Senior Project Manager - Civil Engineering

Your new company
You will be working for a local council on in the regeneration team. The team focus on four core areas, coastal and drainage, highways design, highways maintenance and project management.

Your new role
Your role will be to successfully project manage major civil engineering schemes from inception through to completion. You will work closely with officers, contractors and elected members to ensure that the highest standards are achieved within the constraints of time and budget.

You may be required to manage some of the construction and professional based framework contracts that the Council operates.

The role is 37.5 hours per week and offers hybrid working, though the successful candidate is expected to work 2 to 3 days per week in the office.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced civils project manager with experience of delivering major civil projects on time and to budget. You will have experience of contract like NEC and have lead small teams.

You will hold an appropriate professional project management qualification (e.g. Prince 2 practitioner level) and membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. APM) or demonstrated performance over a substantial period at this level.

You will have an excellent commercial awareness and proven success of working within strict budgetary controls, including the analysis and interpretation of financial information. You will also have good analytical and problem solving skill, with an ability to prioritise workload in order to manage time effectively.

This includes being able to work on own initiative and respond positively to workload pressures.

What you'll get in return
1 year contract
Rates are negotiable based on your skills and experience.

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