The Vacancy
We're Hiring: Project Manager - Wates Property Services (WPS)
Location: Lewisham
Fully Site-Based Social Housing Cladding & Remedial Works
About Wates & WPS
At Wates, we create places, communities, and businesses of tomorrow. Wates Property Services focuses on housing and non-residential maintenance, fit-out, refurbishment, and facilities management across the UK.
This Project Manager role is about delivering a major cladding and remedial works project - replacing old timber cladding with aluminium on an occupied property. It's a logistically challenging site on a red route, so we need someone highly organised and experienced.
Project Details
Occupied property - requires strong organisational skills
Switching timber cladding to aluminium
Red route location - logistical challenges
3-storey building
What You'll Do
Lead the cladding replacement project from start to finish
Work alongside a Site Manager & Quantity Surveyor
Develop detailed programmes & schedules for accurate progress tracking
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards
Oversee smooth project handover and client support
Work within Wates safeguarding and professional standards
What We're Looking For
Highly experienced with cladding works/cladding remediation
Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager ideally within Planned Maintenance
Strong understanding of budgets (P&L)
Excellent communication & problem-solving skills
Ability to multi-task & meet deadlines
Driving License required
Background in social housing preferred
Technical Requirements:
SMSTS
NVQ L6 - Preferred
H&S Training, First Aid, Asbestos Awareness
Why Join Us?
Be part of a team that inspires better ways of working and makes a real impact in communities across the UK.
Apply Now and help us deliver excellence in property services!
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting
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.