Westone Housing Ltd
Project Manager - Property Repairs (Insurance Perils)
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Job Title: Project Manager - Property Repairs (Insurance Perils)
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Location: Peterborough - Office Based
Salary: £45k - £55k per annum DOE + Performance Bonus
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Welcome to Westone, specialists in property refurbishment and developments. Our long-serving, experienced staff enable us to ensure the best workmanship completed on every job. Based in Peterborough, Westone are able to cover the entire East Anglia and further regions when needed.
About The Role
We are expanding our Insurance Repairs division and are seeking an experienced Project Manager to manage property repairs following insurance perils such as escape of water, storm, impact, flood, fire, and malicious damage.
This is a turnkey, end-to-end role. You will take full ownership of each claim from initial survey through to final account reconciliation, ensuring repairs are delivered safely, efficiently, compliantly, and profitably.
Please note that this is an office-based role in Peterborough and therefore candidates must live within a commutable distance to be considered.
What You'll Be Doing
End-to-End Project Delivery
- Attend damaged properties to carry out initial surveys and produce accurate scopes of work
- Prepare schedules, materials lists, and secure contractor quotations
- Allocate and coordinate multiple trades, ensuring work is completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales
- Monitor and control project finances, variations, and commercial performance from instruction to final account
- Provide clear, timely communication and progress updates to clients, policyholders, loss adjusters, and all other stakeholders
- Complete final account reconciliation, securing sign-off, and closing jobs in line with procedures
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Health & Safety and Compliance
- Produce and maintain job-specific H&S documentation, including RAMS, CPPs, and risk assessments
- Ensure full CDM compliance, including contractor management, principal contractor duties (where applicable), and safety controls on site
- Undertake site checks to ensure safe working practices and rectify non-conformances promptly
Systems & Reporting
- Maintain accurate and timely updates on client portals and internal management systems
- Ensure all notes, documents, photos, and evidence are uploaded and compliant with client SLAs
- Use company systems to record progress, financial data, variations, and audit requirements
About You
We're looking for someone who takes complete ownership of the project lifecycle and understands the demands of insurance repair environments.
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You Will Be a Strong Fit If You Have
- Experience in insurance repairs, construction project management, or property refurbishment
- Ability to survey properties, diagnose defects, and build accurate scopes
- Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, RAMS, and CDM 2015
- Confident trade coordination and supply-chain management skills
- Good commercial awareness and experience managing budgets or project financials
- Strong communication skills with a customer-focused approach
- Ability to juggle multiple live projects with competing deadlines
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary £40-45K
- Performance-based bonus (realistic OTE £50-55k+)
- Career development and progression pathways
- Supportive team culture and modern systems
- Exposure to a wide variety of insurance-related building projects
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Insurance Project Management, Project Estimator, Project Planning, Repairs Surveyor, Senior Project Coordinator, Senior Project Lead, Construction Projects, Building Surveyor, Insurance Repairs Manager, Construction Project Manager, Property Repairs Project Manager may also be considered for this role.
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