Title:  Senior Project Manager

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Project Manager to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK. This role will be carried out on site at Tatton House (M23 9LF) in Manchester.

What will the role offer?

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will assist the Senior Project Manager in the execution of their duties and act on their behalf as directed. The Project Manager will manage the interface between Designers and the Specialist Contractors during the design, procurement, and construction phases of a project. You will also be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely on time to budget whilst minimising customer disruption and communicating with the Senior Project Manager (SPM) to ensure a high level of client satisfaction is maintained.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

What you will be doing:

• To work in a team, assisting in the production and maintenance of technically sound project management solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Support the Delivery Management Team with periodic meeting with Project
• Managers to ensure programme delivery and compliance is embedded in account.
• Advise Designers as the role of Principal Contractor on the specific requirements of works to be procured under the contract or managed work frameworks.
• Arrange (and attend) introductory meetings and site visits with Supply
• Chain/Contractors (SCP) and Designers. Build engagement and close working relations with key SCP.
• Arrange and chair meetings between designers and the supply chain/contractors to enable the benefits of ‘early contractor involvement’ to be maximised and ensure ‘value engineering’ is incorporated in to schemes during the design phase.
• Work with the Senior Project Manager and wider operations team and assist designers with the preparation of an outline construction programme and manage the development/agreement of the detailed construction programme including incorporation of input from the contractors’/supply chain/SSDs.
• Ensure the issue of instructions regarding the extent of work to be undertaken by the supply chain/contractors.
• Assist with the delivery of weekly project management reports associated with financial, resource or time related reporting and progress reports for submission to stakeholders.
• Ensure all necessary construction related Quality Management and Health and Safety documentation is prepared.
• Ensure compliance with the duties and responsibilities of the Principal Contractor under the CDM Regulations when utilising supply chain/contractors.
• Ensure CDM notifications are in place, and all construction phase documents are produced.
• Liaise with the communications team to ensure an effective communication plan is in place for each scheme to be delivered and implemented.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Qualified to HND/Degree level in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and competency gained through relevant industry experience, professional development, or progression within the sector
• Understands project management theory and principles, gained through practical application.
• Has knowledge and understanding of project management and specification processes and take ownership to produce deliverables
• Good competence with relevant the Microsoft packages of Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint
• Ability to demonstrate / develop more effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, benchmarks to check quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.
• Adapts approach and demeanour in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What we can offer you

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruiter for this role, at jessica.patel1@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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