Project Manager

  • Barrett Contract Services Ltd
  • Uxbridge, Middlesex
  • 13/01/2026
Full time Construction Management

Job Description

BCS are recruiting for a national based Landscaping client for a job in the Uxbridge area.

Role Purpose:

The Project Director is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, and successful delivery of a major soft landscaping contract. The role ensures the project is delivered safely, sustainably, and in full compliance, contractual obligations, programme milestones, and environmental commitments.

Main Duties:

Strategic & Contractual Leadership

  • Provide overall leadership and direction for the soft landscaping contract, ensuring alignment with objectives, values, and environmental commitments
  • Programme & Delivery Management
  • Oversee the planning, mobilisation, and delivery of soft landscaping works, including soil preparation, planting, habitat creation, and long-term establishment.
  • Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability

  • Act as a visible leader for health, safety, and wellbeing, promoting a strong safety culture across all project activities.
  • Stakeholder & Client Management

  • Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Commercial & Financial Management

  • Hold overall responsibility for project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, and cost control.
  • Leadership & People Management

  • Lead, mentor, and develop senior project management and delivery teams.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

  • Significant senior leadership experience delivering large-scale construction projects.
  • Proven experience working on major UK infrastructure programmes (rail preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of soft landscaping, environmental mitigation, and habitat creation works.
  • Demonstrable experience working under NEC forms of contract.

Desirable:

  • Previous experience on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
  • Chartered status (e.g. MAPM, CEng, MCIOB, or equivalent).
  • Strong understanding of horticultural practices, biodiversity net gain and environmental legislation.

BCS is a well established company that has been finding work for construction operatives for over 19 years.

For more info contact Steve Barrett