BDP
Senior Project Manager
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Company Description
BDP is a major international, interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers, and urbanists creating places for living, working, shopping, culture, and learning across the world. Founded in 1961, the practice now operates studios across the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, UAE, India, Peru, Singapore, USA, Canada, and China. BDP has a leading track record across sectors including health, education, workplace, retail, urbanism, heritage, housing, transport, leisure, public safety, and energy utilities. The organization integrates expertise across disciplines, locations, and building types to deliver effective, high-quality, and inspiring built environments.
Prospective team members can explore why people join and enjoy working at BDP through the careers site: http://www.bdp.com/en/careers-at-bdp/why-join-bdp/
Role Description
The Senior Project Manager role is a full-time position based in London with a hybrid working arrangement, combining studio presence with some work-from-home flexibility. The Senior Project Manager will lead complex projects from inception to completion, coordinating interdisciplinary teams and overseeing project plans, budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
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- Managing stakeholder communication
- Chairing project meetings
- Monitoring progress against key milestones
- Resolving issues related to design changes, logistics, and regulatory requirements
The role involves close collaboration with clients, consultants, and internal disciplines to ensure that project objectives are met and risks are effectively managed. The Senior Project Manager will also contribute to continuous improvement in project delivery processes and support mentoring and guidance of junior team members.
Qualifications
- Strong project management skills, including Project Management experience in multidisciplinary environments and the ability to oversee project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Experience as an Expeditor, with Expediting skills focused on coordinating materials, information flow, and supplier deliverables to meet project timelines.
- Inspection and quality assurance experience, including oversight of site inspections, documentation review, and compliance with design and regulatory standards.
- Logistics Management skills, including planning and coordinating resources, equipment, and vendor activities across multiple project locations.
- Proven experience managing large, complex construction or design projects, ideally within architecture, engineering, or urban design sectors.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities, with capacity to lead meetings and present project updates clearly.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring, team coordination, and decision-making under time and resource constraints.
- Relevant professional qualification in project management, architecture, engineering, or a related discipline; professional certifications (e.g., PMP or equivalent) are an advantage.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in
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