Senior Project Manager (Defence) - Manchester / Honington (5252)

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

11/27/2024

Senior Project Manager

Location: Manchester (to then transfer to project site in Cambridgeshire)

Are you ready to take responsibility of complex self-delivered projects? Can you lead pre-construction and delivery of in-situ and modular elements to build suitable accommodation in the defence sector? Then come and join Laing O'Rourke as a Senior Project Manager.

At Laing O'Rourke we deliver our projects with in-house capabilities and expert teams of engineers. As a Senior Project Manager you will oversee large-scale construction projects from concept to completion. Do you have a track record for delivering projects on time, within scope and budget? Then apply today and work with like minded professionals to deliver on quality, mitigate risk and foster the ‘Power of Experience'.

As a Senior Project Manager you will be commercially aware with knowledge of NEC contract types. You will be responsible for the programme review and planning. Laing O'Rourke use many PM platforms, having experience of Asta PowerProject or similar will help support your project tracking.

Accuracy and an ability to analyse methods will help you implement innovative and consistent delivery methods. Take a look at some of the duties below.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Uphold and lead by example on health and safety and promote a safe working culture
• Able to Project Manage from pre-construction stages into handover on full-build projects.
• Knowledge of sub-structure, structure and fit-out projects
• Ability to use project management software
• Able to understand and utilise BIM (Digital Engineering) information and models
• Experience of budgeting, financial planning and risk management
• Communication at all project levels from site to senior leadership along with suppliers and the client
• Delivery of fast paced in-situ and modular construction projects
  
  

Technical Capabilities And Training

• Engineering Degree or similar on the job training
• Self-delivery methodologies
• Building information modelling
• Off-Site construction – Modular methods of construction
• Technical project knowledge
  
  

Desirable

• Circa 10 years a Project Manager
• CEMAR experience
• Tier 1 contractor experience
• Defence or government projects
  
  

The position may see you delivering multiple projects meaning travel will be essential. During pre-construction phases Sale (Manchester) will be used as a base. We will also consider locations such as Dartford with mobilisation to sites when needed.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com