Senior Project Manager - Norwich

WSP; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in Norwich is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead highways and infrastructure projects. The candidate will manage financial processes, prioritize client satisfaction, and ensure effective team coordination. This role demands strong project management experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation. Join us and contribute to landmark projects that make a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing project management activities and financial planning.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the financial project management process.
• Manage projects to ensure coordination of multi-disciplinary inputs.
• Prioritize client satisfaction by building strong relationships.

Skills

Project management

Financial planning

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Resource management

Job description

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

Your Role

As a Senior Project Manager you will be taking the lead on delivering a variety of interesting highways and infrastructure sector projects for our client in Norfolk. You will be part of our highly collaborative Local Government team, based in Norwich, and delivering a range of significant projects within the County. Your role will include linking up with resources located in other WSP teams nationwide.

WSP provides professional services on multiple long-term framework commissions and significant projects with a team of highly skilled Project Managers and Directors, we form a market leading force of Project Management excellence to support our clients ensuring efficiency with rigorous attention to detail as a core principle. Our business model is designed to give a clear and structured career path for aspiring Project Managers.

If you have a passion for Project Management, but more importantly have a passion for innovation, looking to the future and adapting your work to meet the challenges of tomorrow, then we want to speak to you.

Your Team

All our Project Managers take on project responsibility from the outset invariably owning their own projects from conception to construction. Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the financial project management process, encouraging our teams to deliver the right solutions to the agreed programme and support those less experienced by reviewing their work and mentoring.
• Managing projects to ensure coordination of multi-disciplinary inputs.
• Prioritising client satisfaction through building and maintaining strong relationships with key clients, whilst forming trusting relationships with colleagues to ensure effective co-ordination for mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Managing resources effectively (including remote resources) and efficiently to meet fluctuating workloads.
• Working with clients and design teams to deliver compliant designs on time and within budget and meeting H&S, CDM, QA and technical review requirements.
• Developing relationships with other WSP teams to utilise additional resources as required.
• Agreeing fees and managing the commercial position on projects.
• Coordinating between various project team members ensuring projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the agreed quality standard.
• Growing the Project Management team within Norfolk to accommodate other disciplines.
• Developing project management plans including project scope, baseline programme, fee estimate, roles and responsibilities, risk analysis, technical review requirements and managing progress meetings, producing weekly/monthly reports, taking minutes and preparing agendas.
• Producing project controls reports to meet client and business requirements.
• Carrying out change control including value engineering and value management.
• Developing, maintaining, and implementing stakeholder management plans.
• Ensuring invoicing and cash collection is undertaken in accordance with business process and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within the services sector in either project management and/or business administration and financial planning.
• Experience in managing a range of project management activities, systems (including enterprise resource planning) and processes.
• Experience in managing project management teams with line management experience.
• A good understanding of commercial and financial project management.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent communication skills.
• Experience in project and resource management with good financial and commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of Construction Design Management 2015 and associated duties.
• Experience in project and resource management with good financial and commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of NEC 4 qualification desirable

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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