Construction Project Manager

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a early-stage business

Flexible working hours

Learning and development budget

Office-based role in Cardiff

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd in Cardiff is seeking a mid-level Construction Project Manager to drive multiple residential and commercial projects from planning to handover. You will coordinate contractors, manage budgets, and keep stakeholders updated with clear, plain-language reports.

You will read technical drawings, manage site teams, and ensure health and safety compliance while resolving delays and clashes quickly. A calm head under pressure is essential.

Qualifications

• Residential and commercial project management experience.
• Ability to read NEC or JCT contracts.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong communication linking site teams, clients and leadership.
• Calm under pressure and able to resolve delays or design clashes quickly.

Responsibilities

• Running residential and commercial projects across Cardiff from planning through handover.
• Coordinating contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to keep schedules.
• Managing budgets and cost reports, flagging variances early.
• Chairing site meetings and translating technical detail into updates for stakeholders.
• Monitoring health and safety compliance on all active sites.
• Resolving delays and design clashes on the spot.

Skills

Construction PM experience

NEC/JCT contracts

Read drawings/specs

Strong communication

Calm under pressure

SMSTS or safety qualification

Job description

An exceptional opportunity for a mid-level Construction Project Manager to shape the future of Property & Construction in Cardiff.

Cardiff's skyline is changing fast, and the firms driving that change need people who can keep a site moving without losing sight of the budget. This is a young, fast-growing business in Property & Construction, built around a flat structure and a genuine appetite for doing things differently. No layers of committee sign-off here. You'll be trusted to make calls, and you'll see the results of those calls on-site within weeks, not years.

Here's what you'll be doing:

• Running residential and commercial projects across Cardiff from planning through to handover
• Coordinating contractors, subcontractors and suppliers so schedules actually hold
• Managing budgets and cost reports, flagging variances before they become problems
• Chairing site meetings and translating technical detail into plain updates for stakeholders
• Monitoring health and safety compliance across every active site
• Resolving delays and design clashes on the spot, often without waiting for someone else's approval

Here are the skills you'll need:

• Solid experience managing construction projects from a Property & Construction background, ideally 3-5 years in
• Working knowledge of NEC or JCT contracts
• Comfortable reading technical drawings and specifications without hand-holding
• Sharp communication skills. You'll be the link between site teams, clients and leadership
• A calm head under pressure. Sites rarely go exactly to plan
• SMSTS or equivalent health and safety qualification (or a willingness to obtain one quickly)

Key perks and benefits:

• £38,000 to £48,500, depending on experience
• Equity in a business that's still early enough for it to mean something
• Flexible working hours around core site needs
• Learning and development budget to build toward chartered status
• Office-based role in Cardiff, working alongside a team that actually talks to each other

Why pursue a career in Property & Construction?

Wales has a growing pipeline of residential and mixed-use development, and Cardiff sits right at the centre of it. Good Construction Project Managers are hard to find and easy to promote once they've proven themselves, so the ceiling here is real. Few sectors let you point at a finished building and say you made that happen.