senior project manager - roads.

Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be working closely with the Project Managers and will lead a team of engineers, coordinating and delivering scope, reporting, QA, safety, and all other responsibilities to the required project and clients standards.

As part of a growing team with a commitment to excellence, you will be provided with challenging work on a wide range of structural and civil engineering projects.

About the role

• Monitor project progress in terms of quality, timeliness and budgets including regular program review and report to the Project Manager
• Demonstrate financial management skills and commercial acumen when making decisions
• Provide active professional direction to supervise management of works contracts, monitor contractor progress and effectively negotiate variations, claims and other issues
• Prepare scope of works, and effectively manage commercial arrangements or sub-contractors
• Manage consultant, subcontractor & supplier procurement, ensuring comprehensive scope of works are prepared and included in the tender documentation
• Manage and mentor a team of project, site and graduate engineers
• Demonstrate sound people management skills by managing work and performance of subcontractors to achieve outcomes
• Directly influence the safety culture through the promotion of safe work practices

To be successful in the role you will possess

• Strong and demonstrated experience in project management
• Previously worked on road upgrade projects (GC21 works ideally)
• Competent in planning and organising work schedules and a demonstrated ability to deliver to timelines
• Ability to provide active professional direction to supervise management of works contracts, monitor contractor progress and effectively negotiate variations, claims and other issues
• Ability to anticipate, identify and respond to project risks and issues. Including completing complex risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills which enable you to assist in resolution of client and key stakeholders’ concerns
• Tertiary Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering with relevant years of experience in the construction industry