Recruitment of a Project Manager for a UK Industrial Fitting Out and Refurbishment Company
| Ref | C1976 |
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| Position | Project Manager | |
| Sector | Facility Fit Out and Refurbishment | |
| Locations | UK wide, from Regional Offices |
About the Client
Our client for this assignment is a leading fit out and refurbishment contractor. With offices in Birmingham, London, Manchester and Bristol, they offer practical fit out and refurbishment solutions in the following industrial, commercial and retail sectors throughout the UK:
- automotive
- commercial property
- distribution & logistics
- education & charities
- health and sterile services
- industrial
- shopfitting & showrooms
The client's in-house design and project team provides a concept to completion service, and with just one point of contact throughout the project, to assure a trouble free and professional service.
Scope of the Recruitment Assignment
Our brief was to identify an experienced project manager with a background in the project management of new facilities fitting out and refurbishment. The job description and person specification were defined with the overall responsibility to achieve project completion on time and at the required level of profitability, for projects in size up to £ 5 million p.a. The nature of the job demanded the job holder regularly travelled extensively throughout the UK involving overnight stays. The scope of the job demanded that the job holder worked additional hours in order to accomplish the tasks.
Qualifications and Experience Required
HNC level in an engineering discipline plus a minimum of 7 years experience of Project Management/customer liaison of which 3 years should be at management level. I.T. literacy with experience of Word, Excel, CAD and Project are essential.
Principal Accountabilities
- To delegate projects to the appropriate members of the team in order to best utilize the individual skills and experiences and to share the workload effectively.
- To ensure all projects were carried out accordingly to Health & Safety regulations.
- To liaise with customers to resolve problems and discuss variations to the initial specification.
- To recruit, train and motivate a team of project managers and support staff.
- To ensure the appropriate level of profitability was achieved on projects.
- To ensure all projects were achieved on time and to the customer’s satisfaction.
- To chair sales/projects handover meetings for installations up to £50,000.
- To ensure all completed projects were invoiced correctly, check all supplier invoices and authorise payment.
Decision Making
- To decide on the most appropriate project manager to carry out a specific project.
- To decide on the scheduling of work in order to achieve project completion target date.
- To decide how best to achieve the required level of profit on all projects.
- To decide who to recommend for recruitment or dismissal to achieve maximum efficiency of the team.
Resourcing Solution
We identified and contracted with a project manager who met the client's requirements and offered the manager to the client on an interim management supply contract with transfer provisions. On completion of an initial assignment period, the client confirmed a preference to engage the candidate as a member of permanent staff. The negotiations re: salary and benefits were concluded successfully and the candidate transferred to the client's employment.
