Senior Project Manager – Defence & Secure Buildings

Mott MacDonald; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions matching

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Employee ownership

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing program

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Project Manager to lead the day‑to‑day delivery of multidisciplinary buildings projects across sectors. You will manage planning, coordination, cost, quality, and safety under a Project Principal, with exposure to Design & Build and contractor‑led delivery.

The role emphasizes governance, risk control, and stakeholder engagement in regulated environments, with a clear development path toward Project Principal roles. Hybrid working is available in the UK.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in project/engineering discipline.
• Experience delivering medium to large buildings projects in consultancy/contractor environment.
• Experience with Design & Build and contractor-led delivery models.
• Knowledge of NEC or similar contracts.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing interfaces.
• Strong planning, scheduling and project control skills.
• Experience managing risks, issues and change.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and client locations.
• Experience delivering projects within highly regulated, secure or mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of buildings projects, ensuring scope, programme, cost, quality and safety requirements are met
• Develop and maintain project plans, programmes, schedules and resource profiles, coordinating inputs from multidisciplinary teams
• Manage design coordination activities, supporting delivery in Design & Build and contractor-led environments
• Administer contracts in line with agreed commercial and contractual frameworks, supporting change control, variations and early warnings where applicable
• Identify, track and manage project risks and issues, maintaining risk registers and escalating matters as required
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including clients, contractors, designers and specialist suppliers
• Prepare and contribute to project reports, governance reviews and performance updates
• Support health, safety and wellbeing processes on projects, working with project safety advisors and site teams to ensure compliance with statutory and contractual requirements
• Manage project information, quality assurance activities and document control processes
• Contribute to tender submissions, bids and early project shaping activities as required
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive and delivery-focused culture within project teams
• Support project delivery for clients operating within regulated, secure or defence environments, ensuring effective coordination of stakeholder and project requirements where applicable

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Planning & scheduling

Risk management

Interface coordination

Communication skills

Independent working

Education

Degree in Project Management/Construction Management/Engineering or related

Tools

NEC contracts

Job description

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Project Manager to lead the day‑to‑day delivery of multidisciplinary buildings projects across sectors. You will manage planning, coordination, cost, quality, and safety under a Project Principal, with exposure to Design & Build and contractor‑led delivery.

The role emphasizes governance, risk control, and stakeholder engagement in regulated environments, with a clear development path toward Project Principal roles. Hybrid working is available in the UK.