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Senior Project Manager
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Secure Infrastructure (MOJ) team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering the Yorkshire & Humber region. This role is working 37.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday).
This is a key role responsible for delivering a diverse portfolio of refurbishment projects across the prison estate. You'll lead a team of up to six Project Managers, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and customer service.
Working within a complex and highly regulated environment, you'll play a crucial role in improving prison facilities that support operational effectiveness, staff wellbeing, and safer environments for those who use them. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while developing your career within one of the UK's leading infrastructure and facilities management organizations.
What You Will Do
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Project Managers, providing direction, coaching, and support to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Deliver a programme of refurbishment and construction projects across the prison estate, ensuring works are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
- Build strong relationships with Ministry of Justice stakeholders, customers, and supply chain partners to ensure excellent service delivery.
- Promote and champion a positive safety culture, ensuring compliance with CDM regulations and safe systems of work.
- Drive commercial performance through effective budget management and sound financial decision-making.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across the project portfolio.
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What You Will Bring
Essential
- Significant experience delivering construction, refurbishment, or property maintenance projects.
- Proven experience leading and developing operational or project delivery teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and client relationship skills, ideally within the public sector.
- Excellent commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets and financial performance.
- Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, safe systems of work, and project governance.
- Construction-related qualification (ONC or above, or equivalent experience).
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Chartered status, or working towards Chartership with CIOB, RICS, or a related professional body.
Desirable
- SMSTS qualification.
- IOSH Managing Safely.
We Value Potential
At Amey, we recognize that experience comes in many forms. If you have most, but not all, of the skills and experience listed, we would still love to hear from you. We may be able to offer development and training to support your growth and career progression.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of this role, successful candidates will be required to undergo appropriate security clearance and vetting processes before employment can commence. This may include BPSS and Ministry of Justice security vetting requirements. Eligibility to work in the UK will be required.
Why Join Amey?
At Amey, we're committed to creating better places to live, work, and travel through infrastructure that supports everyday life.
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When you join us, you'll benefit from:
- Career development opportunities and structured progression pathways
- Access to training, professional development, and professional membership support
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where business needs allow
- Competitive pension scheme
- Minimum 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employee discounts and flexible benefits
- Wellbeing support and employee assistance programmes
- The opportunity to work on projects that make a genuine difference to communities across the UK
About Amey
Amey is a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for public and private sector customers, we help keep the UK's infrastructure working safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
At Amey, we are committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
As a Disability Confident employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require support at any stage, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Apply Today
If you're ready to lead a high-performing team and deliver impactful refurbishment projects across the Yorkshire & Humber prison estate, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply as soon as possible, as we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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