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Senior Project Manager

Derby, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects in transportation, utilities, and highways, acting as the primary client interface to ensure objectives, time, cost, and quality targets are met.

Role type

Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure)

Builds

Infrastructure projects (transportation, utilities, highways) and advisory services (urban regeneration funding)

Domain

Construction & Engineering (Infrastructure)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> client delivery

Required skills

Strategic project advisory, project governance establishment, master project planning, resource planning and procurement, cross-functional team leadership, performance management (KPIs), change control, budget management, risk identification and mitigation, stakeholder management, quality and safety compliance

Preferred skills

Chartered status (ICE, APM, RICS), experience on large scheme projects (£100m+)

Technologies

Project management software, financial reporting tools

Responsibilities

Advise on strategic approaches at project inception, prepare and maintain project requirements and success criteria, establish project governance and processes, develop and implement resource plans, monitor project performance against plans and targets, manage change control processes, control budgets and forecasts, interface with clients and stakeholders, identify and mitigate project risks, manage quality, safety, health, and environment issues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with potential line management responsibilities

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