Construction Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity in the UK seeks an experienced Construction Project Manager to lead and deliver major construction projects. This fixed-term role involves overseeing capital projects, managing timelines, and ensuring quality standards. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in managing complex projects over £1m and possess strong leadership and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of end-to-end responsibility for capital projects of £1m plus.
• Track record of successfully delivering complex capital projects in sensitive locations.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Procure, manage and deliver major capital projects across Trust provisions.
• Lead project meetings to ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Collect and review project documentation, including post-construction information.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Relationship management

Education

Project management certification

Job description

Job Description

Construction Project Manager

Fixed Term Contract - Initial period of 2 Years

40 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

£46,031 to £52,538 per annum

(Starting salary will be subject to experience and qualification)

Ideally based in the West Midlands with a requirement for National Travel – Paid Expenses

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Project Manager to procure, manage and deliver major construction projects at Ruskin Mill Trust provisions as agreed with the Senior Construction Projects Manager and Co-Chief Executive. In addition to general construction project management duties, the postholder will lead and manage construction projects to completion across the Trust.

Main Duties will include:

• To procure, manage and deliver to the point of operational opening, major capital projects across Ruskin Mill Trust provisions, in a professional and timely manner and in accordance with agreed financial parameters.
• To lead formal multidisciplinary project meetings at Trust sites, to ensure that they are delivered in line with the Trust’s agreed timelines, financial parameters, aesthetic, operational requirements and quality standards.
• To be responsible for the collection, review and appropriate retention of project related documentation, including CDM post-construction information and O&M manuals.

For the full remit of the role, please view the job description.

The successful candidate for this role will have;

• Experience of end-to-end responsibility for capital projects of £1m plus.
• A demonstratable track record of successfully delivering complex capital projects in sensitive locations
• Excellent project management skills
• An ability to demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills
• The ability to manage relationships with external professional consultants, suppliers and contractors
• Project management certification – desirable
• Experience of working on projects of a similar nature and purpose is essential

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales.

We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning . Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.