Construction Programme Lead

Prevail is seeking a motivated and autonomous Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex infrastructure projects in international environments. This role demands a high-calibre operator capable of delivering works from concept to completion while navigating nuanced stakeholder landscapes and delivering under pressure. This role offers substantial autonomy and a chance to shape the evolution of a rapidly expanding Programme Management Office (PMO). 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned infrastructure projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and high-quality outcomes. 

• Develop and maintain project requirements, design reviews, schedules, risk registers, and delivery strategies. 

• Direct stakeholder engagement with clients, end users, subcontractors, and internal teams to maintain alignment and momentum. 

• Exercise authority over sequencing, scheduling, work assurance, and site-level change management. 

• Monitor and approve preliminary cost plans and overhead expenditures. 

• Supervise and mentor site delivery personnel and subcontractor teams to build strong, accountable delivery cultures. 

• Contribute to weekly client reporting and coordination meetings, delivering clear, data-backed updates. 

• Support business development through involvement in tender responses, proposal development, and capability uplift of the PMO. 

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Experience: 

• Proven experience managing projects in complex, international or expeditionary environments. 

• Demonstrable history of taking projects through full life cycles, ideally in defence, stabilisation, or infrastructure contexts. 

• Project Management qualifications (APM, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent). 

• Strong leadership skills with experience in team and organisational development. 

• Experience managing subcontractors and driving performance through collaboration and assertiveness. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Ability to think strategically and execute tactically. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, etc.). 

• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently. 

• Willingness and ability to travel and work overseas locations. 

Desired Qualifications & Experience: 

• Membership of the Engineering Council, APM, RICS, or similar 

• Experience working with or within military project environments. 

Development opportunities 

• Shape the tools and standards used across the PMO (e.g., risk registers, progress reporting, flowcharts). 

• Engage in strategic business development and new market entry planning. 

• Progress toward senior roles within an expanding and ambitious programme office. 

Benefits

Us: 

Prevail Partners delivers high quality intelligence, research and consultancy services to clients ranging from governments and multinational corporations to non-governmental organisations. These services are delivered predominantly across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.   

We pride ourselves on selecting interesting projects which we believe can genuinely make a difference. You will be joining the company at a time of continued growth, and will be required to support a wide variety of these projects across the whole company. 

What we offer here at Prevail:

Competitive salary, salary sacrifice pension, access to onsite gym facilities, enhanced leave polices, and private healthcare after two years at Prevail.