Senior Construction & Project Manager (London Area & North West UK)

We offer an opportunity you simply won’t find anywhere else. In less than six years, Mileway has grown into Europe’s leader in last mile logistics real estate, with a 550-plus team across twenty six offices in eleven countries. We’re looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial Senior Construction and Project Manager who is ready to shine in an international team and will focus on the UK&I market. This role will provide added value to the business through constant improvements in the build-out, cost of construction and time to complete the process.

The person we’re looking for is a solid multi-tasker, bringing together project management, design, tendering, permitting, procurement and CapEx initiatives. The right candidate has not only the drive and discipline to handle the day to day, but the ambition to grow with us as we develop an unparalleled opportunity as the principal player in last mile real estate. Are you a natural collaborator? Teamwork will be essential in this role. As part of our UK country team, you’ll report to the Head of Construction and Project Management and work closely with our Asset Managers and International colleagues from all over the world.

The Asset Management team will benefit from your technical support and expertise. You’ll also be touching base with our team of in-house analysts and technical support. Outside of Mileway, you’ll be skilled in getting the best from relationships with suppliers and creating best-in-class internal procurement initiatives.

Working at Mileway: Mileway is Europe’s leading owner and manager of last-mile logistics real estate, operating across more than 11 countries with a team of over 550 professionals in more than twenty offices. We provide high-quality urban logistics space that enables businesses to store, distribute and deliver goods closer to their customers. Our portfolio focuses on strategically located warehouses and distribution assets that support the growing demand for efficient, city-focused supply chains. With a cloud-based IT infrastructure and strong local market expertise, Mileway combines pan-European scale with on-the-ground knowledge.

We are an international and collaborative organisation, bringing together colleagues from over 50 nationalities. Our culture is pragmatic, fast-moving and team-oriented, with a strong focus on ownership and delivery. At Mileway, we foster a continuous learning environment through our in-house learning and development programmes, supporting both professional and personal development. You’ll be based at our London office. While we embrace a flexible approach to work, our policy requires working from the office three days a week.

What you’ll do:

• Manage a high volume of Development projects.
• Technical project management, advising on technical CapEx investments.
• Support local development and CapEx strategies with a focus on permitting, compliance and cost.
• Help ensure that commercial processes are adhered to across the business unit and actively seek to improve processes and procedures.
• Manage the project administration process.
• Represent technical project management for all of Mileway’s regional assets in UK.
• Work closely with third-party property managers to create multiple-year maintenance plan.
• Take care of tendering and project control and planned maintenance.
• Keep detailed records of all transactions with suppliers on a project basis.
• Draft and guide transformations of real estate (redevelopments).
• Inspect and observe work in progress to ensure that procedures followed, and materials used conformed to project specifications and quality standards.
• Ensure Health and Safety systems are in place and followed in all Construction Projects.
• Stay in touch with current and potential tenants (fit-out), map their wishes and requests and handle changes to the leased property.
• Monitor, elaborate and execute the sustainability plan.
• Produce reports.
• Ensure accuracy of the project reports and communicate accordingly.
• Update and communicate the accrual report.
• Provide reports on actual costs vs. estimate and identify underlying reasons for any variance.
• Ensure financial information for audits is collated and cost assurance processes are followed.
• Leadership and Partnership.
• Ensure the team can deliver on the demanding program.
• Coach and develop the team.
• Partner with Regional and Centralised teams.
• Manage outsourced companies in construction.
• Flexibility to shift from internal to external resources to meet aggressive timelines.
• Partner with the Head of Construction & Project Management and Senior Manager of Procurement to build vendor relationships.
• Rate and draft service agreements and contracts.

What you’ll bring:

• Your standout technical track record (+10 years).
• You can show how you’ve carried urban logistics and industrial development projects from end to end, from pre-development stage through permits, packaging/ tendering, delivery and commercialisation, all the way to the final handover.
• Your relevant experience on construction sites, covering all phases of planning and execution.
• Your competence to build successful organisational capability.
• Outstanding coaching, planning, organisation and communication skills.
• Your analytical skills.
• You thrive on challenges, problem solving, and coming up with creative solutions.
• Your ability to work under pressure in a challenging and proactive environment.
• You’re a planner, but also hands on. You’re not afraid to jump in and take charge.
• Your network of trusted construction and project management companies, sub-contractors, suppliers, lawyers and technical consultants.
• Your excellent negotiation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject minimum.
• Familiarity with tools like Yardi, Tableau and budget vs actual tools is a plus.

Our vision is to be the number one gateway to urban communities. To get there, we live our values: Drive, Trust, Grow, Together.