About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering complex, safety-critical projects from tender through to handover while managing scope, schedule, cost, and quality. They lead multi-disciplinary teams and act as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders.

What they look for

Project management Cost control Stakeholder management Engineering Procurement Manufacturing Site operations Building services coordination Commercial management Risk assessment Method statements Ventilation systems Communication skills Analytical skills Logical skills Microsoft Office

Requirements

Candidates must have strong analytical skills, experience in engineering or construction project management, and familiarity with industry standards for ventilation systems. A full UK driving licence is required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Benefits

Competitive salary Professional growth opportunities

Full description

Discover your exciting role

As Project Manager, you are the accountable leader for delivering complex, safety critical projects from tender through to handover. Whether managing a single large project or multiple concurrent works, you ensure scope, schedule, cost, quality, and safety are delivered without compromise. You lead multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, planning, commercial, procurement, manufacturing, and site operations and you are the credible face of Exentec Hargreaves to clients and stakeholders. You drive delivery through structured planning, rigorous cost control, and evidence-based change management.You collaborate openly across functions, use digital tools to improve efficiency and certainty, and build client confidence through transparency and reliability. You develop your team, share knowledge across projects, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement where lessons learned make the next project better than the last.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Receive information from Project Manager or Lead Project Engineer. Review and understand package requirements and documentation and highlight discrepancies.
In line with defined project sizes, plan, monitor, determine and arrange resource levels, materials requirements and site demands to ensure efficient operation of the Project package.
Review and understand client specifications. Prepare internal specifications and manufacturing details.
Take a leading role in building services co-ordination exercises in conjunction with any contractual obligations
Coordinate with the design and engineering department to ensure that the correct standards, specifications and information is produced in order that the project targets and obligations are achieved.
Assist and define in the procurement of equipment and materials to comply with requirements and delivery needs.
Contribute to the commercial management of the project. Be aware of specific project commercial constraints.
Recognise variations and delays to the tendered scope of works and ensure they are properly reported and recorded.
Contribute and provide information for the submission of valuations and invoices.
Supervise others of a lesser grade. Lead by example and show initiative. Develop team spirit and job involvement.
Carry out accurate site surveys and site measures and demonstrate flexibility in terms of site visiting / being site based as necessary.
Develop a working relationship with the client.
Attend site meetings as required by the Project Manager or Lead Project Engineer, to expand and develop relationships and promote the company positively
Contribute to the preparation of safe systems of work including generation of method statements, risk assessments etc.

Show your expertise

Be aware of and be familiar with current industry standards and specifications relevant to ventilation systems.
Good communication skills at all levels.
Ability to represent the best interests of the company in direct dealings with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
A conscientious, positive and reliable attitude to performing the task.
Understanding of company’s contractual obligations.
Computer literate with working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
Strong analytical and logical skills Full UK driving licence

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Why Join Exentec Hargreaves?

Be part of a 150-year engineering legacy Work on nationally significant, safety-critical infrastructure projects Join a collaborative and experienced commercial team Opportunity for professional growth within a specialist, high-value sector Competitive salary and benefits package

Our Core Competencies

Our five Core Competencies set the foundation for collaboration, learning and development. They will help turn our Vision and Values into action; provide a common language to talk about our skills; and offer a common basis to drive success across our business.

Grow Talent: Our goal as an organisation is to attract competent people, retain dedicated employees and develop talented colleagues within each operational level to build a future-ready company. Drive Results: To keep and grow our strong market position, we must transform our corporate strategy directly into measurable and sustainable results. Take Ownership: We strive to establish an appreciative culture in which all employees feel empowered and take responsibility. Embrace Change: To develop products and services that go beyond what is imaginable today. We, as an organisation, must be agile. As individuals we must remain curious. Inspire Customers: Creating value for our clients is a key component of our growth strategy. Therefore, client satisfaction should be an important motivator for us individually and collectively.

Would you like to be part of the Exentec team? For questions and further information, please contact Liz Bedford via liz.bedford@exyte-hargreaves.net Exentec Hargreaves is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, religion, race, ethnic origin, disability, marital status or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.