Projects Manager

Company: Fawkes & Reece
Apply for the Projects Manager
Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

As Projects Manager you will oversee multi-stream retrofit work on social housing sites, delivering finish-to-start quality for client requirements. You will operate within a growth-focused contractor, supporting decarbonisation and fuel-poverty reduction across the North West. You will manage planning, on-site issues, and communications with clients and senior stakeholders to ensure programmes are delivered on time and to spec. This role offers hands-on control of build programmes, health & safety oversight, and team coordination across trades. You will contribute to a pipeline-driven, quality-led delivery culture that scales with the company’s expansion.

Responsibilities

  • Embed client requirements across projects to ensure added value and trust
  • Support the Site Manager with on-site issues
  • Regularly liaise with clients and represent the company
  • Attend senior management meetings to review site progression
  • Identify build-ability and design issues and address them
  • Manage Health & Safety oversight on projects
  • Plan and programme all works and develop build programmes
  • Recruit staff and organise trades and labour
  • Monitor and drive KPI achievement

Key requirements

  • Strong background in social housing refurbishment or decarbonisation
  • Experience working under PAS regulations
  • CSCS certification
  • SMSTS
  • First Aid
  • Driver’s License
  • Retrofit project experience
  • Stakeholder management and client-facing communication
  • Problem solving and on-site issue resolution
  • Team leadership and collaboration
  • EWI installation
  • Air Source Heat Pump installation
  • Windows and Doors upgrades

…

Posted: October 10th, 2026