Senior Project Manager

Cobalt Recruitment; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead hotel refurbishment and conversion schemes across live hospitality environments in the UK. You will manage programmes, budgets and stakeholders from feasibility through handover, ensuring safety, quality and minimal guest disruption.

Working closely with operators, consultants and contractors, you will drive procurement, contract management and commercial performance while delivering schemes on time and to budget in a

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering hotel refurbishment and conversion projects.
• Experience working in live hospitality environments.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, project controls and commercial management.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple concurrent projects.
• MRICS, MAPM or MCIOB would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of hotel refurbishment and conversion projects from feasibility through handover.
• Manage programmes, budgets and reporting throughout project lifecycle.
• Oversee works within live hotel environments while minimising disruption.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultant teams; ensure designs are practical and compliant.
• Manage procurement strategies, contractor appointments and building contracts.
• Review contractor valuations, variations and final accounts while controlling commercial risk.
• Act as key contact for operators, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, building regulations and statutory requirements.
• Provide regular project updates to senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Leadership

Budget & reporting

Education

Degree in Construction Management

Degree in Project Management

Degree in Engineering

Job description

We are partnering with a privately-owned property developer and investor with an outstanding track record of delivering high-quality hospitality assets across the UK. With an integrated development model spanning acquisition, planning, delivery, operations and asset management, the business continues to invest in an impressive pipeline of hotel refurbishment and conversion projects.

As part of this growth, they are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a proven background delivering hotel refurbishment and conversion schemes. This is a business-critical appointment, requiring someone who understands the complexities of working within operational hospitality environments, balancing guest experience with programme, cost and quality.

Applicants must have demonstrable hotel project delivery and in-house developer experience.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, consultants and contractors, you will lead projects from pre-construction through to completion, ensuring schemes are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the delivery of hotel refurbishment and conversion projects from feasibility through to handover.
• Managing project programmes, budgets and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Overseeing works within live, operational hotel environments while minimising disruption to guests and operations.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams and ensuring designs are practical, compliant and operationally effective.
• Managing procurement strategies, contractor appointments and building contracts.
• Reviewing contractor valuations, variations and final accounts while controlling commercial risk.
• Acting as the key point of contact for operators, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, building regulations and statutory requirements.
• Providing regular project updates and reporting to senior leadership.

Requirements:

• Have extensive experience delivering hotel refurbishment and conversion projects - this is essential.
• Have a strong understanding of working within live hospitality environments and the operational constraints they present.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of construction contracts, project controls and commercial management.
• Be confident leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Hold a degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional membership such as MRICS, MAPM or MCIOB would be advantageous.
• Possess excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.