Senior Facade Project Manager

Job Description

Senior Project Manager – Façade Refurbishment Manchester
Up to £90k + Car/Allowance + Pension + Healthcare
Leading Main Contractor – Building Safety & Refurbishment Opportunity

Are you a Senior Project Manager with experience delivering complex façade, cladding or occupied residential refurbishment projects? This is an opportunity to take full ownership of a significant 82‑week cladding refurbishment programme across three occupied 13‑storey residential buildings in Manchester. Starting in October 2026, the project involves the complete removal and replacement of façade rock panels and render, together with the associated manufacture, supply, installation, distribution and testing requirements.

As Senior Project Manager – Façade Refurbishment, you will operate as the Project Lead, reporting to a visiting Operations Manager and taking responsibility for the project from mobilisation through to successful completion. This Senior Project Manager position gives you genuine autonomy while surrounding you with an experienced delivery team.

• Take overall responsibility for programme, quality, safety and project delivery.
• Lead and coordinate the specialist façade supply chain.
• Manage works across three fully occupied high-rise residential buildings.
• Maintain strong communication with , the customer and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal and external design, technical, commercial and operational teams.
• Work closely with a full-time Senior Site Manager and Site Manager.
• Coordinate support from the QS, Technical Manager, Digital Manager, Planner and Customer Care Coordinator.
• Manage external works while maintaining safe access and egress for .
• Drive programme performance and resolve delivery challenges before they impact key milestones.
• Ensure façade installation and testing meet the required specifications and building safety standards.

This Senior Project Manager role offers the chance to lead a substantial Manchester façade refurbishment project rather than simply becoming another member of a large delivery team. You will have a strong supporting structure around you while retaining ownership of key decisions and project performance. For an ambitious Senior Project Manager, this also provides excellent exposure to the rapidly growing building safety and façade remediation sector, delivering technically challenging work within live residential environments.

It is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager looking for autonomy, visibility and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on a major refurbishment programme.