Project Manager

Sewell Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of construction projects. This role involves collaborating with clients and subcontractors, ensuring high standards of health and safety, and leading a dedicated team towards achieving project goals. With a focus on delivering excellence, the ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a proven track record in managing large-scale projects. Join a forward-thinking company that values professionalism and teamwork, and enjoy a range of benefits including annual bonuses and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Annual bonus opportunity

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Employee Ownership

Auto Enrolment pension

Staff discounts

High Street & Retail discount schemes

Bike 2 Work Scheme

Technology Scheme

Paid Parental Leave

Sickness Absence schemes

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing large scale construction projects.
• Strong leadership qualities and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction and compliance.
• Monitor team performance and set clear project expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Health and Safety Knowledge

Education

HNC Level Qualification

CITB SMSTS Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

BIM Software

Job description

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Pay: Dependant on experience, bonus opportunity of up to 20% of salary per year

Location: Sewell Head Office, HU7 0DG

Role Overview

The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for the successful delivery of any given project to client satisfaction and in accordance with Sewell policies, procedures and cultural approach, known as Construction Excellence.

The role responsibilities are split into the cultural requirements known as "Software" and technical and procedural requirements known as "Hardware".

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead delivery as a single team, working collaboratively with our clients, subcontractors, design teams, and internal colleagues
2. Appropriately resource projects and clearly define roles and responsibilities to the project team to support delivery of works
3. Continually monitor team performance, set objectives, and identify training or development needs
4. Set clear expectations, drive high performance, and foster positive, collaborative relationships with the supply chain
5. Support the production of, and be responsible for, communicating clear project expectations
6. Maintain project presentation, ensuring that site boundaries, roads, welfare and office areas are clean and tidy.
7. Hold responsibility for the health, safety and wellbeing of any given project, leading by example and ensuring that a culture of health, safety and wellbeing is embraced and adopted across the project
8. Identify, report and address any issues concerning the quality of the product in a timely manner
9. Mitigate the impact of any loss of money through waste time, materials or substandard installations which require re-work
10. Ensure the design is delivered in accordance with the design delivery plan, meets the brief and maintenance requirements, fits within the agreed affordability envelope for the scheme and is compliant with all the relevant legislation and guidance in force at that time
11. Ensure there are no breaches in environmental law, ensure disruption caused by the work is minimised and take action to eliminate or reduce any adverse environmental impacts.

The role responsibilities include, but are not limited to the points detailed above. The full role profile will be made available to applicants upon request, or prior to any interviews that may be scheduled.

Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful person will have the following:

Essential:

1. Hold a full driving licence, valid in the UK.
2. Qualified at HNC level or above and hold a valid 5-day CITB SMSTS Certificate
3. A proven track record in controlling and managing large scale construction projects including the management and coordination of subcontractors
4. Experience in leadership and be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities
5. Previous experience working with programming and web-based document storage software
6. A positive and professional attitude
7. Ability to work using own initiative but also as part of a close knit team
8. Excellent levels of computer literacy, and be fluent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
9. Have a proactive attitude towards delivering construction works to a world-class standard
10. Hold excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with senior clients & subcontractors
11. Possess good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
12. Possess a positive approach to learning, development and progression
13. Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked
14. Have working knowledge of current Health and Safety practice.

Desirable:

1. Previous knowledge working with both public and private sector clients
2. Hold or be working towards a professional qualification relevant to the role
3. Previous experience and/or training on BIM (Building Information Modelling)

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services. As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

1. Annual bonus opportunity
2. 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
3. Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
4. Auto Enrolment pension
5. Staff discounts
6. High Street & Retail discount schemes
7. Bike 2 Work Scheme
8. Technology Scheme
9. Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes

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