Job Title: Senior Construction Project Recovery Lead (Fixed Term – 6 Months)
Location: London & Birmingham
Contract: Freelance/Fixed Term Contract
Duration: 6 months
Hours: 3 days per week
Reporting To: Construction Director
About Us
Join a market-leading residential developer committed to delivering exceptional quality and value. We’re tackling a strategically critical project that has faced delivery setbacks—and we need an experienced leader to drive its recovery.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Construction Professional to reset and reconfigure a paused residential scheme following main-contractor insolvency. In this fixed-term, six-month assignment, you’ll develop and secure stakeholder buy-in for a robust, viable plan to get the project back on track.
What You’ll Do
Project Diagnostics (Weeks 1–6):
Conduct cost planning, optioneering, design-strategy reviews
Test and recommend procurement and delivery routes
Stakeholder Approval (Weeks 7–8):
Present findings and secure sign-off from internal and external stakeholders
Implementation Roadmap (Months 3–6):
Finalise design, procure consultants/contractors, and mobilise for construction restart
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead a comprehensive review of existing designs, programmes, procurement strategies and delivery structures
* Develop and present a pragmatic, board-approved recovery strategy covering programme, cost, phasing and risk mitigation
* Establish clear governance and reporting frameworks to track progress and flag issues
* Challenge commercial assumptions and drive a best-value procurement process
* Forge strong relationships with consultants, contractors, legal teams and local authorities
* Identify and resolve “legacy” technical, contractual or reputational risks
Who You Are
* Senior-level construction professional with proven experience rescuing stalled or failed projects
* Exceptional leader and communicator, capable of re-establishing stakeholder confidence
* Strong commercial acumen and expert in cost-planning, procurement and risk management
* Comfortable working under tight deadlines and delivering high-pressure presentations
Success Criteria
By the end of your six-month engagement, you will have:
* Delivered a clear, board-approved revised delivery plan
* Secured stakeholder buy-in across development, commercial and delivery teams
* Positioned the project to restart construction with renewed clarity, confidence and viability
To Apply
Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant recovery-project experience. We look forward to hearing how you can help us bring this critical development back on track.