Employer's Agent/Contract Administrator/PM - Building Safety (JPC-62)
3 days ago
Sidcup
Overview Our client is a well-established building consultancy founded in 1954 with offices in Sidcup. They’re expanding their specialist Building Safety Team and need a Project Manager/Employer’s Agent to lead high-risk cladding remediation and fire improvement works across London and the South East. You’ll oversee schemes valued between £1 million and £10 million, from pre-contract planning through post-contract completion, ensuring full compliance with the Building Safety Act. Key Responsibilities • Lead the end-to-end delivery of cladding replacement and fire improvement projects., • Act as Employer’s Agent and Project Manager, managing all pre- and post-contract activities., • Ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act on high-risk buildings., • Report directly to the Project Management Partner, Luke Turner., • Maintain project documentation, budgets, programmes, and risk registers., • Drive client development through networking, business development, and bid submissions., • Identify and develop new commercial opportunities., • Manage, mentor, and train junior team members and graduates., • Monitor and report team performance to senior management., • Use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project to produce reports and presentations. Sectors & Clients • High-rise residential and mixed-use developments across London and the South East, • Building Safety and Fire Improvement works, including cladding remediation, • Public and private sector landlords, housing associations, and commercial developers Ideal Candidate Profile • MRICS, FRICS, MAPM, CHPP, or MCIOB qualified with a minimum of four years’ post-graduate experience in Project Management, Employer’s Agent, and Contract Administration, • OR at least ten years’ demonstrable experience in construction project management, with significant exposure to building safety and cladding projects, • Proven track record delivering high-risk building works under the Building Safety Act, • Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines, • Strong client relationship skills and business development acumen, • Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, • Proactive problem-solver who drives issues through to resolution, • Experience managing project teams and reporting performance metrics, • Proven mentoring and training experience for juniors and graduates, • Full UK driving licence and access to a car (highly desirable) Rewards & Benefits • 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, • Staff profit-share bonus scheme, • Company pension contribution, • Payment of one professional body membership fee, • Life insurance cover, • Free on-site car parking, • Flexible working: up to 40% home-working post-probation, with full IT setup support, • Regular social events (Summer and Christmas) and charity challenge participation, • A collaborative culture with excellent staff retention Salary £55,000 - £65,000 (negotiable against experience)