Project Manager

The Vacancy

Here at Wates have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Planned Maintenance team in the Leicestershire area.

The primary focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership and direction along with foresight and insight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes to Wates.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Develop and implement detailed programmes using ASTA Power project and schedules which allow accurate monitoring and reporting of progress.
• Lead the PCSA all the way to construction with all the relevant disciplines and maintain the client’s expectations.
• Building safety act knowledge/ experience is desirable.
• Drawing up construction phase safety plans and ensuring the safe delivery set out within each plan.
• Experience of delivering works under a JCT D&B contract is beneficial.
• Identify the quality expectations and embrace these in the Quality Plan and ensuring the golden thread is always upheld.
• Implement all statutory regulatory and company requirements for managing Health and Safety.
• Secure and manage the appropriate resources to deliver the project / scheme effectively and efficiently in a professional manner to ensure successful delivery within project constraints.
• Ensure there is a successful and smooth handover of the project, including support to customer/ end user throughout the handover process.
• Establish a communications plan and agree accountabilities for team members.

We are looking for a qualified, experienced, and professional Project Manager from a property services/construction background who has experience of high-rise complex Projects.

Wates are committed to the fair treatment of people with criminal records, including employees and potential employees. We ensure that our recruitment, promotion, and retention activity does not treat people less favourably because of an offending background.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.