Senior Construction Project Manager – Retail & Leisure

Skilled Careers; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Careers seeks a Project Manager to lead a key project in the retail and leisure sectors from their Maidstone base. The role involves delivering up to £15m design & build schemes, chairing meetings, and coordinating design, logistics and site teams to ensure on-time, on-budget completion.

The successful candidate will have a stable main-contractor background, HS qualifications, and strong MS Project and Office skills, with a customer-focused, professional approach.

Qualifications

• Stable CV showing tenure with a main contractor.
• H&S qualifications: SMSTS or IOSH, CSCS card, First Aid.
• Working knowledge of MS Project.
• Commercial and contractual awareness with strong management skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to influence and build stakeholder relationships.
• Organised and professional with passion for excellence.

Responsibilities

• Full accountability for safe, successful and profitable delivery of design & build projects up to £15m.
• Lead project team, supply chain and subcontractors throughout all phases.
• Own construction programme, phased delivery and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage temporary facilities strategy to maintain continuity.
• Be primary client/consultant contact, chair progress meetings, report progress.
• Oversee demolition, civils, extensions, internal fit-outs and external works.
• Ensure SHEQ compliance, safety culture, quality and environmental performance.
• Control project budget, cost, quality and risk objectives.
• Coordinate design, logistics, temporary works and live-environment interfaces.
• Report to Operations Director on programme, risks and commercial performance.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Risk management

Client liaison

Communication

Education

SMSTS

IOSH

CSCS card

First Aid training

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Skilled Careers seeks a Project Manager to lead a key project in the retail and leisure sectors from their Maidstone base. The role involves delivering up to £15m design & build schemes, chairing meetings, and coordinating design, logistics and site teams to ensure on-time, on-budget completion.

The successful candidate will have a stable main-contractor background, HS qualifications, and strong MS Project and Office skills, with a customer-focused, professional approach.