Project Manager – Capital Investment

Job Title:

Project Manager – Capital Investment

Location:

This post is based at Link’s Falkirk Office.

Hour of Work: 35 hours per week;
Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm £54,002.00 - £67,651.00 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)

At C~urb, part of Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people havemade our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

C~urb delivers a diverse portfolio of commercial activities spanning propertyinvestment, asset management, maintenance, construction and development.

Managing significant investment programmes across thousands of homes and community assets, we play a key role in improving places and creating sustainablecommunities throughout Scotland. This scale and diversity provide excellent opportunities for ambitious professionals to work on high-value projects, broadentheir expertise and develop long-term careers within a progressive and growingorganisation.

C~urb is looking for a construction-focused Project Manager to join our Property Maintenance Team. This role will suit a candidate with a strong background in building surveying, quantity surveying or construction project management, with practical commercial experience in cost control, procurement, contract administration and contractor management.

The role is centred on the end-to-end delivery of planned investment programmes across occupied housing stock. You will lead projects from survey, feasibility andspecification through procurement, mobilisation, contract delivery, handover andpost-completion review. This will include component renewal programmes andcyclical maintenance activity, ensuring works are delivered safely, commercially, toprogramme and to the required quality standard. You will work closely with internal teams, clients, consultants, contractors and residents, balancing technical deliverywith strong customer care and clear communication.

You will bring a strong construction-sector background, ideally gained in building surveying, quantity surveying, construction project management or a similartechnical/commercial role. You should be educated to degree level, or have equivalent construction-related experience, with technical qualifications in Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline.

Chartered status, or working towards chartership with RICS, CIOB or APM, would bewelcomed.

You will have proven experience delivering capital, major works or plannedinvestment projects across the full lifecycle. The key requirement is strongconstruction project delivery experience combined with commercial awareness andthe ability to manage complex stakeholders. Experience in social housing, property maintenance, occupied buildings or asset investment would be beneficial. You will beorganised, confident working under delegated authority and able to manage time-sensitive workloads.

You will also have strong written and verbal communication skills, good numeracy, strong report-writing ability and confidence using Microsoft
365 applications.

A current full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive,trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values;
Responsibility, Empathy,Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a C~urb employee, you’ll likely benefit from the following:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus an additional 1 day’s pro…