Project Manager - South London

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading principal contractor in cladding remediation is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project delivery in London. The role involves managing project staff, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and experience in construction management, particularly in cladding projects.

Qualifications

• CSCS card and Site Managers Safety (SMSTS) essential.
• EWI/cladding experience required.
• Asbestos awareness, scaffold inspection, and first aid certificates needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor project delivery to time, quality, and budget.
• Coordinate labour and material requirements for site teams.
• Maintain accurate records for all aspects of the project.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Prioritization

Delegation

Education

Technical HNC or equivalent qualification

Tools

MS Excel

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Job Title: Project Manager

The role of the Project Manager is to manage and monitor the delivery of the specified contract to time, quality, and budget. The Project Manager will manage, motivate, and appraise project staff and sub-contractors within their remit. They will liaise with commercial, health and safety, design, finance, procurement, and estimating teams to ensure delivery of the project.

Founded over 20 years ago, Lawtech has become a leading principal contractor specializing in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

Duties of this role include but are not limited to:

1. Project Management: Assist in the production and development of the strategic plan and programme, and communicate all requirements to the staff, supporting them in the production of their sections of the programme.
2. Coordinate labour and material requirements between site teams to ensure efficient use of stores and resources. Liaise with the buying department to ensure timely placing of orders and sequence of material deliveries. Keep control of the labour and material by constant and accurate monitoring of the site requirements and related documentation.
3. Understand the scope and develop specifics for site management; assist procurement process and manage the resources required to deliver the project on time and within budget.
4. Take full ownership of all aspects of management of works within your remit.
5. Be in possession of all relevant information to produce, maintain, and control the delivery of the project, communicating information to the staff as required.
6. Take overall ownership for the site QC/QA records for the site team.
7. Line Management: Act as Line manager to block/assistant and site managers and provide support and training when required.
8. Ensure productivity levels are high with site-based staff and that projects are progressing within the given deadline and budget.
9. Monitor assistant management and staff performance through objectives and action plans, as required.
10. Relationship Management: Assist in maintaining and building relationships with all key client staff and stakeholders, funders, and other third parties, including regular and ad hoc meetings, resident consultation meetings, and relevant working groups.
11. Cross-departmental Collaboration: Work closely with the Commercial, Design & Quality, and Health and Safety departments to monitor and manage project plans and allocate budgets.
12. Work with ISO and Design & Quality departments to ensure total management of service and product delivery across the project.
13. Work with the commercial department / QS to ensure sub-contractors, LOSC, orders, budgets, and costs are managed.
14. Work with the Health & Safety department to ensure delivery of the construction phase H&S plan, risk assessments, method statements, and COSHH assessments, ensuring all relevant documentation and notices are available on site.
15. Work with resident liaison and customer service personnel to manage and resolve residents' issues to their satisfaction.
16. Document Management: Maintain complete and accurate online and printed records for all aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation, and company policies.
17. Additional Responsibilities: Maintain agreed quality standards, communicate those standards, all programme and contract requirements to project management teams and sub-contractors.
18. Ensure all contractor and sub-contractor issues are raised and dealt with appropriately.
19. Schedule and attend site and management meetings weekly, fortnightly, monthly as required.
20. Keep up to date with relevant industry regulations, H&S legislation, and company processes and procedures.

Technical Requirements:

• CSCS card and Site Managers Safety (SMSTS) essential.
• EWI/cladding experience (essential).
• Technical HNC or equivalent qualification/experience in construction-related discipline.
• Asbestos awareness, scaffold inspection, and first aid certificates.
• Programme and project management manage production of appropriate GANTT charts including critical path analysis, interpretation of requirements, tracking of financial information.
• CRB checked as required for specific projects.
• Computer literacy with advanced MS Packages including MS Excel.

Professional Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to build and maintain long-standing working relationships.
• Able to prioritize and delegate workload.