Senior Project Manager / Project Director

CJC Recruit; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment firm in Scotland is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a major development project from pre-construction through to handover. This key leadership position focuses on managing a high-performing team, ensuring commercial performance, and driving quality and safety standards. Candidates should have a proven track record in managing projects over £20m, with a preference for experience in the public sector. This role offers the opportunity to shape a project with significant impact on the community.

Benefits

Strong support structure

Opportunity to shape significant projects

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading major construction projects £20m+.
• Experience in education/public sector builds strongly preferred.
• Strong commercial awareness and contractual understanding.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to high-performance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of project delivery from pre-construction to handover.
• Programme leadership, risk management, stakeholder engagement.
• Managing commercial performance and reporting to senior leadership.
• Leading a high-performing delivery team and subcontract supply chain.
• Ensuring safety excellence, quality assurance and client satisfaction.
• Driving buildability, productivity and digital construction adoption.

Skills

Project delivery leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial performance management

Team leadership

Job description

CJC Recruit are representing a Tier 1 main contractor delivering a portfolio of high-profile projects across the East of Scotland — including new-build schools and large commercial facilities ranging from £20–£60 million in value. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead a flagship development through full lifecycle delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of project delivery from pre-construction to handover
• Programme leadership, risk management, stakeholder engagement
• Managing commercial performance and reporting to senior leadership
• Leading a high-performing delivery team and subcontract supply chain
• Ensuring safety excellence, quality assurance and client satisfaction
• Driving buildability, productivity and digital construction adoption

Requirements

• Proven track record leading major construction projects £20m+
• Experience in education / public sector builds strongly preferred
• Strong commercial awareness and contractual understanding
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to high-performance outcomes

What’s on Offer

A key leadership role with long-term regional pipeline, strong support structure and the opportunity to shape a project of significant community impact.

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