Project Manager

Fyba Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Contractor-Side Project Manager for a major civil engineering project in the UK. This role focuses on governance, control, and assurance within NEC4 contracts. Candidates must have proven experience in managing NEC4 contracts, strong understanding of programme logic, and the ability to coordinate between multiple teams. This is a crucial role for ensuring successful project delivery under time constraints, with significant responsibilities in risk management and planning.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing NEC4 contracts from the contractor side.
• Strong understanding of programme critical path and logic.
• Experience in managing multiple contractor interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Act as Contractor-Side Project Manager to manage risks and compensation events.
• Coordinate interfaces between contractor teams and stakeholders.
• Provide evidence-based input on project feasibility.

Skills

Project management on NEC4 contracts

Understanding of programme logic

Interface management

Operating under pressure

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a senior Contract‑Side Project Manager to support the delivery of a major, long‑term civil engineering and infrastructure scheme. The project focuses on the remediation of a wetland and is a large, complex, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure programme involving significant earthworks, drainage, structural concrete and environmental works, delivered under NEC4.

The works extend into autumn and winter delivery periods, making programme certainty, sequencing and interface management critical to success. The scheme has a target completion date of September 2027, with an early completion incentive in place. As such, this role is heavily programme‑led and coordination‑focused, rather than traditional site management.

The Role

As the Contractor‑Side Project Manager under NEC4, you will focus on governance, control and assurance within a live contract environment. You will work closely with planning and commercial teams to manage programme risk, contractual obligations, and complex interfaces across multiple contractors and disciplines. This is not a Site Manager role; it is a senior project control and coordination role within a structured NEC4 delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Contractor‑Side Project Manager under NEC4, managing early warnings, risk reduction meetings, and live compensation events (time and cost).
• Work closely with the Planner to review sequencing and re‑sequencing options, test acceleration strategies and additional resource scenarios, and understand productivity constraints and opportunities for parallel working.
• Coordinate interfaces between Tier 1 contractor teams, Mechanical & Electrical contractors, designers and other key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for early area release to reduce back‑end programme risk.
• Provide clear, evidence‑based input on what is feasible versus not feasible.
• Support short‑term lookahead planning and medium‑term programme confidence reviews.

Scope of Works (High‑Level)

• Earthworks (cut & fill)
• Foul and storm drainage
• Retaining walls (including MSE systems)
• Haul roads, footpaths and ducting
• Headwalls and associated civils
• Concrete crushing and re‑use
• Silt mitigation and surface water management

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager on NEC4 contracts (contractor side).
• Strong understanding of programme logic and critical path.
• Experience working closely with planners and commercial teams.
• Ability to manage multiple contractor and discipline interfaces.
• Comfortable operating in time‑pressured, constrained delivery environments.
• Background in civils, earthworks, drainage, flood defence or infrastructure.
• Experience on large Tier 1‑led projects.
• Experience managing seasonal productivity risk, winter working, or acceleration strategies.