Job Description
Job Title: Projects Manager (Construction)
Ref. No.: CJD081025B
Location: South-East of England
Salary: Circa £60,000
This is the ideal opportunity to join my client, a growing, innovative Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their expertise to a range of high-profile projects across the civil and structural engineering, geotechnical, and telecommunications engineering sectors. They are searching for a keen, capable Projects Manager to oversee an array of construction and build projects, who is willing to take on a variety of challenges alongside an already-established team of professionals, based in the South-East of England, with a willingness to travel regularly to the head office (located near Birmingham).
Benefits for the role of Projects Manager include (but are not limited to):
- Highly competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
- Employee pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Sick pay
- Access to a company car
- Possibility of hybrid working opportunities
- Progression opportunities within the company
- Access to a range of high-profile projects across the region
Responsibilities for the role of Projects Manager include:
- Taking instruction and handover of works, enabling the commencement of building works
- Attending site visits, noting all aspects of works required in a clear, concise way
- Interpreting designs and drawings for completion of the required construction/building works
- Conceiving projects and delivering them from initial inception to successful completion, adhering to deadlines and budgets
- Liaising with clients and stakeholders from across the public and private sectors, including building control, sub-contractors, suppliers, etc.
- Direct all aspects of projects, and managing all parties involved, ensuring projects are undertaken to the highest of standards
- Preparing and issuing all necessary documents to enable the completion of works
Required skills and experience for the role of Projects Manager include:
- A Degree in a relevant discipline
- Extensive experience of managing a range of construction-based projects, in a UK consultancy setting
- Demonstrable experience of liaising with/managing a diverse range of clients and other stakeholders, throughout the successful delivery of projects
- Experience of interpreting construction and build works designs and drawings
- Proven experience of working with piling
- Excellent working knowledge of a range of different construction techniques, including structures and materials
- Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- A willingness to travel to the head office (based on the outskirts of Birmingham) two to three times each month
- Hold a full, valid UK driving licence
Desirable skills and experience for the role of Projects Manager include:
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- Good knowledge of the locality and surrounding area
If you are interested in the role of Projects Manager (Construction), please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.
