Project Manager

John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel) Ltd.; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Christchurch is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee projects from initiation to completion. You will manage all aspects of project delivery, ensuring customer satisfaction and adherence to specifications and budgets. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and has excellent communication skills. The role offers a chance to work on interesting projects with a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to manage multiple projects from start to finish.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in project management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide early engagement in bid process.
• Develop, manage and communicate project programme.
• Maintain project budget; manage customer invoicing processes.

Skills

Proactive

Organised

Job description

*Contract, temp to perm and permanent applicants considered *

To support a strong order book of interesting projects, we need an additional project manager to manage project(s) from start to finish in a professional and highly organised manner. You will ensure that customer projects are delivered safely, on time, to specification and on budget.

You will create and build strong working relationships and be able to manage multiple demands at a time. You will promote our values and ensure good communication which is vital.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide early engagement in bid process.
• Work closely with bid management and heads of discipline to determine project programme, budget and knowledge of specification as part of contract negotiations.
• Develop, manage and communicate project programme to ensure project delivery is achieved.
• Fully understand the project requirements/scope of works/specifications and contract conditions.
• Work closely with relevant internal project team and external stakeholders to ensure the effective and efficient progress of the project(s).
• Identify the extent of Design Development on a project and, once that has been completed, notify the customer and internal project team of same.
• Manage variations and requests for information.
• Manage CDM and the project risk register, ensuring that risks are mitigated, and opportunities are realised.
• Maintain project budget; maintain actual and forecast costs to completion.
• Manage customer cash applications and customer invoicing processes (in conjunction with Commercial).
• Provide transparency to the management team, as appropriate, through regular, concise and accurate project reporting.
• Oversee procurement for the project to ensure adherence to specification, programme and budget.
• Oversee the day to day operational aspects of the project(s) and be the prime contact within the team, manage issues as they arise.
• Produce, communicate and maintain project documentation as determined by Contracts discipline procedures.
• Attend regular contracts coordination meetings, project meetings and client meetings as required.
• Ensure thoroughness of record keeping, document control and communication of same.

Key Skills

• Proactive
• Organised

The above list is not exhaustive, but it covers the main duties of the Business Project Manager.

There may be other duties, not mentioned here, which become part of the job.