Fire Cladding Project Manager

ZipRecruiter; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider in Birmingham seeks an experienced project manager to oversee Fire Safety cladding projects. This role involves managing contractors, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, and delivering projects on time and within budget. Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and a strong understanding of fire safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management within property and fire safety sectors is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
• Ability to manage contractors and oversee project financials.

Responsibilities

• Oversee team delivery and effective project management of Fire Risk Assessment Actions.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety on site.
• Manage contractors and ensure completion within timeframes.

Skills

Project management

Health & Safety compliance

Team leadership

Contract management

Job description

Overview

Elevate Projects are working in partnership with our client, a provider of affordable housing and not for profit developer, to appoint an experienced project manager to deliver Fire Safety cladding projects across the Birmingham and surrounds region.

The role:

The ongoing programme of property fire risk assessments (FRA) has identified action measures required to be addressed, these may be minor with internal resource and management action or major requiring specification, procurement and contract management.

You will be given oversight and leadership authority to work with teams to deliver on the programme of works identified and adhere at all times to necessary safety criteria for satisfactory completion within strict timeframes.

• You will have responsibility for oversight of the team delivery and effective project management in respect of Fire Risk Assessment Actions and Improvement Programmes.
• You will drive timescales, completion dates and quality of works and ensure full compliance with Health & Safety on sites.
• Pivotal to the role is ensuring works actions arising from FRA inspections are allocated to the right contractor with the necessary skill and capacity to deliver in strict timeframes and that those contractors are effectively managed through to completion and the detailed receipt of works completion evidence and certification to enable the fire actions to be closed down.
• You will engage with colleagues and contractors daily progressing works orders and ensuring effective on site delivery and customer engagement.
• You will support the Director of Operations in wider contract management of analysing our repairs demand to create packages of work for allocation to sub-contractors and then support in their mobilisation, clarity of expectations and code of conduct through to delivery.
• You will have responsibility for keeping in check the financial control of projects and ensuring that each assigned project is completed on time and within budget and that business outcomes are agreed and met.
• You will also oversee receipt of External Wall Surveys (EWS) and work with our appointed consultants and Head of Fire Safety to develop contract specifications and documents for procurement and appointment of principal contractors for delivery.