Freelance Project Manager – Cut & Carve / Student Accommodation – Southampton - £300 Per Day
📍 Location: Southampton City Centre
💷 Rate: £300 per day
🕒 Start: Immediate
📅 Contract Type: Freelance (3 Months)
📞 Reporting to: Visiting Construction Director
We are seeking an experienced Freelance Project Manager to lead a complex £3 million cut-and-carve conversion project in Southampton city centre. The scheme involves the full internal strip-out and structural reconfiguration of an existing building to deliver 41 high-quality private student rooms.
This is an immediate opportunity for a capable lead with proven site-based management experience and strong coordination skills on refurbishment and structural alteration projects.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the lead site presence, managing all works from mobilisation to completion.
* Oversee full internal strip-out, structural alterations, M&E coordination, and high-spec fit-out.
* Coordinate site teams, subcontractors, and third-party consultants.
* Maintain site safety, quality control, and programme delivery.
* Report to a visiting Construction Director with weekly updates and progress reporting.
* Chair daily briefings and manage construction logistics in a busy city-centre environment.
Required Experience
* Proven track record as a Project Manager or Senior Site Manager on cut-and-carve, structural, or residential conversion projects.
* Comfortable leading teams independently and resolving on-site issues.
* Excellent understanding of structural works, phasing, and sequencing.
* Able to manage fast-paced delivery and multiple trades.
* SMSTS, CSCS (Black/White Card), and First Aid required