VolkerWessels UK
Senior Project Manager
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VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure, and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial, and educational buildings.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to take a leading role in the delivery of a major water infrastructure scheme.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proven project leader with a strong track record of delivering large-scale civil engineering or water sector projects from inception through to completion.
As the Senior Project Manager, you will be accountable for all operational aspects of the project, overseeing pre-construction activities, project delivery, and final handover. You will lead and develop high-performing project teams, ensuring the safe, efficient, and successful delivery of the scheme while meeting programme, quality, and commercial objectives.
About You
- Proven experience in a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager role within the water, utilities, or civil engineering sectors.
- MEICA/SUDS/RC Tanks experience.
- Degree qualified or nearest possible equivalent.
- A member of an appropriate professional institution such as MICE/CIOB/RICS.
- A strategic mind-set, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
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Why Work with Us?
VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK, which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors, including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilizing the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognizing the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities—comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
- Flexible working opportunities
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
- Fairness, inclusion, and respect
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Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed.
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe, and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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