Senior Project Manager

The Vacancy

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Construction South team on the Isle of White.

If you are looking to progress your career and have the proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm and bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry, then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Project Managers are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership, insight, direction and foresight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes, while also providing excellent customer satisfaction and successfully develop a team.

As our Senior Project Manager you will:

• Work in support of the Project lead to develop, measure and ensure delivery against the project budgets including preliminaries and supply chain procurement that aligns to the profit strategy for the project.
• Develop and implement detailed programmes and schedules in partnership with the supply chain which allow accurate monitoring and reporting of progress as required by the project.
• Secure and manage the appropriate resources to deliver the project / scheme effectively and efficiently in a professional manner to ensure successful delivery within project constraints whilst driving the consistent implementation of Wates Visual and Professional standards .
• Implement and manage the development of the Project Quality Plan, Trade Quality Plans, and Defect rectification procedures
• Work with the team to the successful delivery of the Project sustainability agenda
• Ensure there is a successful and smooth handover of the project, including support to customer/ end user throughout the handover process.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working 
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity. 

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.