Description:
A fantastic opportunity is available for an experienced Project Manager with a construction and/or a facilities management background to join a well-established, dynamic and growing business. We are a busy and award-winning design, build and reactive maintenance company working predominantly in the leisure and hospitality industries as well as commercial and public sectors.
We are looking for a hands-on Project Manager with experience of running projects of various sizes and knowledge of facilities management. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to manage a varied workload and work well in a fast paced and reactive environment. This is a key and essential position in the business and requires an organised and proactive approach. You will need to work well unsupervised and be effective in managing your own time and workloads. Some travel and flexibility in working hours will be required as we work across a wide area.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Appoint and monitor appropriate labour and site management specific to the project type in conjunction with the Head of Contracts and project team
- Control and analysis of labour costs alongside the project QS
- Produce comprehensive project programs, site meeting minutes, contractor’s reports
- Attend and contribute to client and contracts meetings
- Carrying out property surveys on commercial building in the hospitality industry
- Collate, manage and sign off snagging works completed by project support team
- Record variations from site and liaise with the QS team
- Responsible for site health and safety from pre-contract stage through to project completion
- Promote commercial awareness for on-site projects
- Liaise with supply chain team to ensure compliance and effective site set up
- Take a lead role in snagging and handover meetings where appropriate with the design team
- Ensure quality of workmanship in line CBGW Group expectations
- Deliver projects to agreed program of works
- Monitor program of works and identify shortfalls and solutions
- Ensure relevant design and contract details are available to site personnel at all times
- Sound understanding and consistent positive approach to health and safety
- To have regular meetings with the Head of FM and contracts team to report on and discuss workload, project difficulties and opportunities
Required Skills And Experience
- Excellent time keeping and ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines
- A passion for delivering a professional service and quality product
- Friendly and pro-active
- Strong communication skills across various clients, facilities management teams and contractors
- Happy to spend a large amount time on sites to ensure effective running
- Must have good IT skills - Microsoft skills including Excel and Project
- Ideally be SMSTS qualified, or qualified by experience
- Hands on PM experience, running multiple projects simultaneously in works allocation, construction, fit out and refurbishment
- Proven track record of delivering successful refurbishment programmes whilst maintaining budget oversight, costs controls and managing deadlines