Senior Project Manager

What’s the Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our growing Cheltenham Team. This opportunity will suit an experienced individual who is looking to progress their career, and who has a desire and ability to help further grow our business whilst working in a supportive team. The role will allow you independence to lead and manage exciting projects within the South-West as well as opportunity to work alongside experienced Project Managers on high‑profile projects.

Experience with in the construction industry and a good working knowledge of the project life‑cycle – particularly for pre‑construction project stages – alongside excellent communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to bring pragmatism to decision making processes is more important than project management specific experience (although highly beneficial).

• Autonomy for project delivery of all project stages, supported by a multi-discipline business.
• Manage both internal and external consultant teams, maintaining open communication and a collaborative approach to project delivery.
• Lead on project reporting and administrative tasks with a high degree of autonomy.
• Develop and implement project procurement strategies.
• Contract administration (various forms of contract).
• Project programming (MS Project).
• Develop and maintain project risk registers.
• Manage and track project finances.
• Project change control.
• Develop and implement quality management processes.

• Construction related degree (or equivalent professional qualifications).
• Ideally chartered, progressing to, or considering chartership within RICS, APM or CIOB.
• Good understanding of project delivery processes from RIBA 0-6.
• Proven and in‑depth experience (ideally) of working within professional services in the construction industry. Experience with in project management specifically will be a strong advantage.
• The ability to lead projects and teams, and to develop long‑lasting client relationships, with autonomy.
• The ability to set up and drive new projects from inception, including the early stages strategising and team building, to on‑site delivery, completion and handover.
• Exceptional communication and reporting, incorporating the use of MS Office, MS Project and/or alternative scheduling software.

• An entrepreneurial spirit, combined with inquisitiveness, diligence and resilience.
• Flexibility, reliability and a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Be a team player.