Construction Project Manager - Mixed Use Project

Potensis Selection is delighted to partner with an award-winning Mixed-Use Developer who is seeking a Project Manager to join its dynamic South West division. This role is pivotal in the management of complex projects and ensuring that programme, quality and cost targets are achieved in accordance with the build programme, through the effective management of the site team and subcontractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help to co-ordinate trades, direct labour and materials to meet the production programme; maintain the optimum level of material on site to ensure that the site team is fully and effectively employed.
• Ensure that all units are produced to a consistently high standard of quality, so as to comply with NHBC requirements and the Building Regulations.
• Monitor quality control procedures and customer service procedures, and ensure that any customer complaints during the production cycle are promptly and properly investigated, with action taken to remedy defects and prevent recurrence.
• Monitor and control the cost of production, and approve payments to sub-contractors.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety and other relevant legislation, and accompany any authorised person connected with health and safety at work or other relevant legislation in inspections of the site.
• Initiate and attend inspections by the local building inspector or the NHBC under the Building Regulations.
• Liaise with internal colleagues/line managers, and external suppliers and contacts as required in order to ensure the build programme is achieved.
• Ensure that the on-site construction team is fully resourced and well-directed, with clear guidelines to their own job responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development, and the organisation of the site's workload and resources.

Key Requirements:

• Experience running low-rise apartments, including both RC frame and traditional build.
• Extensive experience of working within established build programs.
• Excellent communicator, with high detail orientation.
• Assertive to ensure delivery of targets by on-site team and trades/labour.
• Ability to prioritise tasks to meet changing business needs, demonstrates strong problem-solving ability.
• In depth knowledge of all aspects of the construction trade and the relevant legislative requirements e.g. health and safety, NHBC requirements and building regulations.

The role would suit an existing Project Manager interested in working with a business with an excellent, committed pipeline on some of the South West's most prestigious projects. If you are interested in hearing further details, please get in touch today.