Senior Project Manager - Basingstoke

Balfour Beatty; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading geo-technical contractor in Basingstoke seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee projects and ensure their execution aligns with client expectations. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Construction Management or Engineering, along with strong leadership and relationship management skills. This position involves managing contracts, teams, and project objectives within a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Medical health cover

Company car/car allowance

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension savings schemes

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership skills and ability to motivate others.
• Able to manage significant responsibilities and develop direct reports.
• Experienced with design-build processes and team-based delivery.

Responsibilities

• Monitor key contractual elements against budget and programme.
• Create attainable project objectives and manage the project triple constraint.
• Coordinate with legal/risk regarding policies related to contracts.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Team-based delivery

Education

Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Email communication

Job description

About the role

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Senior Project Manager to join our Ground Engineering team.

The role will be based out of our offices in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and implementing the key contractual elements of the project against budget and programme, being client facing with regards to programme/progress/design issues and responsible for the integration and dissemination of design changes and reporting on programme implications;
• Creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the project requirements, and managing the triple constraint for construction projects, which are cost, time, and scope. Also by ensuring the project is executed in a safe manner that complies with CDM, H&S Legislation and our client's requirements;
• H&S Chairperson - Chairing the regular H&S forum, Black Hat Supervisors forum and Monthly Workers Coordination meeting, including the dissemination of the actions arising;
• Oversees the development, execution and presentation of proposals;
• Oversees and monitor team based relationships;
• Tracks leads via partner relationships and referrals in business development capacity;
• Coordinates with legal/risk regarding policies relating to teaming, contracts and pursuits;
• Attends functions in a relationship building capacity;
• Helps establish and manage client and team member expectations;
• Supports best value bid process with bid day activities and oversight;
• Participates in the decision process for blending partners into winning teams.

Qualifications

The following experience/qualifications are required:

• A degree in Construction Management, Engineering (or related field) preferred and extensive experience (d epending upon the project size, scope, and complexity the years of experience may vary);
• Demonstrable leadership skills with ability and willingness to face challenges, solve problems, and motivate others, while maintaining effective relationships with customers by meeting or exceeding their requirements and expectations;
• Able to supervise and develop direct reports while prioritizing and delegating significant responsibilities to others;
• Able to manage essential functions effectively by consistently driving for quality, profitable, safe, and timely results on the assigned project;
• Experienced and familiar with team based delivery, contracting and the design-build process;
• Demonstrates solid presentation skills and verbal/written skills;
• Able to demonstrate proficiency using a personal computer (PC) and company communication tools, such as email, internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Benefits

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Medical health cover;
• Company car/car allowance;
• Discretionary annual bonus;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK's leading specialist geo-technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross-country rail and road projects.

Our reputation as one of the UK's leading specialist geo-technical contractors is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK's largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/