Senior Project Manager

IQ Glass; Amersham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading glazing company based in Amersham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee high-end residential and commercial projects. The role requires managing complex glazing contracts, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring project compliance with UK regulations. Candidates should have 4-10 years of relevant experience, a degree in construction management or engineering, and pertinent certifications. The position offers a permanent contract, a project management bonus scheme, and the potential for growth in the role.

Benefits

Project management bonus scheme

Private healthcare after 2 years

Profit sharing if targets are met

Qualifications

• 4–10 years project management experience in glazing or construction.
• Experience managing high-value glazing packages (£100k–£2m).
• Strong understanding of aluminium systems and structural glazing.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple glazing projects from pre-construction to handover.
• Act as primary contact for clients and main contractors.
• Review quotes and budget, sign off purchase orders on time.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Technical oversight

Team leadership

Education

Degree in construction management or engineering

SMSTS or SSSTS certification

CSCS card (Manager or Supervisor level)

Tools

CRM systems

Health and safety documentation

Job description

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER – HEAD OFFICE

THE ROLE

Our Project Managers are a key part of our company infrastructure. Our project management teams are broken into specific areas and disciplines, each focus on a specific regional location or project type. We are looking for an experience project manager to work on commercial, international glazing & high-end residential contracts.

As a Project Manager you will oversee and run all aspects of the contract through from design to installation or delivery. Each project manager has their own allocated projects however, the project managers work as a team, supporting and assisting each other along with a purchasing department to help procure.

REPORTING TO the Contracts Director

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

Lead multiple glazing projects simultaneously, from pre-construction through to handover.

• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes, schedules, and oversite.
• Coordinate with architects, contractors, structural engineers, and client teams.
• Oversee design development, ensuring compliance with UK building regulations and project specifications.
• Ensure all procurement, fabrication, logistics, and installation activities run to programme.
• Manage change control processes, issuing variations and updated costings where required.
• Use our internal CRM systems to track, manage and report on your projects from start to finish.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and main contractors.
• Lead progress meetings, provide updates, and manage expectations.
• Build strong relationships with high-end residential clients, developers, and commercial contractors.
• Liaise with international partners, suppliers, and logistics teams for overseas projects.
• Ensuring our client and all interested parties are always kept up to date with the project progress and logged to the CRM.
• Ensuring a positive and effective relationship with all parties including the main contractor and architect.

Financial Management

• Reviewing and understanding the quote and budget created by the Estimating team
• Raising concerns or issues with budgets with the procurement director / team
• Review the allowances for glass, labour and anything unusual.
• Sign off purchase orders generated by the procurement team, ensuring that the costs are as expected and within budget.
• Keeping your CVR sheet up to date at all times to show committed costs and actual costs against budget.
• Monitoring margins on projects to ensure the sales margin is met or exceeded.
• Sign off invoices for payments in WAP on time, updating your CVR with actual costs.
• Project income forecasting

Installation and Logistics Management

• Planning installations keeping in mind logistics, health and safety and construction program.
• Liaise with the site team to plan a successful installation
• Produce detailed health and safety documentation for the projects.

Technical & Quality Oversight

• Review and approve technical drawings, method statements, and installation details.
• Conduct site visits to monitor installation quality and ensure adherence to design and specification.
• Resolve technical issues promptly, liaising with internal design teams and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all products and systems meet performance requirements (thermal, acoustic, structural, safety).

Team Leadership

• Oversee and support project coordinators, site supervisors and installation teams.
• Conduct performance reviews, mentoring and professional development.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, design, accounts and sales team to ensure smooth project completion

Required Experience & Skills

Experience

Minimum 4–10 years project management experience within the glazing, façade, aluminium systems, or specialist construction sector.

Proven delivery of high-value glazing packages (£100k–£2m) in the UK.

Experience managing high-end residential and commercial projects.

International project experience beneficial (e.g., Europe, Middle East, Caribbean).

Strong understanding of aluminium systems, curtain walling, structural glazing, sliding / bi-fold systems, balustrades, and bespoke glazing solutions.

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent qualification in construction management, engineering, or similar (preferred).

SMSTS or SSSTS certification.

CSCS card (Manager or Supervisor level).

PRINCE2, APM, or similar project management certification advantageous.

Full UK driving licence.

Details

Amersham – Office Based, travel to site will be required.

Permanent 8 : 00-5 : 00 (40 Hours per week) Monday – Friday.

Project management bonus scheme

Private healthcare after 2 years & employee assistance programme

Employee owned – Profit sharing if targets are met.

Potential for growth in the role and the business.

Our typical probation period 6 months