Project Manager

CIH International Housing Group; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke in Bridgend, South Wales, is seeking a Project Manager to lead a major infrastructure project from construction through handover. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, schedules and safety, and drive implementation of digital engineering and BIM.

You will work on complex lab and research facility delivery with strong governance, reporting and risk management requirements. The role emphasizes sustainability and a collaborative culture aligned with our values.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale infrastructure projects (£50m+).
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Temporary Works experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management and delivery of a major project from construction through to handover.
• Develop and monitor delivery strategies, programmes, budgets and resources.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to integrate lab, research, education and collaborative spaces.
• Oversee delivery of laboratory environments, MEP systems and critical infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Monitor project performance against programme, cost and quality objectives.
• Build relationships with clients and supply chain partners and manage governance.
• Promote digital engineering, BIM and modern methods of construction.
• Support commissioning, validation and handover to operations.
• Champion sustainability and net-zero objectives.
• Foster a collaborative culture aligned with company values (Care, Integrity, Courage).

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Temporary Works

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

BIM

Job description

Expanded are seeking a Project Manager to lead the delivery on one of our substation projects in South Wales!

Location: Bridgend, Wales

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and successful delivery of a major life sciences research facility from construction through to completion and handover.
• Develop, manage and monitor project delivery strategies, execution plans, programmes, budgets and resource requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure the seamless integration of laboratory, research, education and collaborative spaces.
• Oversee the delivery of highly serviced laboratory environments, specialist MEP systems, clean rooms and critical infrastructure.
• Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Monitor project performance against programme, cost and quality objectives, implementing corrective actions as required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the University of Oxford, design consultants, researchers, end users and supply chain partners.
• Lead project governance activities including reporting, forecasting, risk management and change control.
• Drive the adoption of digital engineering, BIM and modern methods of construction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support commissioning, validation and handover activities to ensure facilities are fully operational and fit for purpose.
• Champion sustainability initiatives and support the achievement of environmental and net-zero objectives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing project culture aligned with Laing O'Rourke's values of Care, Integrity and Courage.

About You

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

Essential

• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale infrastructure projects valued at £50m+.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and project delivery capabilities.
• Temporary Works experience