our clients. Your day to day will include:

• Leading projects from pre-construction through to successful delivery
• Managing project budgets, programmes and resources to meet client expectations
• Selecting and guiding project teams, ensuring effective performance against timescales and budget
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and stakeholders
• Identifying solutions to technical and logistical challenges, ensuring quality throughout

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Project Manager is great for you if:

• You have significant experience in leading construction projects from pre-construction to delivery
• You have demonstrable experience of managing project budgets and programmes effectively
• You possess strong communication skills and can produce clear reports for leadership
• You have expert knowledge of delivery under NEC and JCT contract conditions
• You hold a Full driving licence and relevant construction qualification at degree level or equivalent

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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