Job Description
A growing construction consultancy in Manchester is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join its established team, working predominantly on healthcare and education projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to take ownership of meaningful public sector schemes while working within a supportive and ambitious consultancy.
The Senior Project Manager will lead projects from inception through to completion, managing clients, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders. This Senior Project Manager role would suit an experienced Senior Project Manager who enjoys hands-on project delivery rather than moving immediately into a management-focused position. The successful Senior Project Manager will have the opportunity to lead their own commissions across healthcare and education, with genuine responsibility for project outcomes.
You must have prior construction consultancy experience to be considered for this role.
The Senior Project Manager''s role
The Senior Project Manager will independently lead healthcare and education projects through pre-contract and post-contract stages.
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for programme management, procurement, consultant coordination, contract administration, risk management, change control, and project reporting.
The Senior Project Manager will chair meetings, manage multidisciplinary teams, monitor contractor performance, and maintain strong relationships with public sector clients. They will also coordinate with operational stakeholders, particularly where projects involve live hospitals, schools, or other occupied buildings.
The Senior Project Manager
The successful Senior Project Manager will have:
Strong experience working within a construction consultancy
Experience delivering healthcare, education, or similar public sector projects
Proven ability to independently manage projects from inception through to completion
A degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, or a related discipline
MRICS, MAPM, MCIOB, or another relevant professional qualification
Strong knowledge of JCT and/or NEC contracts
Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams
Experience working in live or occupied environments would be beneficial
A proactive, commercially aware, and delivery-focused approach
In Return?
-65,000 - -75,000
Healthcare and education project exposure
Opportunity to lead projects independently
Strong public sector project pipeline
Direct client-facing responsibility
Ongoing professional development
Opportunities for long-term career progression
Supportive Manchester consultancy team
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