Project Manager - South London

Role/ Company Overview

The role of the Project Manager is to manage and monitor the delivery of the specified contract to time, quality and budget. The Project Manager will manage, motivate and appraise project staff and sub-contractors within their remit. They will liaise with commercial, health and safety, design, finance, procurement and estimating teams to ensure delivery of the project.

Founded over 20 years, Lawtech have become a leading principal contractor specialising in cladding remediation. We deliver high-quality, compliant, multi-million-pound cladding repatriations & regeneration contracts throughout London and the wider Southeast.

Duties of this role include but are not limited to:

1. Project Management: Assist in the production and development of the strategic plan and programme and communicate all requirements to the staff, supporting them in the production of their sections of the programme.
2. Co-ordinate labour and material requirements between site teams to ensure efficient use of stores and resources. Liaise with the buying department to ensure timely placing of orders and sequence of material deliveries. Keep control of the labour and material by constant and accurate monitoring of the site requirements and related documentation.
3. Understand the scope and develop specifics for site management; to assist procurement process and manage the resources required to deliver the project to time and budget.
4. Take full ownership of all aspects of management of works within your remit.
5. Be in possession of all relevant information to produce, maintain and control the delivery of the project, communicating information to the staff as required.
6. Take overall ownership for the site QCQA records for the site team.
7. Line Management: Act as Line manager to block/ assistant and site managers and provide support and training when required.
8. Ensure productivity levels are high with site-based staff and that projects are progressing within the given deadline and budget.
9. Monitor assistant management and staff performance through objectives and action plans, as required.
10. Relationship Management: Assist in the maintenance and building of relationships with all key client staff and stakeholders, funders and other third parties, including regular and ad hoc meetings, resident consultation meetings and relevant working groups.
11. Cross-departmental Collaboration: Working closely with the Commercial, Design & Quality and Health and Safety departments to monitor and manage project plans and allocate budgets.
12. Work with ISO and Design & Quality departments to ensure total management of service and product delivery, across the project.
13. Work with the commercial department / QS to ensure sub-contractors, LOSC, orders, budgets and costs are managed.
14. Work with the Health & Safety department to ensure delivery of the construction phase H&S plan, risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments and ensure all relevant documentation and notices are available on site.
15. Work with resident liaison and customer service personnel to manage and resolve residents issues to their satisfaction.
16. Document Management: Maintain complete and accurate online and printed records for all aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation and company policies.
17. Additional Responsibilities: Maintain agreed quality standards, communicate those standards, all programme and contract requirements to project management teams and sub-contractors.
18. Ensure all contractor and sub-contractor issues are raised and dealt with appropriately.
19. Schedule and attend site and management meetings weekly, fortnightly, monthly as required.
20. Keep up to date with relevant industry regulations, H&S legislation and company processes and procedures.

Technical Requirements

1. CSCS card and Site Managers Safety (SMSTS) essential.
2. EWI/cladding experience (essential).
3. Technical HNC or equivalent qualification/experience in construction-related discipline.
4. Asbestos awareness, scaffold inspection and first aid certificates.
5. Programme and project management manage production of appropriate GANTT charts including critical path analysis, interpretation of requirements, tracking of financial information.
6. CRB checked as required for specific projects.
7. Computer literacy with advanced MS Packages including MS Excel.

Professional Skills And Attributes

1. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
2. Excellent interpersonal skills.
3. Able to build and maintain long-standing working relationships.
4. Able to prioritise and delegate workload.
5. Personable and reliable.
6. Proactive attitude.
7. Inspires and motivates teams.

Benefits

1. 33 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
2. Company Pension.
3. Private Medical Insurance.
4. Life Assurance Scheme.
5. Employee Assistance Programme.
6. Company Events.
7. Cycle to Work Scheme.
8. Expenses Paid.