Senior Project Manager – Milton Keynes
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Project Manager to join a booming consultancy in Milton Keynes. This role offers the chance to lead and manage a diverse portfolio of projects, ensuring successful delivery in line with client expectations. The ideal candidate will be an experienced professional with a strong background in project management, contract administration, and stakeholder engagement.
As a Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of end-to-end project delivery, overseeing budgets, schedules, risks, and resources while ensuring compliance with industry best practices and relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of construction projects across multiple sectors.
* Managing project lifecycles from feasibility through to completion, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
* Developing and implementing project strategies, programmes, and financial controls.
* Providing contract administration and commercial oversight, working with JCT, NEC3/4, and FIDIC contracts.
* Managing stakeholder relationships, acting as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, contractors, and external partners.
* Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks, ensuring effective problem resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
* Preparing and delivering progress reports, financial updates, and risk assessments to senior management and clients.
* Leading and mentoring junior project managers and assistant project managers, ensuring team development and high-performance standards.
* Ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, health and safety standards, and sustainability objectives.
* Supporting business development by contributing to bids, proposals, and client presentations.
Requirements
* Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
* 5+ years of experience in project management within a consultancy or client-side environment.
* Extensive experience in contract administration (NEC3/4, JCT, or FIDIC).
* Strong leadership, team management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring successful delivery within budget and timelines.
* Excellent problem-solving, negotiation, and risk management capabilities.
* Strong knowledge of project controls, cost management, and procurement processes.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, MS Project, Asta Powerproject, or other project management software.
* Chartered status or working towards APM, CIOB, or RICS membership is desirable.
* Full UK driving licence is preferred.
What’s on Offer
* Opportunity to lead major projects and shape the direction of a growing consultancy.
* Career development support, including professional training and mentorship.
* Collaborative and inclusive working environment.
* Exposure to high-profile clients and complex, multi-million-pound projects.
Project Portfolio
Logistics and Distribution: The firm has extensive experience managing logistics hubs and distribution centre developments. Notably, they provided cost management and employer’s agent services for a project recognized as the world’s most sustainable warehouse, which won the 'Building Project of the Year' at the 2019 Business Green Leaders Awards.
Mixed-Use Developments: Projects include town centre redevelopments combining hotels, offices, retail units, and residential spaces. An example is their work on a high-profile town centre regeneration project featuring commercial and residential elements.
Infrastructure Projects: Expertise includes overseeing site-wide infrastructure and enabling works across multi-phase developments, such as large-scale logistics and industrial parks.
Hospitality, Residential, and Commercial Offices: The consultancy has contributed to the development of hotels, residential complexes, and office buildings, delivering comprehensive solutions from concept to completion.
What’s on Offer
* Structured career progression and mentorship from experienced professionals.
* Support towards professional qualifications, including APM, CIOB, or RICS chartership.
* Opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects across multiple sectors.
* A collaborative and professional working environment within a growing consultancy.
In Summary
Cracking company, great career paths, strong benefits package, top notch projects.
Package & Benefits
Assistant Project Manager – 55-70k
* 45p per mile
* Bonus – 10% performance related
* Charterships fees paid
* Salary sacrifices electrical cars, all levels
* 5% pension
* Holiday 28 + stat