Project Manager (AWDO-P15354)

AWD online; Corby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on your birthday

Attendance bonus scheme

On-site parking

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a Project Manager to lead a project coordination team and own multi-disciplinary manufacturing projects from enquiry through delivery and after-sales. You will combine team leadership with client and programme management to deliver high-value projects, typically £1m+, within demanding build schedules.

You will work closely with clients, main contractors, production and suppliers to align drawings, materials and documentation, while ensuring fire-door compliance and quality

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a team in manufacturing, joinery or construction contracts.
• Strong programme management with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to read and check technical drawings and manufacturing documents.
• Knowledge of fire door compliance or ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent communication and a strong client focus.
• Commercial awareness of how scope changes affect cost and programme.
• Methodical, detail-focused approach and ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop Project Coordinators, allocate work by capacity and experience, and hold regular 1:1s.
• Manage a portfolio of fire doorset, joinery and panel projects from enquiry and drawings through manufacture, delivery and after-sales.
• Act as the main contact for clients and main contractors, manage expectations and resolve issues.
• Track production and delivery dates across the team, manage programmes and flag risks early.
• Review and approve manufacturing drawings and Works Orders before release to the factory.
• Ensure fire door compliance with test evidence and certification.

Skills

Team leadership

Programme management

Technical drawings

Fire door compliance

Client focus

Cost & schedule awareness

Detail-oriented

Job description

Lead a project coordination team while managing high-value manufacturing projects from enquiry through delivery and after-sales. You’ll need proven team leadership experience in a manufacturing, joinery or construction contracts environment, plus strong programme and client management skills.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Manufacturing Project Manager, Project Delivery Manager, Construction Project Manager, Joinery Project Manager, Contracts Delivery Manager, Contract Manager, Delivery Manager, Project Lead

Private health insurance, attendance bonus scheme, on-site parking and an early finish on your birthday are among the benefits on offer.

SALARY: £35,000 to £45,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Corby, Northamptonshire, East Midlands

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Monday–Friday, 8:00–16:30

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an opportunity to lead people and complex project delivery for a growing, certified manufacturer supplying prestigious building projects. The Project Manager will combine team leadership with ownership of their own portfolio.

Working closely with clients, main contractors, production, purchasing and suppliers, the Project Manager will keep programmes, drawings, materials and documentation aligned.

The Project Manager will also support compliant delivery of fire-rated doorsets, panels and bespoke joinery while reporting project risks and team performance to senior management.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Project Manager include:

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead, manage and develop Project Coordinators, allocate work by capacity and experience, and hold regular 1:1s
• End-to-End Project Delivery: Manage a portfolio of fire doorset, joinery and panel projects, typically valued at £1 million or more, from enquiry and drawings through manufacture, delivery and after-sales
• Client and Contractor Liaison: Act as the main contact for clients and main contractors, manage expectations and resolve issues
• Programme and Risk Management: Track production and delivery dates across the team, manage programmes and flag risks early
• Technical Drawing and Works Order Review: Review and approve manufacturing drawings and Works Orders before release to the factory
• Fire Door Compliance: Ensure FD30–FD120 fire doorsets remain within the scope of test evidence and certification, including BS 476-22, BS EN 1634-1 and BM TRADA Q-Mark
• Purchasing and Supplier Coordination: Work with Purchasing and suppliers to support timely, compliant arrival of materials and ironmongery
• Change and Commercial Control: Manage client amendments and changes, escalating impacts on cost or programme
• Certification and Documentation: Ensure certification, labelling and O&M documents are complete for every project
• Management Reporting: Report project status, risks and team performance to senior management

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Proven experience leading a team in a manufacturing, joinery or construction contracts environment
• Strong programme management skills with a track record of delivering several projects to deadline at once
• Confidence reading and checking technical drawings and manufacturing documents
• Knowledge of fire door compliance and certification, or the ability to learn it quickly
• Excellent communication skills and a strong client focus
• Commercial awareness of how scope changes affect cost and programme
• Methodical, detail-focused approach and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Right to work in the UK

DESIRABLE

• Experience in fire doors, timber joinery or interior fit-out
• Experience with production planning systems and Google Sheets

BENEFITS

• Early finish by 2 hours on your birthday
• Attendance bonus scheme
• Plush office environment
• Opportunity to lead a team on high-profile UK building projects
• Growing, certified manufacturer with investment in its people

JOB REF: AWDO-P15354