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Project Manager - Cleanroom Design & Build
Location: Central London (Minimum 3 days per week on site)
Contract Length: 6 Months
Rate: £400 per day (Outside IR35)
Start Date: Early August 2026
Sector: Cleanroom Construction / Life Sciences / High-Tech Facilities
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a specialist contractor delivering a £2 million cleanroom design and build project in Central London.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Project Manager with a proven track record in cleanroom environments who can take ownership of programme delivery, stakeholder management, and overall project execution from conception through to completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the successful delivery of a £2m cleanroom design and build project.
- Manage project programme, budgets, resources, and subcontractors.
- Coordinate design teams, consultants, and client stakeholders.
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
- Monitor project progress and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Manage quality assurance procedures and commissioning activities.
- Resolve technical and operational challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant industry standards and regulations.
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Essential Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' experience delivering cleanroom design and build projects.
- Proven experience managing cleanroom, laboratory, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or other high-specification controlled environment projects.
- Strong understanding of construction project delivery, MEP coordination, and commissioning processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to work on-site in Central London a minimum of 3 days per week.
- Available to start in early August and able to commit to the full 6-month contract.
Desirable Qualifications
- SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) certification is highly beneficial.
- Relevant construction, engineering, or project management qualifications.
What's on Offer
- £400 per day Outside IR35
- 6-month contract on a high-profile cleanroom project.
- Opportunity to work with an established specialist contractor.
- Fast-paced project with an immediate requirement for a highly experienced, delivery-focused Project Manager.
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If you have a strong background in cleanroom design and build projects and are available to start in early August, we'd like to hear from you. Immediate availability will be highly advantageous.
Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.
To find out more about Progressive please visit www.progressiverecruitment.com
Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales
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