Project Manager Property Repairs (Insurance Perils)

Westone Housing Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A property repair company based in Peterborough is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee property repairs after insurance perils. The role includes managing surveys, coordinating trades, and ensuring compliance with health and safety. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in insurance repairs or construction project management, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. A competitive salary and performance bonus structure are offered.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus

Career development

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance repairs, construction project management, or property refurbishment.
• Ability to survey properties, diagnose defects, and build accurate scopes.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, RAMS, and CDM 2015.
• Confident trade coordination and supply-chain management skills.
• Good commercial awareness and experience managing budgets or project financials.
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Ability to juggle multiple live projects with competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Attend damaged properties to carry out initial surveys and produce accurate scopes of work.
• Prepare schedules, materials lists and secure contractor quotations.
• Allocate and coordinate multiple trades, ensuring work is completed to a high standard.
• Monitor and control project finances, variations, and commercial performance.
• Provide clear, timely communication and progress updates.
• Complete final account reconciliation and secure sign-off.

Skills

Insurance repairs

Construction project management

Property refurbishment

Health & Safety knowledge

Trade coordination

Commercial awareness

Strong communication skills

Multi-project management

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager - Property Repairs (Insurance Perils)

Location: Peterborough

Salary: £40 - £45k + Performance Bonus (OTE £55k+)

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Welcome to Westone, specialists in property refurbishment and developments. Our long serving, experienced staff enable us to ensure the best of workmanship completed on every job. Based in Peterborough, Westone are able to cover the entire East Anglia and further regions when needed.

About the Role

We are expanding our Insurance Repairs division and are seeking an experienced Project Manager to manage property repairs following insurance perils such as escape of water, storm, impact, flood, fire and malicious damage.

This is a turnkey, end-to-end role. You will take full ownership of each claim from initial survey through to final account reconciliation, ensuring repairs are delivered safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably.

What You'll Be Doing

• Attend damaged properties to carry out initial surveys and produce accurate scopes of work
• Prepare schedules, materials lists and secure contractor quotations
• Allocate and coordinate multiple trades, ensuring work is completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales
• Monitor and control project finances, variations, and commercial performance from instruction to final account
• Provide clear, timely communication and progress updates to clients, policyholders, loss adjusters and all other stakeholders
• Complete final account reconciliation, securing sign-off and closing jobs in line with procedures

Health & Safety and Compliance

• Produce and maintain job-specific H&S documentation, including RAMS, CPPs and risk assessments
• Ensure full CDM compliance, including contractor management, principal contractor duties (where applicable), and safety controls on site
• Undertake site checks to ensure safe working practices and rectify non-conformances promptly

Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and timely updates on client portals and internal management systems
• Ensure all notes, documents, photos and evidence are uploaded and compliant with client SLAs
• Use company systems to record progress, financial data, variations, and audit requirements

About you

We’re looking for someone who takes complete ownership of the project lifecycle and understands the demands of insurance repair environments.

You will be a strong fit if you have:

• Experience in insurance repairs, construction project management, or property refurbishment
• Ability to survey properties, diagnose defects, and build accurate scopes
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, RAMS, and CDM 2015
• Confident trade coordination and supply-chain management skills
• Good commercial awareness and experience managing budgets or project financials
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach
• Ability to juggle multiple live projects with competing deadlines

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary £40-45K
• Performance-based bonus (realistic OTE £55k+)
• Career development and progression pathways
• Supportive team culture and modern systems
• Exposure to a wide variety of insurance-related building projects

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of Insurance Project Management, Project Estimator, Project Planning, Repairs Surveyor, Senior Project Coordinator, Senior Project Lead, Construction Projects, Building Surveyor, Insurance Repairs Manager, Construction Project Manager, Property Repairs Project Manager may also be considered for this role.