SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Senior Project Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a successful civil engineering contractor delivering major water, wastewater and infrastructure projects across Scotland.

We're looking for a Senior Project Manager who can take ownership of complex projects, lead project teams and build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

This is a key appointment within the business, offering the opportunity to play a significant role in the delivery of a growing portfolio of water and civil engineering projects.

The Role

As Senior Project Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered safely, commercially and to programme.

You will be responsible for:

Leading the delivery of major civils and water projects
Managing projects from pre-construction through to completion
Overall responsibility for programme, budget, quality and delivery
Leading multidisciplinary project teams
Managing site teams, subcontractors and supply-chain partners
Developing and maintaining project programmes
Managing project budgets and commercial performance
Managing variations, change and contractual issues
Identifying and mitigating project risks
Managing client relationships and key stakeholders
Leading project and progress meetings
Monitoring project performance against programme and budget
Ensuring works meet contractual, technical and quality requirements
Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards
Providing regular reports and updates to senior management
Supporting the development of future projects and client relationships

About You

We're looking for an established Senior Project Manager with:

Extensive experience within civil engineering
Strong experience delivering water and wastewater projects
Experience managing large or complex infrastructure projects
Proven leadership experience
Strong commercial and contractual understanding
Excellent programme-management skills
Experience managing subcontractors and supply chains
Strong client-facing ability
Excellent knowledge of health & safety and CDM
Relevant engineering or construction qualifications

Experience working with Scottish Water, water authorities, utilities or major infrastructure clients would be highly beneficial.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager who wants genuine responsibility and the chance to work on a strong pipeline of Scottish civils and water projects.

The successful candidate will benefit from:

Competitive salary and package
Long-term permanent position
Strong project pipeline
Major water and infrastructure schemes
Career progression
Significant autonomy
Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
Stable and growing business

If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a civils and water background, apply today to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

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