Senior Project Manager
Skanska
- Senior Project Manager
- General information
- City/town: Bristol
- Job field: Other Operations
- External closing date: Friday, November 6, 2026
- Type of contract: Permanent
- ID: 6753
- Description and requirements
At Skanska, we’re shaping the way we live, work and connect. As one of the world’s largest construction and development companies, we work together with customers, communities and partners to shape a better society.
You will be working in the Building Services OU based in Bristol where we are working across schools, colleges, and universities in four UK regions, our Building Services division delivers complete facilities management—M&E, cleaning, catering, and grounds—via efficient planned and reactive services powered by technology, ensuring safe, healthy learning environments.
In our Building Services team, we bring Skanska’s purpose to build for a better society to life—creating healthy workplaces, comfortable homes and efficient facilities that improve people’s lives. Through collaboration and innovation, we deliver high-quality solutions that make a lasting, positive impact for people and communities.
We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager who will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of programs of work including lifecycle and contract variation and capital works within the Bristol Schools framework PFI.
As the Senior Project Manager, you will:
- Foster and develop excellent working relations with the diverse client and end user base providing confidence and assurance of Skanska Building Services ability and capability to successfully deliver projects
- Provide leadership, development and guidance to the existing PM resource and ensure best practice and conformance with legislation is achieved.
- Manage Life Cycle, Capital Project work including design management, temporary works, estimating, arrange for the ordering of materials and plant, resource planning and implementation of direct labour or contract labour.
- Lead on project delivery, and to hold and facilitate, as necessary, requirement, design review, prestart, progress and handover meetings.
- Working with the Contract and Commercial team to ensure all quotations are completed and returned within the Project related KPI and Performance Management System time scales.
- Develop and pre-plan all works with relevant stakeholders and liaison with all relevant parties including but not limited to General Manager, Operations Manager, Clients, Trade contractors, Consultants and other third parties including internal departments, to agree final project arrangements for the works. Ensure planned works do not compromise day to day operations (unless alternative arrangements agreed and in place) and that works are delivered in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
We are looking for:
- Recognised Qualification in Building Services or Construction/Project Management.
- H&S qualification e.g. minimum 4-day IOSH, SMSTS or Construction Certificate.
- Must achieve Enhanced DBS.
- Confident communicator at varying levels.
- The Senior Project Manager must be able to demonstrate 10 years’ experience in project or construction management in an FM environment.
- Experience in managing the delivery of large and complex programs of work in an FM environment.
- Demonstrable experience in delivering programs of work in line with the requirements of CDM 2015 and experience in fulfilling the duties of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor on single and multi-discipline projects.
- PFI Contracting experience is essential and value Engineering experience.
What we offer:
- 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
- Financial wellbeing and employee assistance
- Professional development
- Enhanced family benefits (including maternity, paternity,dependants and parental bereavement leave)
Inclusion and Diversity
We thrive through embracing differences as we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it The Skanska Way.
Flexible working
Where possible, we offer a range of flexible working options, and we would be happy to discuss this at the application stage if this is something you’d like to explore.
Reasonable adjustments
We want you to feel confident and supported throughout every stage of our recruitment process. If you need any adjustments to help you during your application, please contact us at recruitment@skanska.co.uk or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1.
Closing date
We encourage you to apply as early as possible, as the closing date may be subject to change.
If this role would be of interest, please click apply and join our team of 27,000 problem solvers and creative thinkers, where knowledge is our greatest creation. We share, listen and support your success – every step of the way.
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