Job Description

Annual salary: up to \xc2\xa342,000.00

Project Manager

Location: Cambridge

Permanent - Full Time

Up to \xc2\xa342,000 per annum, depending on experience

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About the Role:

As Project Manager you will be responsible for fostering new business development, supporting clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs and managing the evolution of the contract. This will include all aspects of health and safety on site and preconstruction planning. You will also be responsible for bringing the scheme in on time and on budget, exploring the client capital expenditure.

Regular liaison with the commercial department on current performance and an understanding of the commercial position of the schemes is essential. You will need to be able to make changes in the service delivery to reflect any losses and can re-programme and re-forecast to make your schemes profitable.

Role Criteria:

• To work closely with the Clients, General Manager, Commercial Team, Surveyors, Contracts Administrators, and any other relevant body in order to successfully deliver schemes under your control.
• To have a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of working drawings, specifications and trade preambles. Ensure that you are fully familiar with the scheme content and ensure variations are obtained for all additional works. Ensure that any extras are communicated to the commercial team and that any relevant extensions of time are applied for.
• Liaise with sub-contractors to ensure targets are being achieved.
• Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements and COSHH Assessments together with safe systems of work are in place before any work commences on site.
• Take responsibility for all Health and Safety matters on your sites. This includes all operational staff, customers and visitors to ensure that all sites meet the requirements of Health and Safety legislation.
• Liaise with sub-contractors and the senior management team to ensure all projects complete on time.
• Manage sub-contractors to ensure they provide a quality service and value for money.
• Have regular dialogue with the commercial team to ensure full recovery of costs and operating profit.
• You will be expected to develop and build reports monitoring progress and profitability of all schemes under your control. This information will need to be presented verbally as well as in document form.

What you have to have

• Relevant skills allowing you to work as a team player as-well as use your own initiative to work as an individual
• 3+ years Project management experience
• Good financial background
• Health and safety knowledge
• Full UK Driving License

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Van, Fuel Card and Uniform

To apply, follow the link below or to discuss your application further; Megan at megan.williams@mearsgroup.co.uk

Mears Group is a Disability confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks either before or upon commencement of employment.

Mears Group