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Position: Project Manager (Construction)
Base location: Sussex
Project location: Winchester
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £80,000 - 90,000 (DOE) + excellent package
Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)
Vacancy reference: 85339
The company:
This main contractor delivers new build, refurbishment, and infrastructure projects for a host of clients nationally. They're known for quality delivery, strong client relationships, and professional leadership which is driving the business in the construction sector.
The role:
As a Project Manager within this business, you will be responsible for delivering projects for public sector clients which will include but not be limited to education, healthcare, government, and local authority. Your role will include:
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- Resourcing planning and setting strategy.
- Producing contract and construction programmes.
- Driving PCSA activities.
- Management of your project team (Site Managers, Assistants, and Trainees).
- Attending interviews and presentations.
- Attending Design Team Meetings.
- Early logistics planning.
- Attend all pre-starts.
- Chairing subcontractor reviews.
- Production of weekly and monthly reports.
- Chairing Project Review Meetings (client) and attending internal PRMs.
- Ensuring projects are compliant with Employers Requirements.
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A construction professional with extensive experience of delivering education, healthcare, and government projects for a main contractors.
- Managed teams within schemes that have delivered projects up to £15 million.
- Sound knowledge of design & build, NEC, and traditional contracts along with PCSA agreement activities.
- Working knowledge of programming software packages.
What's on offer?
- A very competitive starting salary + excellent package.
- Working in a supportive, professional team environment.
- Working within a well-resourced business that is focused on quality execution of projects.
- Working with a company that has a consistent pipeline of projects.
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