Senior Project Manager Construction

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (CONSTRUCTION)

Location: Greater London (site-based / hybrid depending on project)
Type: Full-time (Permanent) or Contract (Day Rate)
Salary: Circa 100K or 750 a day
IR35: TBC
Reporting to: Project Director / Contracts Director

Role overview

You will take full ownership of major projects across Greater London, leading pre-construction through to handover. You’ll be accountable for programme, budget, design, procurement strategy, risk, and stakeholder management—driving teams to deliver safely, profitably, and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities

* Full accountability for delivery from pre-construction, mobilisation, construction, commissioning and handover.

* Lead design management: consultant performance, design release, buildability, compliance, and change control.

* Own programme strategy: baselines, critical path management, progress governance, and recovery planning.

* Lead commercial and procurement strategy with the commercial team: packaging, tender reviews, appointments, and budget control.

* Act as senior client interface and manage key stakeholders (including local authorities and third parties).

* Build and lead high-performing teams across site management, engineering, planning, and supply chain.

* Drive governance and reporting with strong, audit-ready project records.

* Own risk management: risk register, mitigations, early warnings, and contingency control.

* Lead H&S compliance and culture in line with the company H&S management system and statutory obligations.

* Deliver quality outcomes and a defect-minimised handover through robust QA and commissioning control.

Essential experience / skills

* Strong main contractor background delivering £20m+ projects (or high complexity / multi-phase).

* Commercially strong: cost control, change management, procurement strategy, and margin awareness.

* Proven leadership across multi-discipline teams and subcontractors.

* Excellent client-facing communication and decision-making under pressure.

Desirable

* Degree/HND (Construction/Engineering/Commercial) or equivalent experience.

* Chartership (MCIOB / RICS / ICE) advantageous.

* SMSTS / First Aid / CSCS (as applicable)
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Location:
Aldersgate
Salary:
£100,000 /annum
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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