Senior Project Manager - Contsruction

We are working with a South West based local authority who are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to join their team.

Set-up: Hybrid, although the postholder will need to be flexible with regards to travel as required to support the project

Rate: £500/day via umbrella, inside IR35

Duration: Initially signed off until March 2026

Hours: Full-time position

Purpose of the job

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the effective shaping, planning and delivery of construction projects. They will apply their specialist technical, professional knowledge and experience to deliver the projects effectively on behalf of the Authority.

The successful candidate will provide client-side project management of the design, development, and construction of two key projects

Responsibilities include:

• Successfully shape, plan and deliver projects on time, to budget and to the desired outcome through the effective application of the most appropriate project management methodology.
• Develops and maintains and detailed project plan, dealing with complex internal and external dependencies effectively.
• Identifies the skills and resources needed to deliver the project successfully. Builds the internal team and works with internal specialists to procure or commission appropriate external input to support delivery.
• Manages the complex project budget effectively and in line with the council’s financial procedures and regulations. Accurately manages and forecasts expenditure within agreed tolerances, dealing with any variances effectively.
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders at all level and across organisational boundaries to ensure alignment to strategic objectives

Requirements:

• Ensure that safe working practices are adopted by employees and in premises/work areas for which the post holder is responsible to maintain a safe working environment for employees and service users
• To model and promote good equalities practice and value diversity across the service
• Ensure that output and quality of work is of a high standard and complies with current legislation / standards
• Ensure that all mandatory training is undertaken as required – For example, Health and Safety, Equalities, Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults

Should this position be of interest to you, please apply online with an updated copy of your CV and myself or a member of the team will give you a call to discuss further.

At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion