Senior Project Manager (MEP)

Kier Group; Cheswick Green; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager specializing in MEP to lead major Life Sciences projects in the West Midlands. This role involves overseeing the project delivery from strategy to execution, ensuring high-quality standards and stakeholder satisfaction. Candidates should have experience in MEP construction projects, excellent communication skills, and a passion for health and safety. The firm offers a diverse workplace with a strong commitment to inclusion and wellbeing, encouraging applicants even if they don't meet every qualification.

Benefits

Wide variety of benefits tailored to needs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in managing construction MEP projects.
• Sound commercial and contractual awareness.
• Passionate about health, safety and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Lead project strategy and delivery plan, manage project team.
• Build relationships with clients and supply chain partners.
• Manage project finances, revenue, costs and cash flow.
• Oversee design management to meet procurement strategy.
• Create an inclusive workplace valuing wellbeing and diversity.

Skills

Managing construction MEP projects

Excellent communication skills

Building collaborative relationships

Health, safety and wellbeing

Commercial and contractual awareness

Education

Professional qualification or working towards membership of a Professional Body (e.g. CIOB, RICS)

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager (MEP) to join our team on a major Life Sciences project in the West Midlands.

Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Hours: Full time, site based.

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

About the Role

In this role you will be a Senior Project Manager within our internal MEP business. You'll be responsible for delivering projects safely, within budget, to programme and quality expectation, ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

What will you be responsible for?

• Leading the project strategy and delivery plan, managing a team to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards
• Building relationships with clients, consultants and supply chain partners, maintaining clear communication to ensure customer satisfaction
• Managing project finances, revenue, costs and cashflow, taking proactive action to prevent losses and maximise profitability
• Overseeing design management, ensuring information is provided according to procurement strategy and programme requirements
• Creating an inclusive workplace where wellbeing, diversity and collaboration are encouraged and valued

What are we looking for?

• You have demonstrable experience in managing construction MEP projects with sound commercial and contractual awareness
• You're professionally qualified or working towards membership of a Professional Body (e.g. CIOB, RICS)
• You have excellent communication skills and can build collaborative relationships at all levels
• You're passionate about health, safety and wellbeing with CSCS and SMSTS certifications
• You have a genuine interest in creating sustainable buildings and embracing innovative construction methods

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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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