Senior Project Manager - Manchester

Balfour Beatty; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a dedicated team on significant highways projects. This role involves overseeing the Mottram Moor Link Road and A57 Link Road, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will engage with clients and stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring milestones are met. Join a company committed to delivering impactful infrastructure projects while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Company Car

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension Savings Schemes

Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager in highways or infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership skills to motivate and direct teams towards project completion.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a diverse project team to deliver the A57 highways project.
• Oversee project management aspects including scheduling and budget control.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Budget Control

Scheduling

Problem-solving

Education

Construction Management

Civil Engineering

Job description

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About the role

Are you a Senior Project Manager ready to lead a dedicated team of a major highways project? Balfour Beatty is looking for a highly skilled individual to join our team and take charge of delivering the Mottram Moor Link Road and A57 Link Road to completion. You will report directly to the Project Director and play a key role in delivering infrastructure projects that make a lasting impact.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and manage an ambitious and diverse project team to deliver the A57 highways project, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Oversee all aspects of project management, including scheduling, budget control, and resource allocation.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, subcontractors, and stakeholders to ensure smooth and effective project execution.
• Maintain strict compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Provide on-site leadership and technical direction, solving construction challenges and ensuring the project stays on track.
• Engage with clients and key stakeholders, offering regular progress updates and ensuring milestones are met.

Who we're looking for

• Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager, particularly in major highways or infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and direct teams towards project completion.
• Comprehensive understanding of project management principles, including budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and a commitment to maintaining a safe working environment.
• Relevant qualifications in construction management, civil engineering, or a related discipline.

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion 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/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]