Senior Project Manager

Role: Senior Project Manager

Location: Manchester

Contract: Permanent

Sector: Construction / FM / Healthcare

Salary: £70k per annum plus bonus

Performance-related bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life cover (2x salary)

Employee discount schemes

Cycle to work, gym savings, and holiday purchase scheme

CSR days

Professional development, training and qualifications

Employee well-being and support programmes

The role:

We are recruiting a Senior Project Manager on behalf of our client to lead and deliver high-value capital projects within a large healthcare estate. You'll be overseeing a portfolio in excess of £5m, taking full ownership of delivery, commercial performance, governance, client relationships and team leadership.

Healthcare experience is essential due to the nature of the environment, compliance requirements and criticality of operations.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead projects from inception through to post-completion review.
• Develop and manage programmes aligned to frameworks such as the RIBA Plan of Work.
• Ensure all projects are delivered on time, to specification, and with zero LADs.
• Provide robust direction to PMs, technical staff, contractors and consultants.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Take full P&L responsibility across a £5m+ portfolio.
• Manage budgets proactively with full cost oversight and margin protection.
• Identify commercial risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Monitor financial performance through internal systems and reporting tools.

Strategy, Governance & Compliance

• Ensure project compliance with RIBA stages, CDM, statutory regulations and healthcare-specific requirements.
• Prepare project documentation including RAMS, COSHH, WMS and CDM materials.
• Maintain SafeSite standards and conduct regular audits.

Client, Stakeholder & Business Growth

• Build and sustain strategic relationships with senior clients and key partners.
• Support bid submissions, tendering processes and business development activity.
• Contribute to pipeline planning, revenue forecasting and portfolio strategy.

About You

Essential

• Outstanding experience delivering projects £5m+ in healthcare or critical-infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of RIBA, CDM and complex project sequencing/critical path analysis.
• Proven commercial capability with full P&L accountability.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence at a senior level.
• Ability to pass a DBS Standard check.

Desirable

• Experience within PFI or government estates.
• Experience across multiple delivery models (D&B, traditional contracting, management fee, principal contractor).

Next Steps

If you're an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong background in healthcare estates and large-scale technical projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to (url removed)