Project Manager

Department: Build

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire

Description

St Joseph is Berkeley's newest brand, created to bring our passion for quality, place making and building communities to Birmingham and the West Midlands.

In this role, you will provide value to the business and insight on sustainability issues for St Joseph division, with a focus on ensuring the division meets Berkeley Group Sustainability Strategy and Standards. Key to this role is the ability to liaise with different teams across the business including Construction, Technical and Land and Planning teams. This will include setting out approaches to meet the divisional and group targets; helping to deliver work streams; and monitoring, reporting and communicating local performance.

Due to the multi-phase nature of St Joseph divisional projects means that there will be opportunity to get involved in strategic sustainability initiatives and delivery of sustainability related targets under Our Vision 2030 as well as overseeing the day to day environmental issues.

The role

We are recruiting an experienced Project Manager to join the team delivering Highcroft in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire. This is a well established, traditionally built housing development with 280 homes remaining, scheduled to complete in 2032.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will take overall responsibility for the safe, high quality delivery of the development. You will lead the site management team, oversee programme performance and coordinate closely with technical, commercial and supply chain partners to ensure the project is delivered in line with Berkeley Group's standards for safety, quality and customer experience.

• Leading the build team to deliver the development safely, on programme and to Berkeley's quality standards.
• Managing the integrated build programme, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring full compliance with Group health, safety and environmental procedures.
• Overseeing quality management processes and maintaining robust inspection and reporting standards.
• Working closely with commercial and technical teams to manage change, resolve issues and deliver best value solutions.
• Providing leadership, direction and development for site management teams.
• Maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors and third-party partners.

Experience required

• Proven experience delivering residential construction projects as a Project Manager or Senior Site Manager ready to step up.
• Strong leadership capability with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing programme delivery, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety compliance.
• Construction-related qualification (Degree, HNC, NVQ Level 6 or equivalent) and relevant site certifications (SMSTS, CSCS).

Why join us?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.

Internal applicants:
If you're an internal applicant, please ensure you've informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.