Job Description

Construction Project Manager

Fixed Term Contract - Initial period of 2 Years

40 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

46,951 to 53,589

per annum

(Starting salary will be subject to experience and qualification)

You will ideally be based in the West Midlands with a requirement for National Travel - Paid Expenses from a Ruskin Mill Trust location. You will need to be based within a commutable distance from a Ruskin Mill Trust location.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Construction Project Manager to procure, manage and deliver major construction projects at Ruskin Mill Trust provisions as agreed with the Senior Construction Projects Manager and Co-Chief Executive. In addition to general construction project management duties, the postholder will lead and manage construction projects to completion across the Trust.

Main Duties will include:

To procure, manage and deliver to the point of operational opening, major capital projects across Ruskin Mill Trust provisions, in a professional and timely manner and in accordance with agreed financial parameters. To lead formal multidisciplinary project meetings at Trust sites, to ensure that they are delivered in line with the Trust's agreed timelines, financial parameters, aesthetic, operational requirements and quality standards. To be responsible for the collection, review and appropriate retention of project related documentation, including CDM post-construction information and O&M manuals.

For the full remit of the role, please view the job description available at www.rmt.org/careers

The successful candidate for this role will have;

Experience of end-to-end responsibility for capital projects of 1m plus. A demonstratable track record of successfully delivering complex capital projects in sensitive locations Excellent project management skills An ability to demonstrate strong leadership and people management skills The ability to manage relationships with external professional consultants, suppliers and contractors Project management certification - desirable Experience of working on projects of a similar nature and purpose is essential

A completed application is required for consideration of this role, please visit https://rmt.org/careers/

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales.
We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

INDHP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 46,951.00-53,589.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Are you happy to travel throughout the UK each week? Do you have practical construction experience? Do you live within a daily commutable distance of the West Midlands?
Experience:

managing capital projects of 1m+: 2 years (required) delivering complex projects on budget and on time: 2 years (required) Leadership and people management: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:

Certified Project Manager (preferred)
Willingness to travel:

75% (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/08/2025