Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure)

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Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure is responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of complex infrastructure projects, such as roads and highways, utilities, bridges and structures, drainage networks, and associated civil works. The role leads multi‑disciplinary teams and multiple contractors from initiation through design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, ensuring that scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and stakeholder requirements are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Governance

• Lead planning and execution of infrastructure projects from concept through handover and closeout.
• Develop project execution strategies, implementation plans, and stage‑gate deliverables in line with corporate and client requirements.
• Establish project governance, roles and responsibilities, communication protocols, and decision‑making structures.
• Provide clear leadership to project teams, aligning them with project objectives, priorities, and performance expectations.

Scope, Schedule & Cost Management

• Develop and manage the integrated Project Management Plan covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and communications.
• Work with planning and project controls teams to establish and maintain baseline programs and budgets.
• Monitor progress against schedule and budget; identify variances early and drive corrective and recovery actions.
• Manage scope changes and variations through formal change control, ensuring impacts are assessed, documented, and approved.

Design & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate with design managers and consultants to ensure timely, coordinated design deliverables that support procurement and construction.
• Ensure designs are aligned with project requirements, constructability, maintainability, and HSE‑by‑design principles.
• Lead multi‑disciplinary interface management (roads/civils, structures, utilities, MEP, traffic, environmental).
• Oversee resolution of key technical issues and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied.

Procurement & Contract Management

• Support development of procurement strategies for major packages (civils, structures, utilities, specialist systems).
• Work with commercial and procurement teams to prepare tender documentation, evaluate bids, and recommend awards.
• Manage contractor performance against contract requirements, including progress, quality, HSE, and commercial obligations.
• Review and recommend approval of major contract changes, claims, and final accounts in coordination with the commercial team.

Construction, Commissioning & Handover

• Oversee on‑site execution of infrastructure works, ensuring adherence to design, specifications, and HSE standards.
• Coordinate construction sequencing, access, traffic management, and logistics to minimize clashes and disruption.
• Ensure testing and commissioning plans are in place and executed for relevant systems (e.g., utilities, ITS, lighting, pump stations).
• Lead project handover processes, including punch lists, as‑built documentation, O&M manuals, training, and acceptance by the end‑user/operator.

HSE, Quality & Regulatory Compliance

• Promote and enforce a strong HSE culture, ensuring compliance with company, client, and statutory requirements.
• Ensure project‑specific HSE plans, method statements, risk assessments, and permit‑to‑work systems are in place and effective.
• Oversee implementation of quality plans, inspection and test plans , and quality a