Project Manager - Building Surveying

Calibre Search; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Calibre Search is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Contract Administrator with a Building Surveying background to lead delivery across Birmingham-area projects.

Based from home, you will manage client relationships, coordinate design teams, monitor budgets and programmes, and ensure quality from inception to completion. This role emphasizes project delivery over routine surveying tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering construction projects from inception to completion.
• Five years' relevant post-degree experience.
• Degree in Building Surveying or related construction discipline.
• Chartered status or working towards RICS/CIOB chartership.
• Experience in a construction consultancy environment.
• Strong project management and contract administration experience.
• Willingness to travel to sites and meetings as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction projects from inception through to completion.
• Act as Project Manager and Contract Administrator, delivering projects on time and to budget.
• Lead client relationships and act as main point of contact for each project.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and other stakeholders.
• Undertake site inspections and monitor quality, workmanship and contractor performance.
• Prepare specifications, schedules of work and tender documentation.
• Manage contract administration, including instructions, notices and certificates.
• Monitor project programmes, costs, budgets and risks.
• Coordinate design teams and ensure project requirements are met.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members.

Skills

Project management

Contract administration

Client relationship management

Site coordination

Lead client meetings

Education

Building Surveying degree

Tools

MS Office

Digital systems

Job description

Project Manager / Contract Administrator - Building Surveying
Location: Home-based, covering Birmingham and surrounding areas
Salary: Up to £50,000 including car allowance, dependent on experience
Benefits: Excellent benefits package

The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager / Contract Administrator to join an established and growing multi-disciplinary construction consultancy, working across a significant portfolio of projects in Birmingham and the surrounding areas.
The role will suit someone with a Building Surveying background who has developed strong project management and contract administration experience and is confident managing construction projects from inception through to completion.
This is very much a project delivery role, rather than a traditional Building Surveying position focused on property condition surveys and inspections.
You will take responsibility for managing a range of construction projects, leading client relationships, coordinating contractors and consultants, and ensuring projects are delivered to the required standards, programme and budget.
Working from home, you will have considerable autonomy in managing your workload and projects, while being supported by an established team of Building Surveyors, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers.

Responsibilities

• Managing construction projects from inception through to completion.
• Acting as Project Manager and Contract Administrator, taking responsibility for the successful delivery of projects.
• Managing client relationships and acting as the main point of contact throughout each project.
• Leading site meetings and coordinating contractors, consultants and other project stakeholders.
• Undertaking site inspections and monitoring quality, workmanship and contractor performance.
• Preparing specifications, schedules of work and tender documentation.
• Managing contract administration, including instructions, notices and certificates.
• Monitoring project programmes, costs, budgets and risks.
• Coordinating design teams and ensuring project requirements are met.
• Identifying and resolving project issues, challenging contractors where necessary to maintain standards and protect the client’s interests.
• Managing quality assurance and ensuring appropriate project procedures are followed.
• Undertaking CDM Consultant / Principal Designer duties where appropriate.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to more junior members of the team.

About You

We are looking for someone who has a good technical understanding of construction and can demonstrate a strong track record of managing projects and delivering results.

Ideally, you will have:

• A degree in Building Surveying or a relevant construction discipline, preferably RICS or CIOB accredited.
• A minimum of five years' relevant post-degree experience.
• Chartered status or be working towards RICS or CIOB chartership.
• Experience within a construction consultancy environment.
• Strong Project Management and Contract Administration experience, with responsibility for delivering projects rather than simply undertaking surveying work.
• Experience across a range of construction projects, including new build, refurbishment, high-rise residential and retrofit.
• Public sector or social housing experience would be advantageous.
• A good understanding of construction contracts, project delivery and contractor management.
• The confidence to lead client meetings, manage relationships and deal with challenging situations professionally.
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to manage project costs, programmes and risks.
• Experience providing support, guidance or mentoring to junior colleagues.
• Good IT skills and confidence using digital systems and Microsoft Office.
• The ability to work independently, manage your own workload and work effectively from home.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites and meetings as required.

Importantly, we are looking for someone with genuine project delivery experience. Candidates whose experience is predominantly property surveys, stock condition surveys, damp and mould or smaller remedial works are unlikely to be suited to this position.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business