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Senior Project Manager
Locations: Brighton, East Sussex & Fareham, Hampshire
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a portfolio of construction projects, each valued up to £20m. You’ll provide leadership across multiple schemes, supporting and guiding up to four site ‑ based Project Managers while working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external partners.
This role suits someone who enjoys developing people, building inclusive and high ‑ performing teams, and delivering projects safely, responsibly, and to a high standard throughout the full project lifecycle.
What you'll be doing:
Leadership & Team Culture
- Lead and oversee a portfolio of projects, providing clear direction, support, and accountability.
- Build and support diverse teams where people feel safe, respected, and able to do their best work.
- Create and maintain a “Knowingly Safe” working environment.
- Embed and champion an inclusive F.R.E.D.I.E culture.
Support the performance and development of direct reports through regular feedback, coaching, and constructive challenge.
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Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Ensure the principles of CDM 2015 and relevant legislation are applied consistently.
- Promote shared responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing across all teams.
- Ensure incidents and accidents are investigated thoroughly, with learnings shared and embedded.
Appoint and support a Temporary Works Coordinator, ensuring temporary works are planned, designed, and delivered safely and on time.
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Planning, Design & Pre ‑ Construction
- Work collaboratively with designers to ensure designs are safe, buildable, inclusive, and achievable within agreed timescales.
- Plan and facilitate collaborative workshops where appropriate.
- Ensure all regulatory and pre ‑ commencement requirements are completed before site start.
- Oversee the timely setup of site offices and compounds.
Encourage the use of innovation, technology, and modern methods of construction where these add value.
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Commercial & Project Delivery
Stakeholder, Performance & Reporting
- Support recruitment and onboarding of project team members in line with resource plans.
- Engage with the Performance Team to ensure all Construction Performance Framework/Balanced Scorecard (CPF/BSC) scoring is completed and evidenced.
- Maintain clear, timely, and accurate internal and external reporting.
Communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, adapting your approach to meet different needs and perspectives.
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About you:
- Relevant CSCS card (or willingness to obtain).
- HNC, Degree, or equivalent experience in a construction ‑ related discipline.
- PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent project management qualification (or equivalent practical experience).
- Experience managing complex construction projects or portfolios.
- Strong understanding of CDM 2015 and health and safety responsibilities.
- Working knowledge of NEC and/or IChemE contracts and commercial principles.
- Confidence using Office 365 tools to support collaboration and reporting.
- Experience developing inclusive, high ‑ performing teams.
- Inclusive and collaborative leadership style.
- Clear, respectful, and adaptable communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and make balanced, informed decisions.
Commitment to working safely, ethically, and responsibly.
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What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our Benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
A wide range of corporate discounts
Cycle to Work schemes
Comprehensive pension plan
Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact [email protected]
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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