Senior Defence Infrastructure Project Lead

BakerHicks; Warwick (RI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 6% matched contributory pension

Life assurance scheme

25 days annual leave + buy additional

Discount scheme

Flexible/hybrid working

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Professional development

Job summary

BakerHicks is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead Defence infrastructure projects in secure, regulated environments. You will manage scope, programme, budget, and risk while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and key stakeholders such as clients, contractors and consultants.

The role requires delivering buildable, compliant solutions, governance-driven reporting, and active involvement from feasibility through close-out, with a focus on safety, security and quality.

Qualifications

• Relevant project management qualification or working towards professional accreditation, such as APM, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent.
• Degree or equivalent experience in project management, construction management, engineering, architecture, quantity surveying or a related discipline.
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), MAPM or equivalent professional accreditation desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of assigned Defence projects, ensuring clear scope, programme, budget, quality and risk controls are established and maintained.
• Act as the primary project interface between BakerHicks, the client, internal discipline teams, contractors, consultants and other key stakeholders.
• Manage projects across the full lifecycle, including feasibility, design development, procurement support, construction interface, commissioning support, handover and close-out.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design outputs to ensure they are buildable, compliant and aligned with client requirements, site constraints, security considerations and construction sequencing.
• Develop and maintain project programmes, delivery plans, risk registers, action trackers, change records and progress reporting to support effective governance and decision-making.
• Support commercial and financial management, including forecasting, cost control, change management, variations and input into cost value reporting where required.
• Lead regular project meetings, provide clear reporting to internal and client stakeholders, and proactively manage issues, actions and dependencies.
• Work closely with construction and site teams to identify buildability risks, manage design-to-construction interfaces, and support safe, practical and efficient delivery on live or operational Defence sites.
• Ensure compliance with BakerHicks’ Integrated Management System, client procedures, quality requirements, CDM duties, health and safety expectations and relevant security protocols.

Job description

BakerHicks is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead Defence infrastructure projects in secure, regulated environments. You will manage scope, programme, budget, and risk while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and key stakeholders such as clients, contractors and consultants.

The role requires delivering buildable, compliant solutions, governance-driven reporting, and active involvement from feasibility through close-out, with a focus on safety, security and quality.