Senior Project Manager

About The Role

Senior Project Manager

Construction & Real Estate Gleeds LLP, Southampton, SO30 Permanent Full-time Hybrid working

About this opportunity

We are searching for a Senior Project Manager to join our successful, established Southampton project management team. A leading name in the local area, our Southampton business has established excellent relationships with local clients, securing stable and long-term workstreams with customers. Managing major construction projects in the Hampshire region with local and national clients, our Southampton project management team service a range of sectors including:

• Commercial, residential & mixed use
• NHS / healthcare schemes
• Industrial & manufacturing
• Education, spanning schools & universities
• Central government schemes

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager with experience delivering construction / real estate projects from inception to completion. Sound contract knowledge and experience acting as contract administrator for JCT (and preferably NEC) contracts is key. You will be a key contact for clients, running your own projects and shadowing junior project managers acting as your support. Joining our Southampton team you will become part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary service, working with a diverse cohort of construction professionals and benefitting from:

• Clear, structured progression & development pathways
• An inclusive, social and supportive working community
• Varied work, with projects spanning multiple industries & sectors
• Hybrid working with flexible working options to support your work/life balance
• A competitive salary & comprehensive benefits (including health & wellness plans)
• Mentoring, guidance & support programmes available for those pursuing professional memberships

Your responsibilities will include (but aren't limited to):

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer's requirements.
• Managing projects and/or programmes to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer's agent or project manager
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Mentoring and coaching employees so that they realise their full potential
• Preparing bids for services.
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

About You

Who we're looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Sound project management and/or programme management experience post qualification.
• Sound knowledge and practiced experience of project management techniques
• Ability to administer construction contracts as Contract Administrator, Employer's Agent and/or Project Manager
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams.

Qualifications

You will hold, or be working towards, one of the following professional qualifications:

• MRICS (Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) or
• MAPM (Member of the Association of Project Managers) or
• MCIOB (Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders)

About Us

About us

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.