Project Manager

Are you a Project Manager looking for your next challenge in Yorkshire? We’re hiring a Project Manager in Wakefield to work on complex schemes across Yorkshire and the North. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with hybrid working, excellent progression, and a highly respected construction consultancy known for its impact in healthcare, residential, leisure, industrial and commercial sectors.

Join a growing business offering real autonomy, competitive pay, and projects you’ll be proud to put your name to.

Our client is a dynamic, award-winning, multi-disciplinary construction consultancy based in Wakefield that is expanding. With a robust pipeline of exciting projects across sectors such as leisure, residential, education, healthcare, retail, and commercial, this is your opportunity to play a key role in shaping landmark developments while working alongside a motivated, high-performing team.

As a Project Manager based in Wakefield, you will play a crucial role in delivering the prestigious schemes with a hands-on approach throughout the project life cycle from inception to completion across a variety of sectors, including but not limited to; Residential, Healthcare, Leisure, Commercial, Industrial, Local Authority, Renewable and Master planning. Your responsibilities will include:

• Pre-construction
• Programme management
• Assisting the Senior Project Manager with day-to-day activities
• Managing own assigned projects
• Contract administration
• Risk management
• Stakeholder engagement and management
• Post contract management

To be successful in this Project Manager job in Wakefield you will need to bring experience working within a construction consultancy environment and demonstrate strong leadership skills.

• Have experience in a similar role in the construction environment, ideally a Construction Consultancy
• Be competent in using Microsoft Project and Excel
• Have comprehensive knowledge of building technology and construction principles
• A good understanding of forms of building contract and experience of contract administration
• Have previous experience of NEC and JCT forms of contract
• Have the ability to engage with project stakeholders, and ability to deal with issues appropriately and constructively

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful construction consultancy with an impressive pipeline and strong presence across the UK.

Our client places their employees at the heart of their business and will be offering the successful Project Manager:

• A competitive salary £35,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)
• Pension contribution
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Annual salary review
• Professional training and development
• Mileage and expense reimbursement
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Regular social events
• Fun, relaxed working environment
• Clear career path and realistic opportunities to progress

Apply Now: Project Manager Job in Wakefield

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