Your newpany
You’ll be joining a public sector organisation within the Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) service, responsible for delivering a wide range of building and refurbishment projects across a varied public sector estate. The team supports schools, corporate buildings, listed assets and live operational sites, ensuring projects are delivered safely, sustainably and to the highest standard. This is a collaborative estate-focused environment with a clearmitment to improving service delivery, asset performance and long‑term building conditions.
Your new role
You will lead the end‑to‑end delivery of multiple building maintenance and refurbishment projects (typically £70–£80k, up to £1m), managing all stages from early planning to handover, ensuring projects arepleted on time, on budget and in line with statutory, safety and quality requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing end‑to‑end delivery of building projects across the Council’s estate
- Scoping, planning, design development and procurement of works
- Supervising and managing contractors on‑site, ensuring safety, quality, time and cost targets are met
- Acting as — or liaising in the role of — Principal Designer (CDM)
- Leading internal multi‑disciplinary teams andmissioning external professional services where required
- Managing contract administration including valuations, variations and final accounts
- Monitoring budgets, costs and KPIs using the works management system
- Chairing and attending site, client and stakeholder meetings
- Managing handover, documentation and practicalpletion
- Responding professionally to stakeholder queries orplaints
- Working across a varied public sector estate including schools, offices, listed buildings and live operational sites
- Supporting the wider Direct Delivery / Estates team in driving continuous service improvement
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced construction Project Manager with:
- A construction related degree (or equivalent experience)
- A strong background delivering building maintenance, refurbishment or capital works projects
- Knowledge of building standards, design, construction methods and professional services
- Good understanding of building contracts, procurement routes and contract administration
- Experience supervising contractors and managing works on live, operational or public sector sites
- CDM knowledge and the ability to act as (or liaise with) the Principal Designer
- Strong organisational ability to manage a varied and evolving workload
- Excellentmunication skills with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels
- Beneficial: practical understanding of building trades ( roofing, fencing, M&E)
- Background inmercial or public sector environments (no housing required)
What you'll get in return
- Salary £40,777 – £45,091 (Hybrid)
- Localernment pension scheme and generous annual leave
- Professional development and support towards training and qualifications
- Opportunity to work on varied, meaningful public sector projects
- Supportive team culture and ongoing career progression