Senior Project Manager - Construction Consultancy in Brighton

Join our fantastic team at Fulkers Bailey Russell as we look for a Senior Project Manager! As a leading consultancy, we're passionate about delivering amazing projects that make a meaningful impact - this role will provide the opportunity to join our Public sector team, leading exciting projects across London and the South East. Get hands on experience of a wide variety of projects, covering Education, Healthcare, Blue Light and local Government.

About The Role

At Fulkers Bailey Russell, we pride ourselves on providing a supportive and ambitious environment for our employees and believe in fostering strong relationships with our clients. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a variety of construction projects, autonomously managing them from outset to completion. Join us in a hybrid working environment and see the impact your day to day has on the overall business, while developing your career as a future leader.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects of varied size and complexity, undertaking the day‑to‑day project activities of a Project Manager, as well as providing senior support and representation on projects where required.
• Supporting other senior members of staff in project delivery and internal processes.
• Guide and direct project team members to ensure compliance with our company set standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Support Associate Directors with resource management, fee management and reporting.
• Maintain and support good client working relationships acting as a main point of contact for queries, as necessary.
• Undertake reviews of lessons learnt, implementing changes for future improvements.
• Ensure internal systems are kept updated e.g. finance and resource trackers and timely sign off of invoices.
• Support in conflict resolution.
• Internal governance such as reviews of flash reports and senior signatories on approved documents.
• Ensure compliance with client gateways and their governance processes.
• Undertake the production of fee bids with the support of the Bid Team and Associate Directors.
• Actively involved in mentoring and training internal staff and CPD activities.
• Working collaboratively with the client and other consultants.
• Observe Health & Safety provision in the working environment and CDM 2015 regulations including escalating any HSE issues.
• Endeavour to improve our social and environmental impact.

Requirements

• Longstanding experience as a Project Manager within the construction industry.
• Ideally Chartered accreditation with experience post qualification.
• Ability to deliver larger and more complex projects through the whole project lifecycle.
• Support junior members of the team with mentoring and development.
• Development of leadership and management skills.
• Ability to manage fees and assist with fee bids.
• Generate new work through the management of client relations.
• Excellent knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra paid day off for your birthday and Christmas shutdown.
• Option to buy or carry over up to 5 additional holiday days annually.
• Private health cover from day one.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and charitable volunteer leave.
• Agile working policy.
• Annual discretionary bonus and salary review.
• Company pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Access to a wellbeing app and online learning platform.
• Career development, chartership support and training opportunities.
• Internal recruitment referral bonus scheme.

Fulkers Bailey Russell is now a Certified B Corporation, meeting high standards of social and environmental performance. We're dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace – diversity in our team leads to creativity, innovation, and better business outcomes, and we promote equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates diversity. Apply today to join a team that works on impactful public sector projects across London and the South East.