Project Manager

T Vaughan Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

T Vaughan Ltd seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee civil engineering projects in London and the South East. Responsibilities include planning, procurement, ensuring compliance with health and safety, and maintaining client relationships. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the field and a strong understanding of industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Manager in civil engineering.
• Knowledge of HS&E procedures and CDM2015 legislation.
• Proficient in communicating with subcontractors and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and procurement to avoid delays.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Maintain client relationships and manage subcontractors.

Skills

Programme planning

Procurement

Site compliance

Meeting management

Health & Safety awareness

Client relations

Job description

About the Company

T Vaughan Ltd is a specialist Enabling, Groundworks, Civil Engineering, and RC Frame company based in Brentwood, Essex. We employ a select group of individuals with the professional knowledge and practical skills to provide high-quality services tailored to our clients' needs. Our current projects range from £500k to £10 million. As a company operating in a fast-paced environment across diverse projects mainly in London and the South East, with projects across England, we are experiencing sustained growth and seek an experienced professional to join our operations team.

About the Role

The nominated Project Manager at T Vaughan Ltd will have main responsibilities including:

• Programme planning to ensure the project is scheduled in sufficient detail for the site team to deliver without delays.
• Procurement and reconciliation of materials in accordance with company procedures to ensure value and prevent delays.
• Ensuring site teams' compliance with company commercial policies and procedures.
• Attending tender, handover, pre-start, and progress meetings as required.
• Ensuring correct commercial engagement of suppliers and subcontractors.
• Regular and timely communication of relevant information to the Contracts Manager / Operations Director.
• Weekly reviews of progress, budget, resources, and forward planning, with lookahead programmes in place.
• Chairing and/or attending meetings, producing accurate records, minutes, and distributing them as necessary.
• Acting as Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) in line with BS 5975:2019 and company procedures, demonstrating industry best practices.
• Notifying the Principal Contractor of intentions to use subcontractors and ensuring temporary works appointments are in place.

Health, Safety, and Environmental

• Leading by example to promote HS&E procedures and ensure legal and company compliance.
• Allocating HS&E responsibilities, providing training, and checking understanding.
• Investigating accidents or dangerous occurrences and recommending prevention measures.
• Ensuring adequate resources and welfare facilities on site.
• Reprimanding staff or subcontractors for safety failures.
• Ensuring design calculations for temporary works are checked and appointing designers as needed.
• Maintaining personal safety standards, including wearing appropriate PPE during site visits.
• Managing construction sites and subcontractors, ensuring procedures are followed.
• Keeping HSE documentation up to date, including toolbox talks, statutory checks, and briefings.
• Conducting senior management site inspections and reporting to HSQE Director.
• Having knowledge of CDM2015 and other relevant legislation.
• Performing other related acts and tasks as reasonably requested.
• Preparing project-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements, including rescue, traffic, and waste management plans.

Quality

• Producing and maintaining ITPs, O&M manuals, and QA files.
• Promoting best practices and issuing QA documentation promptly.

Technical Queries

• Producing, recording, and updating RFIs aligned with the construction programme.
• Having excellent knowledge of construction practices related to drainage, rebar, etc.
• Recognizing unsatisfactory work, ceasing operations, and resolving issues promptly.
• Reviewing project specifications and applying value engineering appropriately.

Client Relations

• Building and maintaining relationships with clients and external customers.
• Performing other tasks as reasonably requested by senior leadership.

We respectfully request no agency contact regarding this role at this time.