Project Manager

Fm Conway; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services company in England is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their Structures division. This role involves managing resources, ensuring project compliance, and delivering on large-scale civil engineering projects. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a construction-related field and proven expertise in successful project delivery. The position is based full-time at the Wellingborough site on a 12-18 month fixed-term contract, offering competitive benefits including career development, holiday entitlement, and healthcare.

Benefits

Career and professional development

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Healthcare

Company bonus

Enhanced maternity pay

Opportunities for training

Access to shopping discounts

24-hour advice lines

Support from mental health first aiders

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in delivering large-scale civil engineering projects.
• Exceptional skills in managing project resources and stakeholder relations.
• Possess a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide up-to-date budget and programming information for projects.
• Manage and ensure buildability of designs.
• Coordinate with project team for applications, permits, and approvals.
• Draft and review subcontract documents with Quantity Surveyor.

Skills

Resource planning

Cost and value management

Stakeholder engagement

Design management

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent (NVQ Level 6, HNC, HND)

Job description

Job Overview

FM Conway is currently seeking a Project Manager to join our successful Structures division. You will be working on an exciting project expanding our Aggregate and Asphalt division's portfolio and building our eighth Asphalt Plant in Wellingborough. As a Project Manager you'll be providing support to the contracts team, putting together PQQs and advising on buildability, health and safety documentation and preparation of the works programme. This is a 12-18 month fixed‑term contract, based full‑time at our Wellingborough site.

Responsibilities

• Providing up‑to‑date budget and programming information at all project key stages
• Managing, coordinating, reviewing and ensuring buildability of designs
• Ensuring that the project is set up correctly with the appropriate resources allocated for the works (i.e. plant, labour, materials and subcontractors) and ensuring works are maintained in accordance with the Structures Works package
• Managing and coordinating with the project team to ensure all relevant applications, permits and approvals are in place and maintained throughout the work duration
• Reviewing and ensuring compliance with subcontractor pre‑start meetings, minutes and documentation prior to commencement on site
• Drafting, coordinating and reviewing subcontract contract documents with the project Quantity Surveyor and internal commercial/contract team

Qualifications

• Driven and skilled Project Manager with proven expertise in successfully delivering large‑scale civil engineering, mechanical, and industrial/plant projects
• Exceptional skills in resource planning, cost and value management, stakeholder engagement, and design management
• Hold a degree‑level qualification or equivalent, such as NVQ Level 6, HNC or HND in a construction‑related field
• A full UK driving licence

Benefits

• Career and professional development
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Healthcare
• Company bonus
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Opportunities for internal and external training
• Access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform
• 24‑hour advice lines
• Support from in‑house mental health first aiders

About FM Conway

FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years' experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family. FM Conway works across the full spectrum of London and the South East's highways structures and broader infrastructure needs. We have a strong track record of delivering refurbishments and improvements, heritage maintenance and structural repairs. We have worked on a range of iconic and impressive projects including Hammersmith Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Rochester Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Greenford Flyover and the Marble Arch Still Water Illumination project. FM Conway provides our clients and stakeholders with a full range of structural engineering services, utilising innovative and sustainable solutions to maximise value and ensure the successful delivery of projects to the highest quality design.