Project Manager

Headley Professional Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Project Manager in Hull for interior fit out projects. The ideal candidate will manage various projects, ensuring quality and meeting deadlines. Experience in shopfitting is preferred, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Flexible working options are available but travel is required across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing interior fit out projects in the shopfitting sector.
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own time effectively.
• Flexibility for travel to various project locations across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Monitor labour and site management for projects.
• Control and analyse labour costs.
• Attend client and contracts meetings.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Time management

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Attention to detail

Education

Professional qualification in project management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

We are recruiting a Project Manager for our client in Hull. The client is a leading interior fit out main contractor who specialise in shopfitting projects across the UK. They have an excellent reputation and history of producing quality, fast track fit out projects across the sector for some leading retail clients. Many of these clients are large food retailers such as Waitrose, M&S, Co-op, WHSmith, Sainsbury's etc… They offer flexible, hybrid working but you must be willing to travel to visit clients and projects across the UK.

They are looking for a Project Manager with experience of running interior fit out projects of various sizes preferably in the shopfitting sector. The Project Manager must have excellent organisational and communication skills, be able to manage a varied workload and work well in a fast paced and reactive environment. This is a key position in the business and requires an organised and proactive approach. You will need to work unsupervised and be effective in managing your own time and workloads. Travel and flexibility will be required as projects can be nationwide.

You will oversee the planning, co-ordination and control of projects assigned to you from inception to the completion of all snagging. You will control project timescales, costs and progress and keep the Senior Management Team informed.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Monitor appropriate labour and site management specific to the project
• Control and analysis of labour costs alongside the QS
• Attend and contribute to client and contracts meetings
• Collate, manage and sign off snagging works completed by project support team
• Record variations from site and liaise with the QS team
• Responsible for site health and safety from pre-contract stage through to project completion
• Promote commercial awareness for on-site projects
• Liaise with supply chain team to ensure compliance and effective site set up.
• Ensure quality of workmanship in line company expectations
• Deliver projects to agreed program of works
• Monitor program of works and identify shortfalls and solutions

Required skills and experience:

• Excellent time keeping and ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines
• A passion for delivering a professional service and quality product
• Ideal candidate will be friendly, proactive, have good organisational skills and have a high attention to detail
• Must have good IT skills - Microsoft skills including Excel and Project
• Professional qualification in project management desirable
• Experience of project managing interior fit out projects ideally in the shopfitting sector