Senior Project Manager

About the role

Location: Ringmer, East Sussex

At Balfour Beatty, we’re shaping the future of infrastructure. We’re looking for a driven and experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team in Living Places – East Sussex to lead the successful delivery of Highway projects from initiation through to completion.

As a Senior Project Manager you will lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary team of project managers, supervisors and designers, ensuring clear direction, strong collaboration and effective delivery across all stages of the project lifecycle.

You’ll act as a key decision-maker, balancing customer requirements with project constraints, while driving team performance, design coordination, site delivery, stakeholder confidence and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

Leading project governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement

Providing clear leadership, coaching and direction to project managers, supervisors and designers

Developing and leading high-performing, motivated teams across project management, supervision and design disciplines

Driving safe delivery with a strong focus on Zero Harm

Managing highways portfolio, resources, and budgets

Overseeing subcontractors and supply chain performance

Leading risk, issue, and opportunity management processes

Ensuring quality standards and assurance activities are met

Monitoring progress and implementing effective project controls

Supporting commercial performance, including cost control and recovery

Championing digital tools and data-driven decision making

Who we're looking for

Strong leadership capability with the ability to inspire, coach and develop project managers, supervisors and designers

Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, including project managers, supervisors and designers, with the ability to set clear expectations, support delivery, resolve issues and maintain high levels of performance across project lifecycles

Proven track record of delivering projects successfully

Strong knowledge of contract forms and commercial awareness

Experience implementing safe systems of work

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment

Analytical, solution-focused approach to problem solving

Full, clean UK Driving Licence

Desirable

Demonstrated experience managing a diverse portfolio of projects within Highways

Active membership of a recognised professional body, such as the Association for Project Management (APM)

Holder of a CSCS black card

Proficiency in Microsoft Project for scheduling and project tracking

Possession of an HNC or equivalent qualification

Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) certified

Experience and understanding in working on NEC4 contracts

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

Job Reference: BBUK19676