Project Lead

Start the search now for your ideal job – don’t forget to use the filters! Project Lead London Posted: 20/08/2025 £100K/ Year J28938 Save Share Apply Project Lead | £15m – £30m Projects | Central London | Cut & Carve Are you a Project Lead who\’s been running £15m – £30m+ sites? The Company ·Think Tier 1 build quality without the Tier 1 nonsense. All the tools, none of the tape. ·This contractor is backed by a well-funded parent company (the type that pays on time and doesn\’t do jazz hands every time someone says \”procurement\”). They\’ve got all the toys in-house: demo, piling, superstructure, joinery, haulage – and actually finish jobs. Properly. Not \”let\’s get practical completion and run\” What you\’ll need to bring: ·Tier 1 experience – if you\’ve made it through a pre-start meeting with 14 consultants and lived to tell the tale, that counts ·Either already a Project Lead, or a Project Manager who\’s basically running the show but still being patted on the head ·Stuck around long enough to see a job finished – not someone who updates their CV every time the kettle breaks. ·Have proper construction knowledge – not just fluent in buzzwords like \”value engineering\” and \”project synergies\” ·Can read a programme, challenge it, fix it, and not have a meltdown when the brickies disappear for two weeks What you\’ll be doing ·Running £300m jobs like they\’re yours (because they are) from breaking ground to cutting ribbons ·Taking responsibility without needing a committee to back you up ·Getting stuff built properly, safely, and on time – while fending off 800 \”urgent\” emails about what shade of grey the cladding is ·Leading from the front – boots on, not just boots in the back of the car What you won\’t be doing ·Filling in ten forms to order a skip ·Sitting in meetings where someone says \”let\’s park that for now\” and then drives off forever. ·Explaining what a soffit is to a senior stakeholder named Clive who once built a treehouse in 1989 This role could also be referred to as a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Senior Construction Manager, Construction Manager, Project Director or Project Lead I know this ad\’s had a bit of fun, but let\’s be clear-I\’m a serious recruiter working with a serious contractor, and this is a seriously good opportunity. If you\’ve got the experience and the grit to handle projects that matter, I want to hear from you. Give me (Joshua French) a call on 07771 401559 or drop me an email at Joshua@borneltd.com #J-18808-Ljbffr