Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join the team at Galliford Try.

Ideally, you are based in or around the Essex area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

The SPM has a responsibility to manage the development and delivery of projects across the Building Southern business unit.

• Establish and maintain a profile across the region, promoting existing and future client and supply chain relationships.
• Develop and maintain key framework relationships, converting frameworks from second stage through to financial close.
• Develop client relationships by ensuring that project teams represent themselves professionally by maintaining regular contact with client's representatives.
• Participate in Regional Management Meetings and ensure the dissemination of strategy is cascaded to the project teams.
• Provide management and technical input to pre‑qualifications and tenders / bids to help ensure a winning solution.
• Actively support the personal development review process and organise the required training for staff to maximise the potential of your people.
• Ensure clients are aware of the full suite of end‑to‑end solutions that the company can provide.
• Establish a behavioural safety culture with the projects and ensure full engagement of staff, supply chain, consultants and client teams. Fully support, promote and be an ambassador for Challenging Beliefs Affecting Behaviours (CBAB).
• Establish positive and collaborative behaviours across the projects which underpin and support our key business strategy, Delivering Excellence. Be an ambassador of Delivering Excellence and ensure it is fully considered in everything you do.
• Establish a behavioural quality culture with the projects, promoting the Right First Time initiative, which further supports Delivering Excellence.
• Use yourself and promote the use of the BMS by your staff, test and challenge this as appropriate.
• Support the development and implementation of the Functional Lead Strategies.
• Ensure robust Quality Management is established at each key stage of the projects journey from Bid, through Construction and into After‑Care.
• Implement and oversee the Regional After‑Care Strategy.
• Promote and employ yourself the use of VfP for all information exchange.
• Appraise yourself and support the development of strategy around Industry Regulatory change and policy changes.
• Lead by example in everything you do, be aware of the shadow you cast and the effect your behaviours will have on the business unit as a whole.

• Currently be working in a senior position within construction.
• Experience of managing a portfolio of projects with each scheme above a minimum value of £5m.
• Extensive construction experience gained whilst working on various types of new build, refurbishment & fit‑out projects.
• Entrepreneurial, strong service ethos with a resolute, yet personable leadership style, the appointed candidate will be technically capable, commercially aware and possess the ability, gravitas and presence to inspire and influence those around them.
• Demonstrable experience and strong relationships across a public sector client base.
• A strong leader who is able to motivate and challenge their teams.
• Able to establish a working environment that engenders ownership of duties and responsibilities.
• Be industry aware and use this knowledge to identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities within the business.
• Establish working teams that complement each other and work well together. They must, however, be strong enough to address non‑compliance and rectify the problems.

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long‑held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

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