Construction Project Manager

Duties:

Project Leadership & Management:

• Take overall accountability for the successful delivery of the warehouse expansion project.
• Develop and manage the project programme, budget, milestones, critical path and key deliverables.
• Establish effective project governance, reporting and accountability.
• Monitor project performance against time, cost, quality and scope.
• Identify risks, issues, delays and potential cost impacts early and implement effective solutions.
• Provide Management with clear, commercially sound recommendations and regular project reporting.

• Lead and coordinate the main contractor, subcontractors and construction teams.
• Manage and coordinate architects, engineers, QS, consultants, statutory authorities and other professional teams.
• Monitor construction progress, workmanship, quality and compliance with approved designs and specifications.
• Ensure effective sequencing and coordination of all construction activities and trades.
• Manage variations, claims, costs, contractual issues and commercial risks.
• Drive snagging, practical completion, commissioning and final handover.

• Work closely with the Warehouse Operations Manager and other internal stakeholders to ensure the warehouse remains operational throughout construction.
• Develop and manage construction access plans to minimise disruption to receiving, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, collections and other operations.
• Coordinate construction activities around warehouse traffic, forklifts, trucks, loading and offloading areas, staff movement, security and operational access.
• Identify operational risks associated with construction and implement practical mitigation measures.
• Ensure the completed expansion is fully operational and integrated with the existing facility.

• Ensure the project is delivered in accordance with all applicable construction, health and safety and statutory requirements.
• Monitor contractor compliance with site safety requirements and approved construction practices.
• Coordinate required inspections, approvals, certifications and statutory compliance.
• Ensure a safe working environment for both construction personnel and employees operating within the existing warehouse.

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Project Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Science or a related discipline.
• At least 8–10+ years' relevant construction / project management experience, with a proven track record of successfully delivering significant construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects from design and planning through to construction and final handover.
• Proven experience managing main contractors, subcontractors and professional teams.
• Strong project programme, budget, cost-control and commercial management experience.
• Experience with commercial, industrial, warehouse, logistics or operational facilities will be highly advantageous.
• Sound knowledge of construction health & safety requirements and statutory compliance.
• Strong understanding of construction contracts, variations, claims and contractor performance.
• Excellent planning, reporting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional registration or relevant industry accreditation will be advantageous.
• Experienced, commercially astute and hands-on Project Manager who is comfortable taking ownership, making decisions and holding contractors and professional teams accountable.
• Highly organised, structured and detail oriented.
• A strong communicator and stakeholder manager.
• Commercially astute with excellent cost-control capability.
• Confident in negotiating with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Solutions-driven and able to resolve complex problems quickly.
• Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing priorities.
• Able to operate at both a strategic and detailed project level.
• Experienced in working within an operational/live industrial or warehouse environment.