Project Performance Manager - Construction

Talented People is partnering with a major construction to recruit an experienced Project Manager. This is a key role supporting the successful delivery of complex construction projects, providing critical insight across cost, schedule, risk, and performance.

Salary on offer for this role is up to 70k dependent on experience and based at their Havant site.

The Role

As their Project Manager, you will play a central role in monitoring and improving project performance, acting as the link between project management, design, and delivery teams. You will provide high-quality reporting and strategic insight to senior stakeholders, while driving continuous improvement across project controls processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor project performance using Earned Value Management (EVM), KPIs, and dashboards
• Provide continuity between design, cost control, planning/scheduling, and estimating functions
• Produce monthly reports and dashboards for senior management and stakeholders
• Provide project controls insight to support strategic decision-making and lessons learned
• Support project reviews and senior-level performance meetings
• Structure project requirements and manage changes to contract scope
• Coordinate project risk management activities, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring
• Develop and maintain organisation structures and project maps
• Maintain and manage the project schedule alongside Project Planners
• Support collaboration teams with production and updating of project deliverables
• Act as a key interface between project management and execution teams
• Proactively challenge processes and suggest improvements to enhance project performance

Experience and Knowledge needed:

• Strong understanding of scheduling, cost forecasting, dashboards, and senior-level reporting
• Experience working on Design & Build projects
• Knowledge of BIM, document management systems, and construction techniques
• Strong data skills, including Excel Queries and Power BI

• Experience on large, complex construction projects (highly advantageous)
• Joint venture project experience desirable
• Practical experience with NEC contracts and change management advantageous
• Experience with Auto Desk Construction Cloud and Power BI
• Good understand of information management systems

If this sounds like the next role for you and you have the relevant experience, apply!