Project Manager

Fortem Cares; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car option

25 days leave

Bank holidays + birthday off

Maternity leave 26 weeks

Paternity leave 8 weeks

Private healthcare

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Fortem is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead retrofit projects in the Yorkshire region for a social housing client. The role involves delivering multiple projects on time, within budget, and to the required specification, in partnership with The Guinness Partnership.

Essential qualifications include demonstrable construction project management, the ability to read programmes and schedules, and a valid CSCS card, with NVQ4 or HNC as desirable. A driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable construction project management experience.
• Ability to read programmes, drawings, schedules and specs.
• Commercial awareness and ability to work with the commercial team.
• H&S and CDM knowledge with a valid CSCS card.
• First Aid at Work certification and a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Organise and review works schedules, resources and supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, environmental policies and quality standards.
• Provide progress updates for client meetings and internal reviews.
• Manage budgets, preliminaries and forecast resource needs.
• Mitigate risks and plan contingencies; build client relationships.
• Ensure team competency and site safety across retrofit projects.

Skills

Project management

Programme reading

Procedures development

Client communication

Commercial awareness

Health & Safety (CDM)

CSCS card

First Aid at Work

NVQ4 or HNC

Full driving licence

Education

NVQ4 or HNC

Job description

Due to our continued success here at Fortem, we are delighted to confirm that we are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team. This role involves working with a large social housing provider on retrofit projects in the Yorkshire region.The overall objective of the Project Manager will be to organise and manage the delivery of multiple projects in-line with the contract requirement.This will be working in partnership with The Guinness Partnership.

The Project

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Organise and review works schedules, including resources, materials and supply chain requirements
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures
• Establish standards of quality on site and ensure delivery of a build in accordance with the specification and project requirements
• Follow procedures to mitigate risks of complaints when working in or around occupied premises.
• Communicate effectively with clients, project team and contractors.
• Engage and develop excellent relationships with supply chain, client representatives and consultants.
• Plan cost effective use of resources and forecast resource requirements in line with budget and projected works
• Ensure resources are adequate and competency of the team for the works involved
• Securing strong relationships with the client to ensure the potential for follow on works
• Monitor work to agreed preliminaries budget.
• Identify risk and put in place appropriate contingency planning

Duties and Reposibilities

Essential:

• Demonstrable Construction Project Management
• Ability to read interpret and understand programmes, drawings, schedules and specifications
• Proven ability to work to and develop operating procedures.
• Comfortable producing progress updates for the client in preparation for client meetings & internal reviews.
• To be commercially aware, comfortable working alongside the commercial team, confident in challenging others and ensuring programme deadlines are achieved.
• Full working knowledge of H&S and Environmental legislation including but not restricted to the CDM regulations
• A valid CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme certificate
• Minimum level 4 qualification (NVQ4 or HNC)
• Role Appropriate CSCS card
• First Aid at work certificate
• Valid driver’s license

Desirable:

• Experience of working on Retrofit projects
• Experience of working for a social housing client
• Experience of overseeing multiple projects with a number of Site, assistant site managers, CLO’s reporting to you.
• Temporary works experience would be advantageous

Personal Qualities

Other Requirements:

• ‘Can do’ attitude
• Proactive
• Professional approach with high standards
• Willingness to challenge the norm and seek improvement
• Motivational leader

Benefits include:

• Salary sacrifice company car OR basic salary + Motor Expenditure Allowance
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (or the nearest Friday/Monday, if it falls on a weekend)
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Other benefits including dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more Fortem embraces diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of works including Retrofit, Capital Works and Repairs ad Maintenance. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.