Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Manage construction projects from tender handover through to completion and final account.
• Coordinate programme planning, site activities, and project resources.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within agreed budgets, and to required quality standards.
• Work closely with Site Managers and subcontractors to support delivery.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address risks or issues.
• Manage one or two concurrent projects depending on size and complexity.

Commercial & Financial Oversight

• Support the commercial management of projects in collaboration with the commercial team and senior leadership.
• Assist with cost tracking, forecasting, and margin monitoring.
• Contribute to procurement activities and subcontractor engagement.
• Support the management of variations and commercial discussions.
• Provide project reporting and updates on financial and delivery performance.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a senior point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships that support repeat business and referrals.
• Collaborate with architects, consultants, subcontractors, and local authorities.
• Represent the business professionally throughout the project lifecycle.

Team Leadership

• Provide line management and leadership to Site Managers.
• Set clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
• Support capability development and scalability of the delivery function.
• Embed consistent project governance practices.

Operational Scaling & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to scaling delivery capability as turnover grows.
• Implement structured reporting and analytical decision-making approaches.
• Use project management tools (e.g. Procore or similar) to enhance visibility and control.
• Identify process improvements and efficiency opportunities.
• Support strategic growth initiatives alongside leadership.

Candidate Profile

Experience

• Proven track record delivering high-end residential and/or commercial construction projects.
• Experience operating at Project Manager level.
• Background within a principal contractor environment.
• Experience managing projects in the £500k–£5m+ range.
• Exposure to and experience with JCT contracts.

Skills & Capabilities

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Analytical and structured decision-making approach.
• Confident stakeholder and client management capability.
• Leadership presence with the ability to direct site teams.
• Programme planning and delivery oversight.
• Health & Safety understanding, including RAMS and Construction Phase Plans.

Technical / Systems

• Experience with digital project management platforms (e.g. Procore or similar systems advantageous).
• Comfortable using structured reporting tools and dashboards.

Personal Attributes

• Hands-on and pragmatic approach.
• Detail-oriented with strong commercial awareness.
• Comfortable operating in an SME environment.
• Able to balance autonomy with collaboration.
• Committed to high-quality delivery standards.

Location

• Based within commutable distance of the office.
• Ability to travel regularly to project sites across the region.