Newstone Talent Solutions
Installation Project Manager
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Project / Installation Manager
Hampshire | £50,000–£60,000 + Benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project / Installation Manager to take the next step in their career and take greater ownership of a growing project delivery function within an established and expanding organisation.
This is a hands-on leadership role, reporting to the Group Operations Director, with responsibility for overseeing the successful delivery of a portfolio of installation and project-based work.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring projects are well planned, properly resourced, commercially controlled and delivered safely, on time and to the required quality standards.
The Role:
You’ll take responsibility for coordinating and overseeing multiple live projects, while providing day-to-day leadership and support to the wider project team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing and supporting a team of Project Managers, Coordinators and administrative staff.
- Overseeing multiple projects from initial mobilisation through to completion and handover.
- Ensuring projects are appropriately planned, resourced and delivered against agreed programmes.
- Monitoring project progress, identifying potential issues and putting recovery plans in place where required.
- Working closely with operations, procurement, warehouse, logistics, installation teams and subcontractors.
- Managing project budgets, costs and margins and ensuring commercial considerations remain front of mind.
- Supporting budget control, forecasting and ongoing financial reporting across the project portfolio.
- Managing variations, delays, subcontractor costs and other project-related issues.
- Acting as a senior point of contact for clients and managing escalated delivery issues.
- Providing regular project updates, reporting and KPIs to senior management.
- Helping improve project processes, systems and reporting across the business.
- Supporting sales pitches, tenders and client presentations where appropriate.
- Ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with relevant health & safety, quality and compliance requirements.
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About You:
We're looking for someone with strong project management and/or installation management experience, ideally gained within sectors such as furniture, retail, construction, facilities management/FM, or working with multi-stakeholder environments and M&E contractors.
You don't necessarily need to have held a senior leadership title previously. This could be an excellent opportunity for a strong Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Installation Manager or Commercial Manager who feels they are ready for the next step but are currently being held back by the structure of their organisation.
Requirements:
- Proven experience managing multiple projects from start to finish.
- Strong project management and delivery experience, ideally within an installation-led environment.
- Experience working with installation teams, subcontractors, suppliers, M&E contractors and logistics partners.
- Experience operating within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Good commercial awareness, including project budgets, cost control and forecasting.
- Strong Excel skills, including the ability to use formulas and spreadsheets for budget control, forecasting and project reporting.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Experience leading, mentoring or coordinating other project professionals.
- Strong client and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to identify problems early and take ownership of finding solutions.
- A practical, hands-on approach and the confidence to make decisions.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- PRINCE2 qualification or experience would be desirable, but is not essential.
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The Opportunity:
This is a genuine step-up opportunity for an experienced project or commercial professional who wants to broaden their responsibilities and move into a position with greater ownership and influence.
You'll have the opportunity to take greater ownership of project delivery, influence how projects are managed, support and develop the project team, and introduce improvements to processes, planning, commercial controls and reporting.
If you're looking for the opportunity to take the next step, increase your level of responsibility and have a genuine impact on project delivery, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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