Superb opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a forward thinking Kitchen, Bathroom and Home Interiors design, manufacture and installation company at an exciting time in their growth.
Position Description
The Project Manager confirms the scope, timescale and specification of contract orders and is responsible for the delivery of projects from award to final account.
Major Areas of Responsibility
- Project Management of all aspects of the contracted order
- Delivery of the project to the clients' complete satisfaction
- Delivery of the project within financial budget
- Delivery of the project within the agreed timescales
- Delivery of the project using materials to the required certifications
- Client liaison throughout the project sequence
- To correctly interpret the client requirements in respect of all project aspects.
- To agree the client specification.
- To achieve all committed project timescales and deadlines.
- To ensure the project is delivered to our contractual obligations.
- To control costs in all aspects of the project.
- To develop the interface between Estimation and Project Management.
- To propose innovative solutions in respect of design, materials and methods in all aspects of construction.
Specific Responsibilities
- To maintain a journal of events, meetings, conversations of all key project decisions.
- To be the single point of contact for the client for each project.
- To attend client meetings on site as required e.g. pre-order, programming, specification, sample etc
- To ensure at all times that the client is aware of our manufacturing lead times and consequences that can occur when lead times are ignored.
- To develop strong relationships with our installation teams.
- To coordinate and communicate between all members of the project team such as architects, construction personnel, clients facility team.
- To correctly interpret the estimate and tender.
- To identify, confirm, provide documentation for, and instruct the use of materials to the correct certifications required for construction
- To troubleshoot and resolve any conflicts between contract order and client expectations.
- To prepare additional quotations, agree specifications and obtain variation orders for works not included in the original contract order and administer to final account.
- To obtain program information and distribute accordingly ensure that all so that all departments achieve the correct timescales.
- To distribute required information to all relevant departments at all stages of the project.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities Site Experience:
Previous experience working on / attending construction sites including direct involvement with Site Management teams and an understanding of the contractor / main contractor contractual relationship is required.
Education and Experience Experience within the commercial furniture industry would be beneficial in addition to a good knowledge of the construction industry.