Project Manager

Bowdon Associates Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowdon Associates Ltd in Manchester is seeking an experienced Design & Build Project Manager to lead turnkey D&B office fit-out projects. You will work with the Account Director and project team to ensure health & safety, programme management, commercial control and high-quality installation.

Responsibilities include coordinating with clients, suppliers and site teams; maintaining robust programmes; managing RFIs and change control; producing weekly client reports; and handing over projects with

Qualifications

• Commercial Fit-Out experience is essential.
• Design & Build experience is essential.
• Effective time management.
• An ability to communicate in all levels from Client to Site Operatives.
• Must have good leadership skills.
• Hard working and motivated.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• In addition, you must hold current SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid at Work certification.

Responsibilities

• Establish close working relationship with Account Director, ensuring clear understanding of project scope, targets and details.
• Be the client's key point of contact, managing expectation and escalating risks as needed.
• Deliver projects to performance targets for client satisfaction, change management and quality of installation.
• Develop robust delivery programmes and communicate them to internal and external teams.
• Ensure procurement aligns with contract scope and construction programme, flagging risks early.
• Direct site information flow to maintain quality and on-time delivery.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Driving licence

Job description

Our client is an interior fit-out business with over 20 years' of trading history who specialise in high end commercial office refurbishments. Their professionalism, attention to detail, quality and delivery has lead to them being one of the most respected companies in the industry. They are looking to add an experienced Design & Build Project Manager to their team.

The Role

The Project Manager will have overall responsibility for the successful management and delivery of turnkey D&B office fit out projects. Primarily working with the Account Director and wider project team, the Project Manager's focus will be around ensuring all projects consistently perform well on matters of health & safety, programme management, commercial control and quality of installation.

Responsibilities:

• Establish close working relationship with Account Director, ensuring clear understanding of project scope, targets and understanding of all details of the project
• For being the client's key point of contact throughout the works, managing expectation, assessing any risk and escalating where appropriate.
• Delivery of projects to the current "Project Manager Performance Targets & Measures" for client satisfaction, effective project management, effective change management and open & honest behaviours.
• Development of robust programme for delivery of the projects, and clear communication of this to wider teams (internal and external - including clients and suppliers), which is controlled and updated on regular basis.
• Ensure regular internal team communication occurs with an agreed agenda. Ensure procurement process occurs in line with agreed contract scope, and in accordance with construction programme - highlighting any risks before they become irreparable.
• Ensure site teams have all necessary information in a timely and consistent manner to deliver projects to the right quality and on time.
• Direct sign off and approvals for construction issue drawings together with wider team - no drawing issued without sign off.
• Manage RFI's, Risk Registers and CCR's throughout all projects, ensuring all completed in timely manner and ensure that commercial matters/CCR's are raised with and understood by the client team (supported by the project team).
• Produce and issue weekly reports for clients on all projects.
• Work closely QS team to ensure that budgets are adhered to and improved through sensible thinking - but without any reduction on quality.
• Monitor performances on site - ensure quality and programme are maintained throughout and resolve matters of risk.
• Chair meetings and produce minutes in timely manner as required - always with agreed and pre-issued agenda.
• Undertake snagging inspections, produce snagging lists and ensure that site is handed over with minimal defects.
• Liaison with all third party providers to ensure that their works are coordinated with the clients.
• Liaison and dialogue with all statutory bodies and ensure provision of full O+M files at point of handover with all supporting documentation and certification.
• Honesty throughout in regard to all areas of the project - if problems, raise them with the wider team.

Key Attributes:

• Commercial Fit-Out experience is essential
• Design & Build experience is essential
• Effective time management
• An ability to communicate in all levels from Client to Site Operatives
• Must have good leadership skills
• Hard working and motivated
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• In addition, you must hold current SMSTS, CSCS and First Aid at Work certification.