Project Manager

Skilled Careers; Dartford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension scheme

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Skilled Careers is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead façade, EWI refurbishment and recladding projects across London and the South East from mobilisation through to completion.

You will manage programmes, budgets and teams while ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery, with regular client liaison and progress reporting. A full UK driving licence and own car are essential for site visits from Dartford offices.

Qualifications

• Proven Project Management experience within façade, cladding or external envelope construction.
• Strong knowledge of EWI, recladding, façade remediation and/or external envelope systems.
• Experience managing projects from mobilisation through to completion.
• Strong understanding of JCT and/or NEC contracts.
• Experience developing and managing construction programmes.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects, sites and budgets simultaneously.
• Strong commercial awareness, including forecasting, variations and cost control.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing site teams and subcontractors.
• Excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Calm, proactive and solutions-focused approach to project delivery.
• Full UK driving licence and own car essential.
• Relevant construction qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead façade, EWI, recladding, refurbishment and new-build projects from mobilisation to completion and handover.
• Develop and manage project programmes, resources, budgets and delivery targets.
• Coordinate Contracts Managers, Site Managers, subcontractors and support teams.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to required quality standards.
• Managing multiple projects/sites and maintaining oversight of programme and commercial performance.
• Chairing client and internal progress meetings and providing regular project reporting.
• Working closely with the QS team to monitor valuations, variations, forecasts and overall commercial performance.
• Managing subcontractor performance and resolving operational issues promptly.
• Ensuring compliance with specifications, drawings, building regulations and quality requirements.
• Managing project risks, issues and change control throughout the contract period.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and key stakeholders.
• Overseeing project documentation, completion procedures and handover packs.
• Ensuring health, safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained across all projects.

Skills

Project management

Facade/external envelope knowledge

Contract awareness

Programme management

Client-facing skills

Leadership

Education

Construction qualifications

Job description

Project Manager

Façade Cladding EWI Refurbishment

Full-time Permanent

Dartford, Kent London & South East

£70,000 - £80,000 per annum + car allowance & benefits

Project Manager job in Dartford leading the delivery of façade, EWI, recladding, refurbishment and new-build projects across London and the South East from mobilisation through to completion, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, on programme and commercially successfully.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a growing specialist construction contractor delivering façade, external envelope, refurbishment and remediation projects across London and the South East.

The role will involve taking full responsibility for projects from pre-start and mobilisation through to completion and handover, overseeing programme, commercial performance, quality, health & safety and client relationships.

The successful candidate will work closely with Contracts Managers, Site Managers, Quantity Surveyors and support teams, while managing subcontractors and maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and other key stakeholders.

The position will be based from the Dartford office with regular travel to projects across London and the South East. A full UK driving licence and your own car are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading façade, EWI, recladding, refurbishment and new-build projects from mobilisation through to completion and handover
• Developing and managing project programmes, resources, budgets and delivery targets
• Coordinating Contracts Managers, Site Managers, subcontractors and support teams
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to required quality standards
• Managing multiple projects/sites and maintaining oversight of programme and commercial performance
• Chairing client and internal progress meetings and providing regular project reporting
• Working closely with the QS team to monitor valuations, variations, forecasts and overall commercial performance
• Managing subcontractor performance and resolving operational issues promptly
• Ensuring compliance with specifications, drawings, building regulations and quality requirements
• Managing project risks, issues and change control throughout the contract period
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients, consultants and key stakeholders
• Overseeing project documentation, completion procedures and handover packs
• Ensuring health, safety, environmental and quality standards are maintained across all projects
• Escalating and actively managing project risks throughout the contract lifecycle

Requirements

• Proven Project Management experience within façade, cladding or external envelope construction
• Strong knowledge of EWI, recladding, façade remediation and/or external envelope systems
• Experience managing projects from mobilisation through to completion
• Strong understanding of JCT and/or NEC contracts
• Experience developing and managing construction programmes
• Proven experience managing multiple projects, sites and budgets simultaneously
• Strong commercial awareness, including forecasting, variations and cost control
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing site teams and subcontractors
• Excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving abilities
• Calm, proactive and solutions-focused approach to project delivery
• Full UK driving licence and own car essential
• Relevant construction qualifications preferred

Package & Benefits

• £70,000 £80,000 salary
• Car allowance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Pension scheme
• Career progression opportunities within a growing specialist contractor
• Opportunity to deliver a varied portfolio of façade and external envelope projects across London and the South East

This Project Manager role in Dartford offers the opportunity to join a growing specialist contractor with a strong pipeline of façade, EWI, recladding and refurbishment projects. The position would suit an experienced façade or external envelope Project Manager looking to take ownership of projects from mobilisation through to successful completion.