Project Manager in Newbury, Berkshire
Posted by Hays Construction and Property
£60,000 – £75,000 a year
Newbury · Permanent
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Pension + Private Healthcare
Location: Berkshire / Oxfordshire / Thames Valley
Projects: Refurbishment / Fit-Out / Design & Build / Technical Projects
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for a growing specialist construction business looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join its team across Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
This is a varied Project Manager position where you will be responsible for a number of projects at the same time, rather than being based on one large construction site from start to finish.
Projects can range from smaller fast-paced works through to larger schemes in the £2m-£5m+ range, with work typically involving refurbishment, fit-out and technically challenging design & build projects.
The business operates within environments including life sciences, laboratories, healthcare, commercial and other specialist facilities, where project delivery often requires a high level of coordination between construction, mechanical and electrical services, design teams and specialist contractors.
You will have overall responsibility for your allocated projects, maintaining regular contact with clients while coordinating the internal and external teams needed to successfully deliver each scheme.
Your Role
You will manage projects at varying stages, which could mean overseeing the design and procurement of one scheme while another is live on site and a third is approaching completion.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing several live and upcoming construction projects
- Taking responsibility for projects from pre-construction through to completion
- Developing project programmes and monitoring progress
- Coordinating design information ahead of construction
- Managing Site Managers, engineers and subcontractors
- Overseeing procurement of specialist subcontractor packages
- Coordinating construction and M&E activities
- Regularly visiting projects and monitoring site progress
- Managing project risks, changes and programme issues
- Working with Quantity Surveyors to monitor project costs
- Maintaining regular communication with clients and consultants
- Chairing and attending project progress meetings
- Ensuring projects meet required health & safety and quality standards
- Managing completion, commissioning, snagging and handover
- Providing regular project updates to senior management
We are looking for someone who has already developed a good track record within construction Project Management and is comfortable managing more than one project.
You will ideally have:
- Previous experience as a Construction Project Manager
- Main contractor, specialist contractor or design & build experience
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Delivery experience on projects between approximately £1m and £5m+
- Strong refurbishment and/or fit-out experience
- Experience within life sciences, laboratories, healthcare or commercial projects would be highly relevant
- Good understanding of mechanical and electrical packages
- Experience coordinating design consultants and specialist subcontractors
- Strong programme and planning skills
- Good commercial awareness
- Experience working with JCT and/or NEC contracts
- Ability to manage client relationships and communicate at a senior level
- Good understanding of construction health & safety
- Experience taking projects through commissioning and handover
- Construction Management, Project Management or Engineering qualifications would be beneficial
- Full UK driving licence
If you're an experienced Project Manager with a background in construction, refurbishment, fit-out, design & build or technically led projects, please send your CV or contact James at the Hays Southampton office for a confidential discussion.
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