Project Manager
About the role
Project Manager – Build contracts ( Industrial / Logistics facilities)
Location: Leiston, Suffolk (4/5 days onsite)
Permanent | Full-time
Salary: £72,5000 – £82,5000 depending on experince
Benefits:
– 28 days annual leave + bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years
– Up to 5% bonus
– Pension: up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution
– Flexible Benefits
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Delivery Project Manager to join the Main Site Development team at Sizewell C – one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects.
You will lead the design, procurement, and construction delivery of a defined infrastructure package, focused on industrial buildings and associated external works. Managing the full project lifecycle, you’ll ensure delivery is safe, on time, on budget, and to the required quality standards.
Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of contract delivery and lead mul-ti-disciplinary teams across complex construction activities.
Key Responsibilities
– Develop and deliver procurement strategies, including defining Employer’s Requirements
– Lead tendering, evaluation, and award of Design & Build contracts
– NEC3 or 4 and experience in the delivery of either warehouses or logistics parks or JCT
– Manage contractor performance across programme, cost, and quality
– Ensure designs are buildable, cost-effective, and aligned to programme
– Coordinate interfaces with suppliers, contractors, and surrounding works
– Oversee large-scale industrial construction including buildings and external works
– Manage risk, change, and budget (incl. reporting to stakeholders)
– Lead and support delivery teams, including Assistant Project Managers
– Ensure effective stakeholder engagement across internal and external parties
Project Scope
Contracts ranging from £250k to £150m
Delivery of industrial buildings, warehouses, roads, utilities, and logistics areas
Leadership of small teams and coordination with large contractor workforces
About You
Essential:
Proven experience delivering large industrial or logistics facilities
Familiarity with NEC and/or FIDIC contracts
Interface management experience between design, planning and construction
Strong background in Design & Build contract procurement and delivery
Experience across design, procurement, and construction phases
Knowledge of structural steel, heavy-duty slabs, and external works
Experience managing contractors in complex, regulated environments
Strong understanding of cost, programme, risk, and change control
Degree-qualified and ideally professionally chartered
Desirable:
– Experience in nuclear or highly regulated sectors
– Knowledge of CDM regulations and nuclear quality standards
– Experience with crane systems or mechanical handling integration
– Background in logistics hubs or manufacturing facilities
Do you have experience in progressing designs of large logistics plots through the RIBA stages?
Have you delivered major projects using NEC3 or 4 and have experience in the delivery of either warehouses or logistics parks?
Do you have experience procuring design and build contracts and then executing the construction?
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