Project Manager
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
Carnwath
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Construction
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Project Management
Construction Management
Client Relationship Management
Budget Management
Risk Assessment
Communication
Team Management
Commercial Awareness
FULL DESCRIPTION
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Project Manager to oversee agricultural and rural construction projects, managing them from pre-construction to completion. The role involves client and stakeholder relationship management, project planning, budget control, and ensuring projects are delivered safely and efficiently. The ideal candidate will have construction project management experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects.
Duties of the role include:
- Managing the delivery of agricultural construction projects from pre-construction through to completion while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
- Maintaining strong working relationships with clients and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Assisting estimators with project timescales and preparing detailed project delivery programmes at handover stage.
- Managing the pre-construction phase through the client approval and statutory processes including planning, building warrant, and SEPA approval if relevant, with support from architects, design engineers and detailers.
- Conducting pre-start meetings on site and directing client and groundworks team as required.
- Overseeing the site engineering process from building and site surveys to foundations and as-built surveys while liaising closely with site engineers, survey coordinator and detailers.
- Briefing [Employer hidden] site operatives and subcontractors on works to be completed and reviewing progress and quality of work.
- Liaising with drawing office, workshop, purchasing, logistics and construction managers to manage interfacing project requirements and prioritise workload.
- Checking order lists and liaising with purchasing department and supply chain to schedule deliveries. Ordering reinforcement, concrete and shuttering materials for floors, walls and tanks.
- Leading communication and coordination between external stakeholders and internal project team.
- Manage the commercial aspects of projects by mitigating issues encountered on site and addressing scope change early to manage impact on programme and budget.
- Conducting project cost and programme reviews to identify areas for improvement.
- Ensuring projects are compliant with statutory legislation including preparing risk assessments and method statements, and liaising with the Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) team.
Requirements of the role:
- Proven experience managing projects within the construction industry.
- Experience working on agricultural or rural building projects would be advantageous.
- Engineering graduate calibre or relevant construction qualifications would be advantageous.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness and attention to detail.
- Strong leadership, communication, and team management abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively under pressure.
What’s in it for you:
- Opportunity to work on a diverse range of agricultural and rural construction projects
- Join an experienced and supportive project team
- Long-term career growth within a growing company
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 30 days annual leave and private medical insurance with access to cinema, entertainment, and gym discounts
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