Senior Project Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life Cover 2x salary

Employee discounts

Job summary

Equans is seeking a Senior Project Manager (PFI Hand Back) to join the Central & Southwest business unit on a 24-month fixed-term contract in the UK. The role covers programme oversight for the handback of PFI assets, ensuring projects meet time, cost and quality controls.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure safety metrics, and manage contractual obligations across projects, while fostering a collaborative environment and delivering value to clients.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering handback projects or programmes.
• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams across design, construction and commissioning.
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations and Building Safety Act is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hand back programmes of work from surveys to delivery, ensuring time, budget and specification adherence.
• Lead safety culture and ensure Health and Safety metrics are achieved across the delivery unit.
• Communicate expectations to team members and stakeholders clearly and timely.
• Manage a collaborative, high-performance team responsive to stakeholders’ needs.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Health & safety

Stakeholder communication

Job description

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Equans is looking for a Senior Project Manager (PFI Hand Back) to join our team on the Central & Southwest business unit on a 24 month fixed term contract basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package. As a Senior Project Manager, you will develop, track, and evaluate programmes to help achieve goals and objectives of the Central & Southwest business unit with regards to Centre of Best Practice PFI Handback. The role will require oversight of a Programme of Projects/Remedial Works/Defect Rectification Works relating to the Handback of PFI assets when they come to the end of the concession period.

What will you deliver?

• Overseeing the overall management and performance of identified hand back programmes of work (either from internal surveys or external surveys) including feasibility reports, planning, design, construction, programme and commercial controls / monitoring, ensuring each project is delivered to time, budget and specification
• Ensuring all Health and Safety metrics are achieved and to lead on a culture of behavioural safety across the delivery unit
• Adherence with legislation CDM Regulations 2015 and Building Safety Act 2022
• Adherence with contractual obligations applicable to each project, appreciating the obligations will differ from project to project
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
• Building and sustaining an integrated, collaborative and high performance team that anticipates and responds to the needs of the organisation and key stakeholders

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we?

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world. Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

At Equans, we're committed to building a diverse, respectful and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the communities and markets we serve.

Joining Equans means being part of a culture where every voice is valued, supported by vibrant employee led networks championing inclusion and diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and young professionals.

Guided by our core values, we foster a culture of respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence - empowering our people to deliver outstanding results and be their authentic selves every day. Our approach means we welcome candidates with transferable skills who may not meet every specific requirement, and where possible we support flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to enable success.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us.

As part of our recruitment process, EQUANS uses StaffVetting, our trusted third-party provider, to support the completion of employee background checks. StaffVetting delivers professional screening services in a friendly, efficient, and customer-focused way, helping us ensure the right checks are completed from the start of the application journey.

The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.