Project Manager (Construction)

Company: Hays
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Location: Newtown
Job Description:

Overview

As a Construction Project Manager at Hays, you will lead a major new-build development in Newtown, steering delivery from pre-construction through to completion. You’ll collaborate with clients, consultants and site teams, shaping programmes, procurement, risk management and stakeholder engagement. Your track record will include NEC-based contracting and public sector D&B projects, delivering complex schemes on time and within budget. This role offers a high-profile opportunity in a growing contractor with a solid project pipeline.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

  • Own the large-scale new-build scheme from inception to delivery
  • Collaborate with clients, consultants, design teams and site delivery teams
  • Contribute to pre-construction activities including programme development, procurement strategy and risk management
  • Lead stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment across parties
  • Manage programmes, budgets, risks and project teams to deliver projects on time and within budget

Key requirements

  • Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering large-scale new-build construction projects
  • Strong pre-contract / pre-construction experience
  • Experience working under NEC contracts
  • Demonstrable track record delivering public sector D&B projects
  • Background within a main contractor environment
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to manage programmes, budgets, risk and project teams effectively
  • Stakeholder management
  • Communication skills
  • NEC contracts experience
  • Public sector D&B delivery
  • Pre-construction planning
  • Programme and budget management

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Posted: October 1st, 2026