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Senior Construction Design Manager / Project Manager – Based Coalville
£75-£90k (negotiable) + Car Allowance + Bonus
Playing an Integral Part with a Growing Principal Construction Contractor
5D is delighted to have been selected to work exclusively with a rapidly growing principal construction contractor to fulfil a number of key, strategically important roles over the coming months. The first role we are working hard to fill is that of a senior construction manager.
Our client are specialists in large scale, commercial builds for a variety of sectors. Their clients include some of the largest investors in the UK, along with established hotel and hospitality businesses, and elite sports clubs. They have a confirmed order book that triples their existing turnover, and we are looking to get the right people in to form a senior leadership team to allow the business to grow and develop further in the future.
What the role will involve:
- Having full ownership of the construction process from concept to completion.
- Project planning / developing the construction programmes – identifying the various stages, and communicating and agreeing the timings and deliverables with all stakeholders in the project.
- Being responsible for liaising with, and managing all stakeholders in the process.
- Confirming building plans with Surveyors, Architects, and Engineers
- Managing the supply chain – including selection of sub-contractors – who are either approved suppliers, or new companies.
- Creating work schedules so projects are completed before deadlines.
- Purchasing or hiring building equipment and materials
- Overseeing building projects to ensure staff are working safely, productively and to a high standard, liaising regularly with the project manager, site manager, and contracts manager.
- Monitoring construction budget to minimise overspending.
- Project review meetings, and holding contractors to account.
- Negotiating with vendors, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Site visits when required.
- Regular updates with the senior management team, the client and investors.
What we are Looking for in the successful Candidate:
- Extensive site experience – needs to know how buildings are built.
- People management skills, either direct reports or managing people in the supply chain.
- Flexible, and organised – reacting to issues on site or changes / delays etc.
- Pro-active – need to be on top of people in the supply chain – chasing for drawing revisions, engineering reports, expediting in the supply chain etc.
- Taking accountability for the scheme of work.
- Ideally some experience in large, multi-use and complex construction projects.
What we can offer the successful Candidate:
- This role would suit an experienced construction manager, or a project manager who is looking for more of an office based role.
- Competitive Salary, car allowance and generous bonus scheme.
- A flexible, challenging role, which gives you full accountability and the ability to manage the process from start to finish!
- An opportunity to be part of the senior team in a well-respected, growing principal construction contractor.
Unfortunately, sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.
