Project Manager

Salary: £78,000 – £84,000 per year

O’Rourke Personnel are proud to be working with a highly reputable construction company based in Harpenden.

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* £78,000 – £84,000 salary

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* £5k car allowance

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* company benefits.

You will be based on a RC frame project in Watford to provide 192 new dwellings including community shops, facilities and open spaces.

You will ideally hold the following. CIOB, Building Degree, NVQ 5 or Trade Background with a recognised progression through Site Management.

Minimum of 8 years’ experience. CSCS Black Card. SMSTS,

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Your role will consist of heading up a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a project.

Responsibility for the successful planning, execution, monitoring, financial control and closure of the project to client satisfaction.

To manage building contracts on-site, liaising with the Site Manager, client, sub-contractors and other trades, co-ordinating all aspects of the works so that the building project is completed in line with the requirements, within budget and on programme.

To undertake the full planning of the project. To check specifications, design drawings, health and safety proposals are all read, understood and agreed.

To ensure the project programme is produced at an early stage and issued to all relevant parties and monitored throughout the duration of the project.

Deliver the project within the financial parameters set by the Company.

Formulate a materials schedule for the projects, including take off from issued drawings and specifications, and produce requisitions as far ahead of programme periods as possible to enable best prices to be obtained by the Purchasing Department.

Produce a labour schedule in conjunction with project surveyor to ensure sub-contractors packages are placed in time to meet the programme. Maintain the schedule and track progress.

Full responsibility to set up an emergency plan and general site facilities for the projects, ensuring that these are in line with the health and safety proposals.

Plan the positions of the welfare and storage facilities and maintain high standards throughout the duration of the project.

Control, order and manage the supply of materials, plant and tools to meet the timescales for the project.

Form a secure site, including access and egress and maintain throughout the period of the contract.

Produce waste management plans and monitor throughout the contract.

Produce a construction phase health and safety plan and provide all necessary information throughout the period of the contract for the Health & Safety file.

Maintain high levels of Health & Safety throughout the contract promoting good working practices to minimise accidents

Provide first aid facilities, ensuring there is a first aid area kept clear, first aid stocks/facilities are kept clear.

Ensure all work is carried out to the agreed construction phase health and safety plan and collate all necessary information throughout the period of the contract for the Health & Safety file.

Ensure safety to public, site visitors and staff on site at all times, ensuring that preventative measures are taken, including personal protections, following safety instructions and following all aspects of the health and safety proposal for the site.

Ensure all safety inductions; tool box talks are recorded and undertaken.

Maintain security of completed works, perimeter barriers, stores materials and plant, at all times during the project.

Monitor the supervision of all site based operatives including quality of work, ensuring method statements and order fulfilment; cleanliness and tidiness of the site are maintained.

Ensure that all works carried out are undertaken within current codes of practice e.g. for brick work, plastering, carpentry etc. and that works are to the required standard.

Check that all materials used, including those used by sub-contractors, are compliant with technical and quality specifications.

Keep photographic surveys of all site operations.

Ensure that stock and materials are deployed correctly to relevant storage facilities.

Ensure all project KPIs are recorded and achieved.

Ensure the affective management of direct labour and the high levels of productivity are achieved.

To maintain a high level of quality and put into place procedures to achieve ZERO defects upon completion.

To organise Monthly Review Meetings (MRM) with the construction team and produce and distribute minutes to all relevant parties.

Liaise daily with the project team and line manager.

Attend and take notes of any meetings relevant to the project and forward to all relevant parties

Enthuse the whole team about the project and the importance of its delivery.

To ensure an adequate IT system is set up on site and maintain an electronic job file.

To ensure all IT equipment is returned cleaned to HQ.

To ensure that a full set of documents are produced for the end of the project and are archived appropriately.

To ensure all monthly and final meter readings are accurately recorded and final bills are issued.

Maintain accurate and up to date records for site attendance, site induction, tool box talks, accidents, goods received, weekly site records, site safety inspections forms/administration.

Produce record sheets as directed within the Company Procedures and resolve any issues with the relevant personnel, ensuring directives are undertaken.

Compile Risk Register and issue to QS and regularly review with site team.

Identify opportunities to enhance profit on the project.

Manage change to maximise returns.

Achieve an above average financial return

Inform line manager at an early stage of any cost shortfalls within project.

Please contact Emma Cooper to register your interest and discuss the role.