Senior Construction Project Manager in Southampton

We’re looking for a Senior Construction Consultant/Project Manager to join our Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) business to provide project management support and construction planning/constructability input across multiple sectors. The role will include holistically managing and planning project delivery, supporting design development through constructability/buildability inputs and developing construction related data and schedules. Early stage input and constructability advice is required for planning authority consultation on the UK's most significant and complex infrastructure programmes. Involvement will be focused on long term, high impact projects that offer the opportunity to be part of something meaningful and fundamentally shape how future UK’s major infrastructure projects are delivered.

As Senior Project Manager you will be leading and managing your own complex project or portfolio of projects on major infrastructure schemes. Additionally, we are looking to increase our internal capability to provide construction planning support and deliver construction and logistics outputs for early stage project delivery. You’ll be central to driving project maturity, ensuring design development recognises constructability issues and constraints whilst working closely with clients, key stakeholders, technical and commercial teams to ensure timelines, risks, and resources are all aligned. You will provide leadership and, where required, management to the project team, by demonstrating consistency in managing processes and by helping protect the commercial and delivery interests of the business.

Security Clearance
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Work Environment
Agile working: At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

• Financial Wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Leave & Holidays: A minimum of 33–35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years' service.

Qualifications

• A degree or similar qualification in engineering or project management subject.
• Experience in construction planning and major infrastructure project delivery.
• A relevant professional qualification with the APM, PMI or RICS.
• Membership of the APM.
• Chartered (or working towards chartership) with a relevant chartered body eg. APM (ChPP), CIWEM, ICE, CIOB, RICS.
• Proven track record of delivery of projects in the construction industry in regulatory environments.
• Strong financial awareness, commercial acumen and analytical skills.
• Good leadership and people management skills and an ability to build and develop high performing teams.
• Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond rapidly to unexpected events, and an ability to develop creative solutions to problems.

Learning and Development
Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.

Networks and Social Outcomes
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