Senior Project Manager - Complex Buildings

Arup; Birmingham, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is recruiting senior project management professionals to support ambitious growth in Birmingham and Nottingham. The role sits within our Programme and Project Management team, offering exposure to diverse public and private sector clients and projects across healthcare, higher education, government and property.

You will collaborate with senior colleagues, manage multi-disciplinary teams, track scope, risks and costs, and contribute to a range of advisory activities that enhance project

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline and member of a professional body.
• Experience of project management on capital projects and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Knowledge of NEC and/or JCT contract forms and use of contract administration software (CEMAR, FastDraft).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key client contact and build long‑term relationships.
• Lead multi‑disciplinary teams across Arup and partner organisations.
• Track and manage scope changes, risks and issues; escalate complex matters.
• Oversee day‑to‑day contract management, invoicing and payments; support project controls.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Professional chartership (in progress)

Tools

NEC contracts

JCT contracts

CEMAR

FastDraft

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

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The Opportunity

We are hiring talented project managers at senior levels to join our Programme and Project Management team to support ongoing workload and our ambitious growth plans in Birmingham and Nottingham. We are part of a broad and diverse group of Programme and Project Managers in both our city centre offices and are passionate about supporting the sustainable growth and enhancement of the Midlands and seek to apply that enthusiasm to contribute to a vibrant local business community.

The roles offer opportunities to develop your skills, working closely with senior colleagues in a wide variety of project and programme management and advisory roles to support our public and private sector clients.

Our team are engaged in exciting building projects and programmes across healthcare, higher education, government and property sectors. If you are a project management professional with relevant experience in areas such as higher education, healthcare/life sciences and industrial sectors, we’d like to hear from you!

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

As a senior project manager you will act as a key client contact, fostering long-term relationships and positioning Arup as a trusted advisor. This will include building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be leading coordination with multi-disciplinary teams across Arup and partner organisations, tracking and managing scope changes, risks, and issues, escalating complex matters as needed.

You will also lead on day-to-day contract management activities, such as change management, early warnings and risk management, documentation and reporting, and invoicing and payments, and supporting the establishment and operation of project control systems, including cost, schedule, risk, and performance reporting.

Requirements:

• A relevant degree qualification in a relevant discipline and a member of a relevant professional body or interested in pursuing professional chartership.


• Relevant experience of working in a project management role on capital projects and a background in supporting/mentoring junior colleagues on our project management activities.


• Have demonstrable project management knowledge, commercial awareness, and motivated to support line reports in their project management skills development.


• Knowledge and experience of managing NEC and/or JCT form of contracts.


• Experience in utilising contract administration software (CEMAR, FastDraft).

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Our Application Process

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