Construction Project Manager

About the role

Requirements

• Project Planning and Mobilisation
• - Review the contract, scope, drawings, specifications, programme, budget and project requirements.
• - Establish the project execution plan, organisation structure, responsibility matrix and communication procedures.
• - Coordinate mobilisation of project personnel, subcontractors, temporary facilities, permits, plant, equipment and site services.
• - Identify critical activities, long-lead items, project risks and execution constraints at an early stage.
• - Establish clear project objectives, priorities and performance expectations.
• - Ensure that required approvals, insurances, securities, permits and project documentation are in place.
• Construction Execution
• - Lead the day-to-day execution and coordination of the project from mobilisation through completion.
• - Ensure that works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements and programmes.
• - Coordinate civil, structural, architectural, MEP and specialist works.
• - Ensure that sufficient labour, supervision, materials, plant and work fronts are available.
• - Monitor productivity, sequencing and resource utilisation and implement corrective measures where required.
• - Chair regular project progress, coordination and performance meetings.
• - Resolve site constraints promptly and escalate matters requiring senior-management intervention.
• - Prevent unauthorised work, commitments or deviations from approved project requirements.
• - Maintain accurate records of progress, instructions, changes, delays, risks and decisions.
• Programme and Progress Management
• - Coordinate with Planning in developing and maintaining the baseline programme, detailed schedules and look-ahead plans.
• - Monitor actual progress against contractual and internal milestones.
• - Ensure that site priorities and resource requirements are aligned with the approved programme.
• - Identify delays, critical-path impacts and emerging constraints at an early stage.
• - Develop and implement recovery measures where progress falls behind programme.
• - Ensure that reported progress accurately reflects actual site conditions.
• - Provide records and information required for delay analysis, contractual notices and extension-of-time submissions.
• Cost and Budget Coordination
• - Coordinate with Cost Control on project budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, forecasts and cost-to-complete.
• - Ensure that project expenditure and resource decisions remain within approved budgets and authority levels.
• - Monitor labour, material, plant and subcontractor costs and identify adverse trends.
• - Support the preparation of realistic project forecasts based on current site conditions and remaining work.
• - Implement corrective and cost-recovery measures where budget pressures or cost overruns are identified.
• - Ensure that project information required for cost reporting is complete, accurate and submitted on time.
• - Prevent unauthorised expenditure or commitments.
• Procurement and Materials Coordination
• - Coordinate project procurement requirements and priorities with the Projects Control Director and Procurement team.
• - Ensure that material requisitions include accurate quantities, specifications, drawings, approvals and required-on-site dates.
• - Monitor material submissions, technical evaluations, purchase orders, manufacturing, inspections and deliveries.
• - Identify long-lead materials and procurement risks at an early stage.
• - Coordinate with Design, MEP, QA/QC and Procurement to resolve technical or approval-related delays.
• - Monitor delivery schedules and escalate delays that may affect construction progress.
• - Ensure that delivered materials are properly received, inspected, stored, protected and recorded.
• - Support alternative sourcing and recovery measures where required.
• Subcontractor Management
• - Coordinate the mobilisation, performance and delivery of subcontractors.
• - Ensure that subcontractors provide adequate supervision, labour, plant, materials and technical resources.
• - Monitor subcontractor progress, productivity, quality, HSSE compliance and adherence to programme.
• - Ensure that subcontractors work within their approved scope and contractual requirements.
• - Identify underperformance and require corrective or recovery plans.
• - Coordinate with Commercial & Contracts, Procurement, QA/QC and HSSE regarding delays, defective work, non-compliance, back-charges or payment matters.
• - Recommend suspension, replacement or other contractual action where serious underperformance continues.
• - Verify subcontractor progress and completed work for payment-assessment purposes.
• Commercial and Contractual Coordination
• - Understand the project’s contractual obligations, milestones, notice requirements and payment provisions.
• - Coordinate with Commercial & Contracts regarding correspondence, valuations, variations, claims and subcontract matters.
• - Ensure that instructions, changes, delays, additional works and access restrictions are properly recorded.

Responsibilities

Skills

• Project Planning and Mobilisation
• Construction Execution
• Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP coordination
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
• HSSE compliance
• Cost Control and Budgeting
• Procurement coordination
• Contract and Commercial Management
• Progress and Programme Management
• Resource planning and mobilisation
• Look-ahead planning
• Delay analysis
• Change management
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Site progress meetings