Senior Project Manager

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Fit out team in London. Wates fit out specialise in high end commercial office Fit out in the central London area.

If you are Senior Project Manager with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Project Managers are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership, insight, direction and foresight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes, while also providing excellent customer satisfaction and successfully develop a team.

As our Senior Project Manager you will:

• Lead the tender strategy and lead pitch presentations for projects.
• Be the clients primary point of contact during the project delivery.
• Develop bid strategies, support pre-contract teams, review construction options, and ensure timely delivery of design information.
• Set clear objectives, develop team capabilities, implement HR policies, and demonstrate leadership and motivational skills.
• Working with the commercial lead manage the project within the project cost plan.
• Manage supply chain selection, nurture customer relationships, uphold brand values, and address customer concerns.
• Focus on successful project outcomes, manage H.S.&E performance, develop clear delivery strategies, and ensure efficient project completion.
• Be responsible for the client satisfaction scores for the project, targeting fixed KPIs

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who can demonstrate a track record in delivering high quality commercial office space for blue chip clients, on project values of over £25m from commencement of tender through to end of defects within the central London market. (Line removed) Leadership and motivational skills are essential, as you will need to set clear objectives, develop team capabilities, and implement HR policies effectively. Additionally, expertise in managing supply chain selection, nurturing customer relationships, upholding brand values, and addressing customer concerns is required. You will also focus on achieving successful project outcomes, managing Health, Safety, and Environmental (H.S.&E) performance, developing clear delivery strategies, and ensuring efficient project completion.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working 
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. 

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.