Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Healthcare/Pharmaceutical/Industrial Salary: £65,000-£80,000 + Package Location: Hertfordshire Our client is seeking Project Manager with a direct rout to a Project Director role. They specialise in Pharmaceutical, logistics, Manufacturing and Research and Development construction projects. About the Company: Our client was formed almost a century ago and has continued to expand their business. They are well known within the construction industry, and they cover various sectors which include Pharmaceutical, logistics, Manufacturing and Research and Development projects. Our client attained the ROSPA Gold award for excellent performance on Health & Safety. Some of their well-known clients are Cadbury, Eli Lilly, Cancer Research and AstraZeneca. They form part of a wider group of international construction group. About the Role: This is a key designate position which will progress into a leadership position within the business, and move into a Project Director role. Our client is currently looking to recruit an experienced Project Manager accountable to the company Directors for the success of their projects and responsible to the client for the success of the project and establish, monitor and report against the project controls, preparing biweekly and monthly status reports. Duties: * Provide leadership to a multidiscipline design team including specialist contractors and suppliers * Chair design and coordination meetings both internally and with the client and their team * Plan the design process to meet the needs of estimating, procurement, regulatory and statutory approvals and construction * Manage the design budget, setting targets for the team, monitoring, controlling and taking remedial action * Managing change control and understanding the totality of change of the project as a whole. Manage the production of estimates for the change and the agreement of additional fees with the client and the impact on the budget * Manage compliance with the CDM regulations, particularly design risk assessments and competency. * Identify the need for specialist designers, arrange fee quotes and manage their appointment to the project * Support the construction delivery team in holding progress meetings with specialist contractors and the client You will have an understanding of the construction process from civils and groundworks, through superstructure and fit out of complex high finished highly serviced buildings, both new build and refurbishment, also have a thorough understanding of the CDM regulations and a good understanding off the Health and Safety regulation, statute and codes of practice to support the construction team in implementing and agreeing safe systems of work. This role will be office based in Hertfordshire but will require travel to visit project, which could be any UK location therefore the candidate must be open to travel. Package: The base package is circa £65,000 - £85,000 and the company’s main ambition is to bring an individual into the organisation with the ability to grow into a Project Director role. There will also be a generous benefits package in addition the basic salary. Requirements: The Suitable candidate will have extensive experience in managing Commercial projects and have experience in working for a main contractor within the Healthcare, Public Sector, Laboratories and Logistics sectors. A BSc / MSc in a construction related field is necessary