Project Manager

Are you a Construction Project Manager looking for your next career opportunity in the East Midlands?
We are recruiting a Project Manager to lead high quality construction, refurbishment and fit-out projects across the Midlands. You’ll oversee schemes from early pre-contract stages through to final handover. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong procurement, compliance, and project delivery skills to make a difference across the region. This is a full-time, permanent Project Manager role offering excellent career progression, competitive salary and the chance to lead project delivery on high-profile schemes from £1m to £30m in value.

Join an established construction team where you'll shape project outcomes and influence construction delivery on exciting builds across healthcare, MOD, commercial and industrial sectors throughout Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire.

Based in Nottingham with projects spanning the East Midlands, our client is a respected framework provider working closely with public sector organisations to deliver socially responsible, sustainable projects via accredited construction and consultancy frameworks.

Known for embedding social value and efficiency throughout their operations, this construction main contractor supports public bodies to deliver high-quality construction programmes at pace and with transparency. They work on a large portfolio of schemes spanning MOD facilities, healthcare developments, MOJ projects, commercial builds and industrial constructions

Their project management expertise and collaborative approach have earned them an excellent reputation for delivering quality work on time and within budget.

As a Project Manager in the East Midlands, you will be responsible for planning, procuring and managing multiple built environment / framework construction projects from pre-contract through to final completion. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, delivery partners, consultants and supply chain organisations, ensuring that projects are delivered to agreed standards, budget, time and compliance requirements.

This Project Manager job in the East Midlands involves responsibility for monitoring and reporting on construction programmes whilst providing project leadership support to the bid process.

This is an excellent project leadership opportunity for an ambitious Project Manager or Senior Project Manager looking to advance their construction career with a respected East Midlands-based main contractor.

As a Construction Project Manager in the East Midlands, your key responsibilities will include:

• Pre-Contract Planning: Develop procurement schedules, enabling works, design release programmes; prepare tender documentation and coordinate procurement with framework contracts.
• Compliance & Standards: Ensure works comply with relevant legislation, building regulations, planning conditions, framework standards and client / public sector guidelines.
• Cost Control: Support quantity surveyors (QS) with preparing cost estimates and procuring subcontractors/materials; monitor project expenditures, maintain budget control, track KPIs.
• Programme Delivery: Produce, maintain and adjust work programmes; lead risk assessments; manage project documentation and ensure timely handovers in line with framework obligations.
• Quality, Systems & Improvement: Drive continuous improvement; maintain quality systems and framework governance; ensure all project delivery meets the framework’s quality and reporting standards.
• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE): Prepare HSE plans, risk assessments, method statements; ensure works are executed safely and sustainably; monitor and enforce site safety, environmental and sustainability compliance with CDM 2015 regulations.
• Stakeholder Leadership & Communication: Lead project teams; liaise with public sector clients, consultants, subcontractors; mentor junior staff; facilitate progress meetings and reporting.

The ideal candidate for this Project Manager job in Nottingham will have proven experience as a Construction Project Manager or Senior Project Manager working within a main contracting construction environment across the East Midlands. You'll need to be proactive, positive and confident communicating at all levels whilst demonstrating strong project leadership skills.

Essential:

• Strong skills in planning, programming, cost control and procurement.
• Knowledge of construction techniques, structural principles and building regulations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and project-planning software (e.g. MS Project/Asta Powerproject).
• Valid UK driving licence for site visits across the East Midlands region
• Appropriate construction qualification (e.g. CSCS Manager or Professionally Qualified).

Desirable

• Public sector or framework delivery experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Construction Management, Project Management, or construction-related degree (HNC/HND considered)
• Membership (or working towards) of professional bodies such as CIOB or RICS.
• Familiarity with sustainability, social value, or net-zero building practices.
• Experience managing multi-site or simultaneous project rollouts.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful regional construction contractor with an impressive project pipeline and strong presence across the East Midlands. As a Project Manager, you'll have the opportunity to shape project delivery and influence construction project outcomes with clear scope for career progression to Senior Project Manager or Contracts Manager roles.

• Salary up to 60k
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare support
• Professional development support and training opportunities
• Clear career progression pathway within an expanding construction business
• Generous holiday allowance
• Team-oriented working atmosphere
• Opportunity to work on framework projects with strong emphasis on social value, sustainability and community legacy

Apply Now. East Midlands based Project Manager

If you are ready to lead framework-based projects in the Midlands, delivering high standards, driving social value and sustainable outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’re application is successful, we’ll be in contact within 48 hours. Please submit your application for the Project Manager role today!

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