Project Manager/ Senior Project Manager

Location: Sutton, London (Office-Based with Site Travel Across London & the South East) (Office relocating to Purley in the near future)

Salary: -50,000 - -75,000 per annum (DOE)

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager / Senior Project Manager to join a long-established specialist contractor delivering prestigious high-end interior and decorative plasterwork projects across Central London.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced construction professional with a strong background in delivering luxury residential, five-star hotel, heritage or premium commercial projects. The successful candidate will take full responsibility for managing projects from contract award through to final account, ensuring successful commercial and operational delivery while maintaining exceptional standards of quality and client satisfaction.

Alongside project delivery, this role requires strong commercial awareness, including preparing monthly valuations, managing variations, monitoring project costs and producing commercial reports.

Approximately 95% of projects are based in Central London, with the remaining 5% across surrounding regions and occasional overseas works.

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects from contract award through to completion and final account
• Lead and coordinate site teams, subcontractors and specialist trades across multiple high-end projects
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards
• Prepare and submit monthly valuations, applications for payment and commercial reports
• Monitor project costs, variations and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle
• Review drawings, specifications and programmes, producing accurate sub-programmes where required
• Manage material call-offs and coordinate with workshops, suppliers and subcontractors
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, architects and design teams
• Prepare and manage RAMS and associated project documentation
• Produce regular project progress and commercial reports for senior management
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, organisation and site presentation

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Job Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager within the construction industry
• Experience delivering high-end residential, luxury housing, five-star hotel, heritage or premium commercial projects
• Strong commercial knowledge with experience preparing monthly valuations, applications for payment, variations, cost reporting and project financial management
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills are essential, including formulas, calculations and spreadsheet management for monthly valuations and commercial reporting
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and construction programmes
• Health & Safety qualifications such as SMSTS, SSSTS and/or CSCS are highly desirable
• Strong communication, leadership and client-facing skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Construction-related qualification advantageous

Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Salary & Benefits

• Salary: -50,000 - -75,000 per annum (DOE)
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• Retail discount scheme
• Full training and ongoing professional development
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Opportunity to work on prestigious specialist projects across London and beyond
• Supportive and collaborative working environment

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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