Project Manager (Housing)

Henry Boot; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Boot Construction is looking for a skilled Project Manager to oversee low-rise residential projects. This role involves managing and controlling new build housing schemes, ensuring health and safety compliance, timely completion, and budget adherence. The company values integrity and offers competitive pay, comprehensive development support, and a progressive benefits package.

Benefits

Car allowance

Access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Life assurance benefit

Digital GP app access

Agile working flexibility

26 days of annual leave

Business closure between Christmas and New Year

Enhanced parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Previous experience in leading residential construction projects.
• Management experience.
• Professional membership (e.g., CIOB) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Overall management of low-rise residential projects valued up to £15m.
• Lead the project team to ensure compliance with company standards.
• Support and mentor reporting staff.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

Relevant Degree/HNC

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

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Henry Boot Construction is part of Henry Boot, one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses. Together, we are where great places start.

Henry Boot Construction is an award-winning contractor that’s committed to the highest possible standards. Known for building with integrity, authenticity and passion, we offer a full range of pre-construction and construction services in the industrial and logistics, residential and urban development sectors.

We have extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, including major projects such as the residential restoration of The Cocoa Works in York, the University of Sheffield AMRC’s aviation research and development facility and key schemes within Sheffield’s Heart of the City development.

We are seeking a skilled and knowledgeable Project Manager to oversee low-rise residential projects valued up to £15m. This role involves the overall management and control of new build housing schemes for local authorities and social housing providers. You will ensure the highest standards of health and safety, timely completion, and adherence to budget and specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Pre-Construction: Provide technical input for PQQs and tender submissions, including construction methods, value engineering, and programming.
• Construction Stage: Lead the project team to ensure compliance with company policies and sustainability strategies. Oversee health, safety, welfare, and environmental compliance.
• General: Identify issues proactively, maintain confidentiality, and represent Henry Boot Group’s best interests.
• Personnel & Development: Support and mentor reporting staff, ensuring their professional development and adherence to job roles.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Essential: Relevant Degree/HNC, previous experience in leading residential construction projects, and management experience.
• Desirable: Professional membership (e.g., CIOB), SMSTS/SSTS, CSCS card, and other relevant certifications.

Skills and Abilities:

• Essential: Excellent communication, leadership, and teamwork skills. Strong technical ability, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
• Desirable: Experience in client management, supplier relationship management, and commercial awareness.

Personal Attributes:

• Leadership: Inspire and motivate teams to achieve high performance and meet project goals.
• Integrity: Uphold strong ethical standards and act in the best interests of the company and stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing situations and challenges.
• Problem-Solving: Creative approach to solving problems and making informed decisions.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous in ensuring accuracy and quality in all aspects of the project.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, and team members.
• Resilience: Ability to handle pressure and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.

Our offer:

We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our People Development team, and we encourage you to consider your personal development desires. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you in undertaking development and education to achieve your goals and objectives.

We have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you inside and outside of work.

• We pay you a competitive salary we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
• We will provide you with car allowance and access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
• We share our financial success with our bonus scheme;
• We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
• We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
• We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our Digital GP app;
• We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
• We give you 26days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave;
• We support a complete business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
• We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent; however you become a parent;
• We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
• We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
• We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.

We put our people first. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work.

We ensure our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably, should you wish to discuss any adjustments please contact our people team ([emailprotected] )

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time in advance of the closing date.

We are unable to accept applications from agencies who have not been directly instructed to act on our behalf, this includes communications shared with hiring managers, for more information, see the recruitment agency disclaimer on our Careers home page .