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Peace Recruitment
Senior Project Manager
£55,000
- £65,000
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Description
Location: Glasgow
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Are you a Civil or Structural Engineer who’s transitioned into project management - or ready to take the next big step? Peace Recruitment is partnering with a leading organisation delivering large-scale defence projects across Scotland, and they’re looking for a Senior Project Manager with solid civil or structural design understanding to lead project teams and deliver complex engineering schemes from concept to completion.
The Role
You’ll take ownership of high-value, technically challenging infrastructure projects, leading both delivery and people.
As Senior Project Manager, you’ll line manage a team of Project Managers and Assistants, while also steering major projects through every stage of the RIBA plan of work - ensuring delivery to time, cost, quality, and safety benchmarks.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading and motivating a multi-disciplinary team to deliver infrastructure projects
Managing large, complex civil and structural projects through concept, design, tender, and delivery stages
Implementing company policies around safety, quality, and environmental standards
Ensuring effective risk management, cost control, and programme reporting
Driving collaboration across design and delivery teams, ensuring technical excellence
Using modern project management tools (Primavera, MS Project, etc.) and data environments (CEMAR, Sypro, Asite)
About You
You’ll be an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, ideally from a civil, structural, or engineering design background, who thrives on delivering challenging infrastructure projects.
You should bring:
Proven experience managing teams and large-scale projects within construction or infrastructure delivery
Strong understanding of NEC4 or JCT contract administration
Experience managing design teams through RIBA stages and acting as Principal Designer under CDM regulations
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to influence and lead with confidence
A hands-on, proactive approach to problem-solving and team leadership
Qualifications
Degree or HNC (minimum) in Civil, Structural, or related Engineering discipline
Full membership or working towards membership of ICE, IStructE, CIOB, APM, or similar professional body
Ideally APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent
What’s on Offer
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team within a high-performing infrastructure environment - perfect for a technically-minded Project Manager ready to take a senior step. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking organisation delivering projects that shape Scotland’s built environment, with excellent professional development and chartership support.
Peace Recruitment
Senior Project Manager
£55,000 - £65,000
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