Project Manager

Overview

As a Project Manager on a flagship Grade I listed development, you will drive the safe, on-time delivery of complex heritage packages, including scaffolding and temporary works. You will coordinate with clients, consultants, and specialist subcontractors to meet programme, quality, and safety targets within a sensitive historic setting. The role combines planning, sequencing, and risk mitigation to ensure successful handover and commissioning. This is a hands-on opportunity to lead reuse of historic fabric and deliver high-profile construction work.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of complex heritage, enabling and temporary works packages
• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of scaffolding and temporary works
• Oversee specialist subcontractors ensuring safety, efficiency and quality
• Develop and manage project programmes, procurement schedules and construction sequencing
• Coordinate temporary works designs and methodologies with permanent works and broader programme
• Collaborate with structural engineers, Temporary Works Coordinators, designers and consultants
• Oversee complex cut-and-carve works within an existing Grade I listed structure
• Manage interfaces between existing structures, temporary works and new permanent works
• Monitor project performance, identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Protect existing historic fabric throughout construction
• Build relationships with clients, consultants, and key stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, heritage constraints, and procedures
• Manage reporting, programme updates, change control and project documentation
• Support commissioning, handover and close-out of packages

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager for a Tier 1 principal contractor
• Strong experience on heritage, refurbishment or listed-building projects
• Proven experience delivering cut-and-carve projects within existing structures
• Experience on Grade I, Grade II or other highly protected listed buildings is highly desirable
• Strong experience managing scaffolding and temporary works packages
• Good understanding of temporary works design, coordination, sequencing and installation
• Experience working with Temporary Works Coordinators, designers and specialist consultants

• stakeholder management
• excellent communication
• coordination and collaboration
• temporary works design and coordination
• scaffolding and temporary works package management
• project programming and construction sequencing

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