Project Manager

MacStaff Limited; Liss; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional benefits package

Health and safety training

Opportunities to lead teams

Job summary

MacStaff Limited is seeking a Project Manager – Small Works & Maintenance in Bournemouth/Poole, Dorset. You will own a varied portfolio of building repairs, maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects from instruction through to successful completion, managing directly employed trades and subcontractors to deliver on time and within budget.

You will lead multi-project delivery, ensuring health and safety, quality and client satisfaction while maintaining clear project records and

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing small works, building maintenance, repairs or refurbishment projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple small works, responsive repairs and planned maintenance projects.
• Plan, programme and coordinate multi-trade building works from instruction to completion.
• Allocate work to directly employed tradespeople and approved subcontractors.
• Monitor live workloads, project progress, completion dates and follow-on works.
• Coordinate labour, materials, suppliers and resources for efficient project delivery.
• Maintain commercial control of project costs, variations and additional works.
• Ensure appropriate health and safety, quality and property risk management.
• Build strong relationships with clients, residents, subcontractors and operational teams.
• Resolve day-to-day site challenges, programme issues and changing priorities.
• Maintain accurate project records and provide clear progress updates.

Skills

Project management

Planning & scheduling

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Multi-project management

Health and safety

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Project Manager – Small Works & Maintenance

Location: Bournemouth/Poole, Dorset
Salary: £55K–£65K + Package

You will like

Project Management / Contracts Management for an established regional building contractor delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance, refurbishment and building improvement works across Dorset, Hampshire and the South of England.

You will join a respected construction and property services business with a strong reputation for quality, customer service and successful project delivery across commercial, healthcare, education and public-sector environments.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager / Small Works Contracts Manager who enjoys variety, operational responsibility and making things happen.

You will like

The Project Manager / Small Works Contracts Manager role itself, where you will take ownership of a varied portfolio of building repairs, maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects from initial instruction through to successful completion.

You will manage directly employed trades and specialist subcontractors, balancing programme delivery, commercial performance, quality and customer satisfaction. More specifically:

• Manage multiple small works, responsive repairs and planned maintenance projects simultaneously.
• Plan, programme and coordinate multi-trade building works from instruction to completion.
• Allocate work to directly employed tradespeople and approved subcontractors.
• Monitor live workloads, project progress, completion dates and follow-on works.
• Coordinate labour, materials, suppliers and resources for efficient project delivery.
• Maintain commercial control of project costs, variations and additional works.
• Ensure appropriate health and safety, quality and property risk management.
• Build strong relationships with clients, residents, subcontractors and operational teams.
• Resolve day-to-day site challenges, programme issues and changing priorities.
• Maintain accurate project records and provide clear progress updates.

This is a hands-on operational management position where you will have the autonomy to make decisions and take responsibility for successful project delivery.

You will have

To succeed as Project Manager / Small Works Contracts Manager, you will bring:

• Proven experience managing small works, building maintenance, repairs or refurbishment projects.
• Background in construction, property maintenance, building services or a related discipline.
• Experience managing directly employed trades and specialist subcontractors.
• Practical understanding of building construction, maintenance and property defects.
• Strong planning, scheduling and multi-project management capabilities.
• Commercial awareness covering labour, materials, project costs and variations.
• Excellent communication, customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of construction health and safety requirements.
• Experience within social housing, local authority or occupied-property environments desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

You will be organised, decisive, commercially aware and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.

You will get

As Project Manager / Small Works Contracts Manager, you will enjoy:

• £55K–£65K salary depending on experience.
• Additional benefits package, details to be confirmed.
• Established regional building contractor with a longstanding reputation.
• Varied maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects.
• Genuine operational responsibility and decision-making autonomy.
• Opportunity to lead direct labour and specialist subcontractor teams.
• Regular professional health and safety training.
• Collaborative working with experienced construction and commercial colleagues.
• A rewarding position where your leadership makes a visible difference.