Skilled Careers are pleased to confirm we have been commissioned to search for a Senior Project Manager on behalf of family run regional main contractor to deliver a residential flagship development in Southwest London.

Due to expansion and successfully securing the company’s flagship residential development they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Project Manager to deliver a complicated and challenging project.

The client:

They are family run business which has been established for over 30 years, *
Sectors they cover are 70% residential, healthcare, heritage, schools & commercial with projects ranging from £5M - £28M.
23 live projects with six projects currently at PCSA stage.
Turnover is £65M with strategic growth plans in place to hit £100M within the next 2/3 years.
longevity at Senior Management level and excellent staff retention

The Project:

Companies’ flagship scheme. The project is highly complicated and challenging which is being built adjacent next to a railway station and logistically very tight with limited road access.

The scheme is to design and build 76 new build residential apartments (Ranging from 1 bed to 3 bed flats) plus ground floor commercial space, and
The PCSA period if 45 weeks and includes the building control submission of a design approval to the Building Safety Regulator (Gateway 2).
The construction period is anticipated to be 108 Weeks (12Wprecon + 96Wcon).
Anticipated dates for the PCSA are from Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Anticipated dates for the construction are from Dec 2025 – Feb 2028
Project value is c. £27m

You will be based at their head offices in Essex for the first 12 months working alongside an experienced design and commercial team planning and strategizing how the project will be built putting together a detailed programme,. setting up the procurement strategy, design and value engineering, budget control and logistically how the project is going to be set up once it goes to site.

Once the project starts on site you will have a team of one Project Manager. two Senior Site Managers, two Assistant Site Managers.

You will report directly into an experienced Construction Director which is from a tier one background.

Please note I have met the Construction Director, and we have been working with this client for several years. They have a car park behind the building and fully refurbished and nice open office to work from. I also have full job spec and site plans.

Role & responsibilities:

Ensure that the Company Health and Safety policy and Management System is complied with at all times, leading by example in ensuring that safety is the primary concern
Proactively manage and develop relationships with the customer and project stakeholders to promote the Company’s good reputation
Lead and manage the planning phase for the project, ensuring that key internal and external stakeholders fully understand all contract requirements, key deliverables and what they need to do to achieve delivery of them safely, to specification, on time and on budget.

The following key planning documents are required as a minimum:
- Construction Phase Plan
- Design Release Schedule
- Construction Programme
- Information Required Schedule
- Main Contract Deliverables Schedule

Lead the delivery phase of each project, motivating the site production teams and support functions to ensure efficient and effective project delivery, setting team priorities, managing risks and opportunities, to ensure that projects are delivered to the required standards, including:
- Resource allocation
- Subcontract management
- Materials and plant
- Progress reporting
- Contract administration
- Stakeholder management

Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders regularly and involve parties as necessary to ensure prompt and effective resolution of issues to facilitate successful project completion
Proactively monitor progress of the project and provide timely and accurate progress reports to the senior management team as a basis for agreeing realistic and achievable action plans
Prepare progress report for review by the Construction Director before issue to the customer and external project team

Actively manage the commercial and contractual aspects of the project, consulting with commercial team members, and exercising effective judgement, control, and communication with particular regard to:
- Programme and extensions of time, and in particular driving to complete on time or ahead of the contract completion date
- Efficient resource utilisation
- Design development/value engineering
- Change management
- Defects management

Lead the project completion and handover process, ensuring that completion documentation (including O&Ms/Health & Safety File/etc.) is delivered in accordance with contract requirements and the customer has a positive handover experience
Lead the post contract review processes to capture lessons learnt and ensure that supply chain performance ratings are entered on Connect
Keep abreast of developments in industry best practice
Through day-to-day Contac Experience of running and completing successful PCSA’s is vital and experience of working alongside network railway assets and demonstrating experience of BAPA engagement and compliance with Network Rail’s Assess Protection Team requirements would be a substantial benefit to the applicant.t with project stakeholders gather and feedback market intelligence to support business development activities
Support the Company’s commitment to sustainability

The Person:

Must have experience working at Senior Project Manager or above which has had previous experience successfully guiding a project through the PCSA’s stage.
Previous experience of working alongside railway assets and demonstrating experience of BAPA engagement and compliance with Network Rail’s is essential
Delivered logically tight new build projects is essential.
Main contracting experience is preferred but not essential.
Must be professional, driven, client facing and highly articulate both verbal and written.
MCIOB or an equivalent construction related qualification is preferred but not essential

The salary on offer is:

Six figure basic salary to attract the very best plus excellent benefits package which include £6,000 travel allowance, pension, healthcare, and profit share options

If you are looking for a new & challenging position and you feel you have the relevant experience and would like to apply for the position, please send your updated CV or you can call Lee on (phone number removed) for more information.