Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Role: Senior Project Manager
Rate: Circa £450+ per day (Outside IR35)
Contract Type: Interim Contract, full time
Contract Length: Initial contract to end of 2028 with likely extension
Working Arrangements: 3 days per week in the office with site visits as required

Senior Project Manager – Overview

• An exciting long term opportunity to join a leading social housing provider delivering a significant programme of internal fire remediation works across a large residential portfolio.
• This role will play a key part in the delivery of multiple schemes, working within an established team to ensure projects are delivered safely, compliantly, and to programme across a pipeline extending beyond 2028.

Senior Project Manager – Key Responsibilities

• Lead post contract delivery of internal fire remediation works across multiple residential schemes.
• Oversee passive fire protection works including fire doors, fire stopping, risers, and internal compartmentation.
• Act as Contract Administrator under JCT contracts, managing instructions, variations, and contractual processes.
• Monitor contractor performance, site progress, and programme delivery across live projects.
• Prepare regular progress reports and maintain robust project controls.
• Manage practical completion, handover, and close out documentation.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure effective project delivery.
• Support delivery across multiple sites, ensuring consistency, compliance, and quality across all schemes.
• Maintain strong engagement with stakeholders including delivery teams and regulatory bodies.

Senior Project Manager – Applicant Essentials

Essential

• Proven senior level project management experience within construction or property
• Strong understanding of fire remediation and passive fire protection works
• Demonstrable experience acting as Contract Administrator under JCT contracts
• Experience delivering projects through construction stage to completion and handover
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and complex project packages
• Strong stakeholder management, reporting, and communication skills

Desirable

• Experience working on higher risk residential buildings
• Background within a social housing provider or residential development environment
• Experience managing multiple concurrent schemes across different locations

How do I apply for this Senior Project Manager position?

If this Senior Project Manager role is of interest to you, or you know someone who might be a good fit for this Senior Project Manager / Contract Administrator position, click apply and enter your details with your updated CV.

Alternatively, you can directly email Sam.Taylor@oysterpartnership.com

We would like to attract talent from all corners of the Property world for this role. Our commitment is to an equitable recruitment process, so feel free to apply in any way that suits you, via WhatsApp, video message, CV, the more creative the better.