Project Manager

Atkins Search are proud to be exclusively working with a Chartered Consultancy Practice in Leicester and are recruiting for a Project Manager to lead on residential schemes across the East Midlands.

Priding themselves on their collaborative culture, my client offers you the chance to become an integral part of their business, giving you the chance to truly shine!

Highly established, our client provides diverse services such as Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Employer’s Agent, Clerk of Works & Insurance Services, with an unrivalled reputation for their expertise in delivering multi-million-pound schemes in the Commercial, Manufacturing, Industrial, Residential, Healthcare & Heritage sectors.

Our client are forward-thinkers who are continuously evolving, empowering their employees from within, and strive to build long lasting and quality-focused relationships with leading organisations, local authorities, and top tier contractors throughout the Midlands.

My client can offer you a diverse workload that is tailored to your preferences & professional strengths whilst granting the opportunity to build and develop a career to be proud of.

As Project Manager, you will be involved in projects from inception to completion, taking on responsibilities such as:

• Project managing a portfolio of work, across multiple clients, typically comprising multiple residential development schemes across the UK.
• Acting as Employer’s Agent/ Contract Administrator.
• Following correct process & procedure in the delivery of all services and ensuring a high standard.
• Implementing and managing internal and external processes.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously demonstrating excellent time management strategies.
• Communicating regularly with clients, keeping them appraised of project progress and treating them to an exceptional level of service.
• Understanding and management of charging items, identifying risk.
• Managing key forecasting data including key dates, house completions, cash flows, asset pools.
• Managing the provision and recording of essential plot handover information, liaising with compliance and data teams.
• Supervising the work of any assistants and apprentices in your team and helping them to fulfil their potential.
• Actively looking to take on additional responsibility and stand in for the Associate or Senior PM when they are unavailable.

• Degree in Project Management, Quantity Surveying or a construction related field.
• Substantial experience of working within a Consultancy, Construction Company, Housing Association or related organisation.
• Experience in running projects independently.
• Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Skilled negotiator.
• Driving licence and own car.
• Willingness to travel to sites across the UK as required.

Building and maintaining positive working relationships throughout is one of my clients’ core business values in order to deliver a positive legacy, whilst also recognising that the heart of their business is their staff. Their priority is to keep employees happy and safe.

Some exciting benefits and perks that the Project Manager will receive are:

• Highly competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Annual bonus
• Private healthcare including critical illness cover
• Learning & development opportunities
• Option to buy annual leave days
• Cycle to work
• Competitive pension scheme
• Social and supportive work environment
• Retail benefits & work perks

Atkins Search act as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Construction, Consultancy, Residential and Infrastructure recruitment and service the East and West Midlands, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough and Northern Home Counties regions.