Contract Project Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Position: Project Manager – Social Housing

Location: Woodbridge

Salary - £50,000-£60,000 per annum depending on experience plus 8% car allowance

Contract: 6-Month contract with potential to go permanant

Start Date - Immediate start

Our client, a respected contractor within the social housing sector, is seeking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of a key residential refurbishment scheme in Woodbridge. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional with strong leadership, commercial, and full project management capabilities to take ownership of a high-profile development.

• Take full responsibility for day-to-day operations on site, ensuring all works are delivered in line with programme, budget, and quality standards.

• Provide full project management oversight, including cost controls and commercial management, ensuring budgets and resources are optimised effectively.

• Work directly with the client and the client’s QS, managing cost reporting, variations, and financial controls.

• Lead, coordinate, and monitor subcontractors to achieve project objectives, maintaining high standards of workmanship across all trades.

• Ensure full oversight of works across 10 residential properties, maintaining consistency of delivery and programme compliance.

• Maintain effective communication with the client team, providing regular progress updates and fostering collaborative relationships.

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental requirements at every stage of the project.

• Anticipate, manage, and resolve challenges proactively, ensuring smooth progression of works.

• Demonstrable project management experience in residential refurbishment, ideally within the social housing sector.

• Strong experience in full site oversight, with proven ability to manage multiple properties concurrently.

• Excellent commercial awareness, with full cost control and QS experience.

• Strong track record of working directly with clients and their QS teams on financial and contractual matters.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the capability to engage and motivate diverse stakeholders.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem solving and stakeholder management.

If you possess the required skills and experience, and are seeking a role where you can demonstrate leadership and deliver measurable outcomes, we encourage you to apply. maryrisa.phillips@arcgroup.co.uk or call 07548764117