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Location: Birmingham
Salary: 90,000-100,000 (per annum)
Job type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Industry: Construction / Construction - Building Projects
Company: Hays
Consultant: Sophie Anderson
Hays office: Leicester — 1st & 2nd Floor, 2 Colton Square
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A leading Tier 1 construction contractor with a strong presence across the Midlands is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of a growing portfolio of education projects. With a reputation for delivering complex, high-value schemes across the public sector, the business offers long-term career opportunities, a collaborative culture and a secure pipeline of work.
Your new role
As Senior Project Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the successful planning, management and delivery of major education projects across the West Midlands region. Operating from locations including Birmingham, Dudley and Stafford, you will lead project teams through all phases of construction, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest standards of quality.
Your responsibilities will include: - Leading the delivery of large-scale school and education construction projects
- Managing project programmes, budgets and resources
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and key stakeholders
- Ensuring full compliance with health, safety, quality and environmental standards
- Providing leadership, direction and support to site and project teams
- Managing project risks and driving successful outcomes from pre-construction through to handover
- Reporting project performance to senior management
- Proven experience working within a Tier 1 main contractor environment
- Significant experience delivering large-scale education or school construction projects
- A successful track record of managing projects from inception through to completion
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent commercial awareness and programme management capabilities
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Relevant construction qualifications such as SMSTS, CSCS and NVQL6
- Full UK driving licence
- Competitive salary of 90,000 - 100,000
- Comprehensive benefits package including car allowance, bonus and pension
- Long-term secured workload across the education sector
- Opportunity to deliver high-profile projects for a leading UK contractor
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
- A supportive and forward-thinking working environment
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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