Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

• Senior Consultant to Associate Director level
• Warrington with visits to Barrow-in-Furness
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Permanent
• Full time with flexible core hours

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1875, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are a Great Place to Work certified employer, with our people at the heart of everything we do.

Gleeds Energy is a growing, high performing team at the heart of the UK’s most complex and nationally significant energy programmes. We work where the stakes are high and the engineering is world class; supporting clients across nuclear, defence, renewables and major infrastructure to deliver projects that genuinely shape the country’s future.

We are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of major projects within a highly regulated, technically demanding environment. You’ll take ownership of semi complex projects and multiple simple work streams, driving performance, shaping delivery strategy, and ensuring outcomes land exactly where they need to.

Your day to day might look like -

• Leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver major projects in line with operational and management frameworks
• Managing stakeholder requirements, ensuring clarity of objectives, acceptance criteria and delivery expectations
• Overseeing project performance, highlighting risks, shortfalls and lessons learned, and driving continuous improvement
• Working closely with Project Controls to build and maintain robust performance measurement baselines
• Ensuring compliance, quality, cost and schedule performance across all assigned projects or control accounts
• Setting project priorities, adapting plans and resources to meet operational challenges
• Influencing strategy within your area and shaping project delivery approaches
• Managing direct and indirect technical delivery teams across multiple projects
• Developing and improving management toolsets to meet evolving customer and technical requirements
• Owning budgets, schedules and scope, ensuring efficient and cost effective delivery
• Identifying risks and opportunities, implementing mitigations and driving value
• Applying NEC4 knowledge to manage in flight change effectively

• Degree or professional qualification in Project Management (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience delivering semi complex projects with diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong understanding of construction project management principles and practices
• Experience in regulated or complex engineering/construction environments
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to drive delivery through others
• Knowledge of best practice project methodologies including risk, schedule, change and financial control

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.