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Senior Project Manager

Expandedltd

Oxford

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading construction firm in Oxford is seeking a Senior Project Manager for a flagship project. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in reinforced concrete structures and be capable of leading large-scale projects. Responsibilities include budget management, safety compliance, and reporting progress, ensuring the project meets high standards. This is a full-time position requiring 10-15 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

  • 10-15+ years' experience in project management.
  • Extensive experience delivering large-scale projects as a number 1.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the budget and delivery of the project section.
  • Ensure safety targets are met and report progress.
  • Lead section meetings to review progress and designs.

Skills

Reinforced concrete structures
Project management
Safety compliance

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
Masters (desirable)
Job description
Overview

Expanded are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to work on one of our flagship projects, in Oxford.

Scope of work: Reinforced Concrete Structures

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.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the achievement of safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences
  • To deliver the sub project to the client within budget, Quality Assurance standards, on programme and to stringent safety parameters
  • To work with the planning team to develop detailed and accurate short term programmes of work
  • To assess the staff capability and performance
  • To manage the budget and delivery of the section of the project
  • To provide accurate and timely reporting of progress against the plan
  • To ensure adoption of innovative ideas from within the business and from the workforce
  • To plan the programming of day to day resource requirement and communicate these to the construction team
  • To interface with other construction managers and section managers to share best practice and ensure effective resource utilisation
  • To monitor external changes to work plans and report the effect of change
  • To lead section meetings to review Safety, Quality, Progress and Design. Achievement of commercial requirements
  • To ensure effective implementation Laing O'Rourke project management systems and procedures
  • Contribute to the contract review process
  • Client and tenant liaison
  • Assist with design development
  • To 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
  • 10-15+ years' experience
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Project Management and Information Technology
  • Industries: Construction and Engineering Services

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