Project Manager

Company: Wates
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this pivotal role you will lead the planning, engineering, and delivery of complex temporary works and structural packages on a Grade I Listed London structure. You will coordinate across engineering, design, construction, and heritage teams to balance conservation with practical delivery. The role couples technical leadership with stakeholder management, ensuring safe, on-time project outcomes that respect historic fabric. You’ll work with a market-leading team on a landmark development that shapes London’s skyline.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary and benefits package
  • excellent career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, management and delivery of complex temporary works and structural packages from concept to completion
  • Develop delivery strategies aligning safety, quality, programme and commercial targets
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, construction and heritage disciplines
  • Monitor progress and manage delivery risks to maintain milestones
  • Prepare and present project reports and programme reviews to senior stakeholders
  • Provide engineering leadership for temporary works solutions including scaffolding, temporary steel structures, foundations and access schemes
  • Review designs for robustness, buildability and compliance
  • Oversee design coordination between consultants, temporary works designers and construction teams
  • Ensure activities respect historic significance and fabric, collaborating with conservation specialists
  • Lead site delivery through planning, sequencing and coordination of installation works
  • Manage contractor performance across multiple fronts and enforce safe systems of work
  • Monitor construction quality and adherence to approved designs
  • Resolve technical and operational challenges during construction
  • Act as principal interface with clients, contractors, consultants, Historic England and conservation officers
  • Lead stakeholder meetings and manage approvals and expectations throughout delivery

Key requirements

  • stakeholder management
  • leadership
  • collaboration
  • temporary works design and delivery
  • structural packages coordination
  • heritage-conscious construction

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Posted: October 1st, 2026