Project Manager - Construction and Development

Key responsibilities

• Acting as Employer's Agent under JCT Design and Build contracts, managing the contract administration process from appointment to practical completion and final account

• Leading project management delivery across a varied portfolio of residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes

• Chairing progress meetings, managing programme, cost and risk, and reporting to clients and stakeholders

• Reviewing contractor design submissions, valuations, variations and extension of time claims

• Certifying practical completion, managing defects periods and final certificates

• Supporting business development and maintaining client relationships across the Cambridge and wider East Anglia market

• Line management and mentoring of junior project management staff, as appropriate to seniority

Candidate requirements

Essential

• Proven experience acting as Employer's Agent, ideally under JCT Design and Build

• Track record of project managing construction projects from inception through to completion

• Strong working knowledge of construction contracts, cost control and programme management

• Excellent client-facing and communication skills

• Full UK driving licence, with willingness to travel to sites across the region

Desirable

• MRICS, MCIOB or equivalent professional qualification (or working towards)

• Degree in a construction-related discipline (quantity surveying, project management, construction management or similar)

• Experience across a range of sectors, including residential, education, commercial and healthcare

• NEC contract experience in addition to JCT

Package

• Salary up to £70,000, dependent on experience and qualifications

• Company benefits package, including pension and professional subscriptions