Project Manager

Lawtech Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction contractor in London seeks a Project Manager to oversee the delivery of construction contracts, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. The successful candidate will manage project staff, liaise with various teams, and maintain compliance with safety and quality standards. Ideal applicants will have a construction-related qualification, along with significant experience in project and team management, and must be proficient in tools such as MS Excel and MS Project.

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent qualification/experience in a construction-related discipline.
• Technical skills related to project management and construction.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel for project tracking.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of specified contracts within quality and budget.
• Coordinate with commercial, health and safety teams for project delivery.
• Monitor project staff performance and support their development.

Skills

Technical knowledge in construction

Advanced user of MS Excel

Project management skills

Asbestos awareness

Scaffold inspection

First aid certified

Education

HNC or equivalent qualification in construction

Tools

MS Project

MS Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Role Overview:

The role of the Project Manager is to manage and monitor the delivery of the specifiedcontract to time, quality and budget. The Project Manager will manage, motivate andappraise project staff and sub-contractors within their remit. They will liaise withcommercial, health and safety, design, finance, procurement and estimating teams toensure delivery of the project.

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialisingin cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound claddingrepatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

Role Responsibilities:

• Creation, management and monitoring of project plan and associated budget,working closely with Commercial, Design & Quality and Health & Safetydepartments.
• Line management of block / assistant / site managers.
• Manage specified project and relevant site-based staff, to agreed productivitylevels, deadlines and budgets.
• Support, coach and train the staff within your remit.
• Monitor assistant management and staff performance through objectives andaction plans, as required.
• Assist the maintenance and building of relationships with all key client staff andstakeholders, funders and other third parties, including regular and adhocmeetings, resident consultation meetings and relevant working groups.
• Take full ownership of all aspects of management of works within your remit.
• Understand the scope and develop to specifics for site management; in order toassist procurement process and manage the resources required to deliver theproject to time and budget.
• Assist the production and development of the strategic plan and programme andcommunicate all requirements to the staff, supporting them in the production oftheir sections of the programme.
• Co-ordinate labour and material requirements between site teams to ensureefficient use of stores and resources. Liaise with buying department to ensuretimely placing of orders and sequence of material deliveries. Keep control of thelabour and material by constant and accurate monitoring of the site requirementsand related documentation.
• Be in possession of all relevant information to produce, maintain and control thedelivery of the project, communicating information to the staff as required.
• Maintain agreed quality standards, communicate those standards, all programmeand contract requirements to project management teams and sub-contractors.
• Maintain complete and accurate online and printed records for all aspects of theproject, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation and company policies.
• Work with commercial department / QS to ensure sub-contractors, LOSC, orders,budgets and costs are managed.
• Work with Health & Safety department to ensure delivery of the construction phaseH&S plan, risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments andensure all relevant documentation and notices are available on site.
• Work with ISO and Design & Quality departments to ensure total management ofservice and product delivery, across the project.
• Take overall ownership for the site QCQA records for the site team
• Work with resident liaison and customer service personnel to manage and resolveresidents’ issues to their satisfaction.
• Ensure all contractor and sub-contractor issues are raised and dealt withappropriately.
• Schedule and attend site and management meetings weekly, fortnightly, monthlyas required.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry regulations, H&S legislation and companyprocesses and procedures.

Skills and Qualifications

• Technical – HNC or equivalent qualification/experience in construction-relateddiscipline.
• CSCS card.
• Site Managers Safety SMSTS.
• Asbestos awareness, scaffold inspection and first aid certificates.
• EWI/cladding experience
• Programme and project management – manage production of appropriate GANTTcharts including critical path analysis, interpretation of requirements, tracking offinancial information.
• DBS checked as required for specific projects.
• Advanced user MS Excel.
• Competent user MS Word, MS Project, Microsoft Outlook email and calendars.