Project Manager - Small Works & Maintenance
Location: Bournemouth/Poole, Dorset
Salary: £55K-£65K + Package
About the role
Project Management / Contracts Management for an established regional building contractor delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance, refurbishment and building improvement works across Dorset, Hampshire and the South of England.
You will join a respected construction and property services business with a strong reputation for quality, customer service and successful project delivery across commercial, healthcare, education and public-sector environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager / Small Works Contracts Manager who enjoys variety, operational responsibility and making things happen.
Key responsibilities
- Manage multiple small works, responsive repairs and planned maintenance projects simultaneously.
- Plan, programme and coordinate multi-trade building works from instruction to completion.
- Allocate work to directly employed tradespeople and approved subcontractors.
- Monitor live workloads, project progress, completion dates and follow-on works.
- Coordinate labour, materials, suppliers and resources for efficient project delivery.
- Maintain commercial control of project costs, variations and additional works.
- Ensure appropriate health and safety, quality and property risk management.
- Build strong relationships with clients, residents, subcontractors and operational teams.
- Resolve day-to-day site challenges, programme issues and changing priorities.
- Maintain accurate project records and provide clear progress updates.
This is a hands-on operational management position where you will have the autonomy to make decisions and take responsibility for successful project delivery.
What you’ll need
- Proven experience managing small works, building maintenance, repairs or refurbishment projects.
- Background in construction, property maintenance, building services or a related discipline.
- Experience managing directly employed trades and specialist subcontractors.
- Practical understanding of building construction, maintenance and property defects.
- Strong planning, scheduling and multi-project management capabilities.
- Commercial awareness covering labour, materials, project costs and variations.
- Excellent communication, customer service and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of construction health and safety requirements.
- Experience within social housing, local authority or occupied-property environments desirable.
- Full UK driving licence.
What you’ll enjoy
- £55K-£65K salary depending on experience.
- Additional benefits package, details to be confirmed.
- Established regional building contractor with a longstanding reputation.
- Varied maintenance, refurbishment and improvement projects.
- Genuine operational responsibility and decision-making autonomy.
- Opportunity to lead direct labour and specialist subcontractor teams.
- Regular professional health and safety training.
- Collaborative working with experienced construction and commercial colleagues.
- A rewarding position where your leadership makes a visible difference.
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