Senior Project Manager

Expandedltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Manchester is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee delivery on large-scale reinforced concrete projects. The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of experience, with strong project management, client liaison, and budget management skills. The role involves ensuring safety targets are met, managing resources, and leading project delivery to quality standards.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years experience in project management.
• Experience delivering large-scale projects.
• Bidding experience is beneficial.
• Extensive reinforced concrete structures experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the sub-project within budget and timeline.
• Contribute to safety targets and monitor unsafe practices.
• Manage the budget and resource requirements.
• Provide timely reporting of progress against the plan.
• Lead meetings for safety, quality, and design reviews.

Skills

Reinforced Concrete Structures

Project Management

Client Liaison

Budget Management

Safety Standards

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Masters (desirable)

Job description

Overview

Senior Project Manager role at Expanded Structures. The position is based in our Sale (Manchester) office and will move to the delivery of a project following a successful bid.

Scope of work

Reinforced Concrete Structures

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the achievement of safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences
• Deliver the sub project to the client within budget, Quality Assurance standards, on programme and to stringent safety parameters
• Work with the planning team to develop detailed and accurate short term programmes of work
• Assess staff capability and performance
• Manage the budget and delivery of the section of the project
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of progress against the plan
• Ensure adoption of innovative ideas from within the business and from the workforce
• Plan day-to-day resource requirements and communicate these to the construction team
• Interface with other construction managers and section managers to share best practice and ensure effective resource utilisation
• Monitor external changes to work plans and report the effect of change
• Lead section meetings to review Safety, Quality, Progress and Design, and achievement of commercial requirements
• Ensure effective implementation of Laing O Rourke project management systems and procedures
• Contribute to the contract review process
• Client and tenant liaison
• Assist with design development
• Act as person responsible for permit to work procedures

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or Construction Management (or equivalent)
• Extensive reinforced concrete structures experience
• Masters – desirable
• Experience delivering large-scale projects as a number 1
• Bidding experience is beneficial but not essential
• 10-15+ years\' experience

About Us

Laing O\'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O\'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O\'Rourke\'s story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Construction and Engineering Services