Senior Project Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Leiston, Suffolk
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
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SKILLS

Project Management Construction Management Civil Engineering Team Management Communication Skills Planning Reporting Quality Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join our Sizewell team. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible to oversee either higher value, fast turnover, or complex delivery programmes. The postholder will normally have increase delivery workstreams and increased customer reporting. The postholder will be responsible for every aspect of the project, including the planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure within the timeframe targets and budgets are met.

Job vacancy: Senior Project Manager

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join our Sizewell team. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering Background.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible to oversee either higher value, fast turnover, or complex delivery programmes. The postholder will normally have increase delivery workstreams and increased customer reporting.

The postholder will be responsible for every aspect of the project, including the planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure within the timeframe targets and budgets are met.

Key Accountabilities to include but not limited to:

  • Understand programme and ensure good programme management:
    • Short term planning and communication of programme with the team
    • Correct administration and approval of contract programme (i.e. Cl31, Cl32, CE programmes & Cl14)
    • Ensure programme is adequately resourced with staff, operatives, and supply chain
  • Oversee and ensure that the project contract documents are understood and that the contract is being administered correctly
  • Ensure that the project team comply with all relevant safe systems of work. Provide resources and provide active management for any third-party liaison and management of interfaces
  • Support and endorse [Employer hidden] Behavioural Safety programme and the use of hazard observation reporting (or Customer lead initiatives similar to above where required)
  • Ensure that the [Employer hidden] project team are correctly managing quality in accordance with the Quality Management Plan, including ITPs, Check Sheets/WIS and NCRs. Setup and ensure document control procedures and electronic platforms are in place and adhered to correctly
  • Development of project controls for internal and external reporting and adherence to any internal/external KPI reporting
  • Management of designers and consultants (when the project has design responsibilities):
    • Input in designer / consultant contracts. Input into designer deliverables and timely delivery of design programme. Support to design management function and adhere to design management procedures. Actively manage risks and opportunities
  • Oversee and ensure that both cost and value are managed correctly and reported. Update resource planning and contingencies every month. Track and recover change and additional value where required
  • Prepare Monthly Project Progress Report and lead presentations to the customer. Prepare and present the Monthly Project Reviews and CVRs to [Employer hidden] Senior Management Team
  • Support work winning team and bid managers with opportunities and pipeline. Be able to act as a pre-construction lead /bid manager
  • Demonstrate behaviours that create a positive leadership shadow to the [Employer hidden] Project Team whilst providing professional credibility and integrity with our customers. Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position
  • Comply with Company policies & procedures

Experience/Knowledge:

  • Extensive Construction knowledge of techniques and productivities
  • A successful track record in managing operational delivery within construction. Experience in working on a variety of large-scale project types
  • Temporary Works experience
  • Experience in managing large multi-disciplined teams
  • Ability to train, mentor and coach multi-disciplined teams
  • Experience in presenting detailed reports to the Senior Management Team

Qualifications:

  • Relevant formal qualification is essential: HNC, HND, Degree
  • CSCS
  • CITB 5 Day Safety Supervisor

Skills:

  • IT literate
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
  • Ability to deal with clients, internal staff and ability to work on own initiative
  • Meticulous, organised, pro-active with a positive attitude and willingness to learn
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills

[Employer hidden] is an Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any protected characteristic.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. Employee referral scheme – refer a friend or family member to work for [Employer hidden]. Should you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send your CV, with a cover letter to Alex Stumpo, Talent Acquisition Manager, [Employer hidden] Group, to the email address below: [contact hidden]

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We are not using Recruitment Agencies for this role. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable.

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