Senior Project Manager
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Richard Dawkins
Benefits
Life assurance
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Additional holiday purchase opportunities
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Enhanced family leave & policies
Share plan schemes
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Senior Project Manager
We're looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team based in Birmingham.
Location: Birmingham
Hours: Full-time
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and oversee the successful delivery of high value, technically complex construction projects. You'll drive project completion on time and on budget, working in a safe and quality-focused environment. This is an excellent opportunity to lead project teams, develop client relationships, and make a real impact from pre-construction through to delivery.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be working within the project team, supporting them in achieving operational and commercial goals. Your day to day will include:
- Leading assigned projects from second stage tender through to delivery, overseeing site teams to manage performance against programme and budget
- Managing project budgets and timescales, drawing up detailed plans to achieve each stage of a project
- Selecting and leading project teams, negotiating with contractors and suppliers to deliver against client expectations
- Communicating progress effectively with staff at every level, clients and stakeholders
- Identifying solutions to technical and logistical challenges, ensuring compliance with SHE policies and procedures
What are we looking for?
This role of Senior Project Manager is great for you if:
- You have significant experience in leading projects of considerable value from pre-construction to delivery
- You have demonstrable experience of managing project budgets, programmes and leading project teams effectively
- You possess strong communication skills with the ability to produce reports for leadership
- You have expert knowledge of delivery under NEC and JCT contract conditions
- You hold a relevant Construction Qualification at Degree level or equivalent, SMSTS, CSCS Black Card, and Full driving licence
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
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Location: Birmingham
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Vacancy ID: 11695
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Background check: None
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Closing date: 20 Sep 2026
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Contract type: Permanent
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Working hours: Full Time
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Flexible working: Yes
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
