Construction Project Manager

This is a great opportunity for a Construction Project Manager to join a succesfull construction company A well-established, fast growing and forward thinking family-run construction business specialising in larger, high-spec extensions and new-build projects in and around the Hertfordshire area, with project values typically ranging from £200k to £600k. We pride ourselves on our high standards of workmanship and exceptional customer care, and with over ten years’ experience we uphold a substantial portfolio of satisfied clients. The Successful Candidate: * At least 2 years’ experience in a role within the construction industry; * Self-motivated, highly organised and be able to independently manage his/her workload; * Highly conscientious and pride himself/herself on quality attention to detail; * Sound knowledge of health and safety considerations and legislation; * Sound knowledge of construction contracts such as JCT and RIBA; * Experience in aspects of quantity surveying or a willingness to expand knowledge in this area; * Forward thinking and process-oriented; * A driving license and own vehicle is essential. The Role: * Contacting new enquiries and maintaining a tenders database; * Meeting potential clients to establish new business; * Assisting the Operations Manager with project pricing by obtaining quotations for specialist trades and products and carrying out drawing take-offs; * Ensuring all documents for a project are prepared, ready for starting on site; * Producing project programmes; * Producing Construction Phase Plans, health and safety files and risk assessments, maintaining and implementing these throughout the course of a project; * Communicating with clients, their management team and third-party contractors to act as a conduit for all information to and from the site team; * Ensuring clients' expectations are met and exceeded throughout the project; * Carrying out regular meetings with clients and their management team to discuss progress, decisions required, any changes to scope and variations; * Carrying out regular site visits to inspect quality of work and compliance with drawings; * Identifying any variations to the scope of works, communicating to the Operations Manager any variations details for pricing and ensure the client is kept fully informed; * Processing orders of specialist materials and ensuring they are delivered to site on time; * Dealing with day-to-day queries from the site team and ensuring they are adhering to the scope and specifications of the project; * Reporting to the Operations Manager and Managing Director on progress according to programme and budget; * Carrying out valuations based on work completed to date on which invoicing will be based; * Project hand-over - producing hand-over packs for clients at the end of each project to ensure material guarantees are in place and all instruction booklets are handed over; * Ensuring all required site signage has been installed and is maintained; * Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and the company health and safety policy, maintaining first aid kits, accident books and reports file