Royal BAM Group

Senior Project Manager

Royal BAM Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide direct line management, coaching, mentoring, and performance oversight for a team of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers.
  • Set delivery expectations, monitor performance, and ensure projects adhere to BAM FM governance, H&S, and quality frameworks.
  • Lead a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the Projects team.
  • Support resource planning across the portfolio to ensure suitable allocation of project management and technical resources.
  • Personally lead and deliver high value, complex, or strategically important projects from inception to completion.
  • Undertake scoping, surveys, design development, procurement, contract administration, and site management oversight as required.
  • Working with the commercial, QS/Estimating function within the projects team.
  • Drive high standards of planning, programming, cost control, quality assurance, and stakeholder communication.
  • Ensure project compliance with CDM regulations, BAM FM safety processes, and statutory requirements.
  • Hold responsibility for achieving financial performance targets across the project portfolio, including profitability, cost control, and budget adherence.
  • Support PMs with commercial decision making, tender analysis, change control, and risk management along with operational and programming support.
  • Review and approve tender recommendations, contractor appointments, and project financial documentation where delegated.
  • Work with Commercial and Finance teams to improve forecasting accuracy, margin protection, and cash flow performance.
  • Act as a senior point of contact for clients, building trust and driving repeat business and long term relationships.
  • Engage early with clients to clarify briefs, shape project scopes, and develop robust specifications.
  • Represent BAM FM in high level client meetings, internal governance reviews, and commercial discussions.
  • Collaborate with BAM UK&I, BAM FM Operations, Design Consultants, and other internal partners to optimise delivery across shared contracts.
  • Lead on governance, safety, CDM, and project management best practices across the team.
  • Produce and review key performance reports, risk registers, programmes, and project progress documentation.
  • Drive the consistent use of project management systems, trackers, and document control processes.
  • Ensure project records and close out documentation are completed to BAM FM/client standards.
  • Support the ongoing development of project processes, tools, and templates.
  • Identify training needs within the Projects team and support professional development pathways.
  • Drive lessons learned initiatives, applying findings to future project delivery and governance improvements.

Requirements

  • Proven leadership experience managing Project Managers or multi disciplinary project delivery teams.
  • Demonstrable experience delivering multiple capital projects from £75k to £5m+ within FM, construction, M&E and renewables environment.
  • Degree level qualification in construction, engineering, project management, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen.
  • Excellent understanding of JCT and NEC contract forms.
  • Advanced knowledge of H&S, CDM regulations, and site management (SMSTS minimum; additional CDM qualification essential).
  • Experience managing client facing project works and developing long term commercial relationships.
  • High level communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Willingness to travel across the UK.
  • DBS clearance.
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate. (Desirable)
  • Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams across national or multi contract portfolios. (Desirable)
  • Experience developing proposals, variations, final accounts, and commercially complex submissions. (Desirable)
  • Strong PFI portfolio experience. (Desirable)
  • Ability to integrate project, commercial, and client relationship management effectively. (Desirable)
Benefits
  • Company Car or Car Allowance.
  • Contributory Pension
  • BUPA
  • Life Assurance
  • 26 days holiday (increases with length of service) plus 2 Wellbeing days and 1 Volunteering day.
  • Gym subsidy and BAM social club membership.
  • Health and Well Being Programme.
  • Learning and Development Opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementcontract administrationrisk managementcost controlbudget adherencestakeholder communicationplanningprogrammingsite managementtender analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationinfluencingrelationship managementaccountabilitycontinuous improvementteam developmentclient engagement
Certifications
degree in constructiondegree in engineeringdegree in project managementSMSTSCDM qualificationNEBOSH Construction CertificateDBS clearance