Senior Project Manager

Overview

In this role you lead structural steel installation projects from planning through completion, coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders in London. You will manage timelines, budgets, safety, and quality while liaising with clients, engineers and site personnel. The position offers a clear path to more senior responsibilities within a specialist steel contractor. Your impact includes ensuring constructability, on-time delivery, and smooth handovers, with a hands-on presence on site.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the project team to oversee all aspects of structural steel installation projects
• Manage and deliver project timelines, ensuring milestones and deadlines are met
• Lead lookahead planning cascaded to project and site teams
• Visual planning through model and 2D drawing mark-ups
• Organise trades ahead of mobilising
• Coordinate with clients, engineers, designers and site personnel for alignment
• Lead and coordinate project documentation (contracts, schedules, work packages, RFIs, change orders)
• Guide constructability and method statements with internal stakeholders
• Monitor costs, budgets and forecasts
• Lead site meetings and report progress to stakeholders
• Ensure project reporting aligns with requirements
• Ensure health, safety and environmental compliance across sites
• Oversee quality control and project handover to standards
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers to meet deadlines and quality
• Resolve site issues with client and project team via meetings and direct contact
• Support the commercial team on scope items
• Act as link between project and workshop team
• Maintain detailed daily/weekly project records
• Be the on-site project lead
• Review and manage ITPs
• Ensure timely O&M manuals and handovers
• Lead with continuous presence on site

Key requirements

• London project experience (Essential)
• 5+ years as Project Manager in structural steel, steel erection or heavy construction
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong track record of delivering high standards
• In-depth knowledge of steel construction methods, materials and site operations
• Strong understanding of structural drawings, shop drawings and erection plans
• Experience with Asta Project or Primavera P6
• Contract administration and financial control with QS coordination
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient with Trimble and Trimble Connect
• Proficient with PDF mark-up (Bluebeam)
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Valid driving licence and willingness to travel to sites
• CSCS/SMSTS certification
• Desirable: Degree/diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field
• Desirable: NEBOSH/IOSH certification
• Desirable: BIM familiarity and Tekla Structures
• Desirable: crane lifts and heavy steel logistics planning

• Leadership
• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Asta Project
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

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