Project Manager - Glasgow

Project Manager - Glasgow

Posted 1 week ago by The Construction Index Ltd

£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary: The Project Manager role at Portakabin involves overseeing multiple construction projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and in alignment with health and safety standards. The position requires effective communication and coordination with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain project quality and client relationships. Candidates should have proven experience in project management within the construction industry, preferably with a modular or building design background. The role is based in Hamilton, Scotland, and offers a competitive salary along with additional benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and coordinate multiple construction projects, ensuring they meet agreed programmes, specifications, and cost plans.
  • Establish and maintain strong working relationships with clients and their teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provide planning support and guidance for projects, ensuring compliance with legislation and building regulations.
  • Monitor and report on project progress, risks, and issues against financial plans.
  • Support the projects team with health and safety requirements and contractual issues.
  • Create and manage a baseline programme for project scope, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.
  • Possess a full UK Driving licence and work effectively in a high-pressure environment.

Key Skills:

  • Proven project management experience in the construction industry.
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams on complex/high-value projects.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to listen and consult effectively.
  • Ability to make rational judgements based on available information and analysis.
  • Project management qualification is desirable but experience is key.
  • Ability to work productively in a fast-paced environment.

Salary (Rate): £40000 yearly

City: Hamilton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Project Management

Detailed Description From Employer:

Company: Project Manager Salary: £36000 - £40000 per annum + Annual Bonus + Company Car Type: Full Time Region: Scotland Town/City: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Posted: 26/08/2025 Listed in: Project Managers Reference: 011802_1756187729 Job Description Role: Project Manager Salary: £ 36,000 - £40,000 + Yearly Bonus Location: Glasgow, Scotland We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our successful team in the Portakabin Hire Division based in Glasgow. This role is to ensure that all allocated projects are completed in a manner that prioritises a zero harm culture, meeting or exceeding our customers' expectations on programme and budget. You will work in harmony with Site Services Manager and Service Managers to ensure labour resource required for Projects are supported. Creating a baseline programme of project scope ensuring all elements are adequately programmed for quality, reputation and Health & Safety. Report on any changes to baseline throughout project lifecycle. Your remit is to manage, co-ordinate and communicate with all internal resources and third parties required and ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget encompassing all change control throughout project lifecycle. You will have experience an thrive working productively in a high-pressure environment, effective communication- Listens, consults others and communicates proactively. Makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis. As a Project Manager, you will: *Have proven Project Management experience in the construction industry (modular or building design background would be beneficial). *Be managing multiple different projects at one time (different size projects) to meet agreed programmes, specifications and cost plans. *Have experience managing multi-disciplinary teams on complex/high-value building projects. *Have strong experience establishing early good working relationships with the client and client's team members, maintaining and improving these throughout the programme of the project and beyond. *Provide planning support and guidance for live and potential projects, with respect to appropriate legislation and building regulations. *Pay cognisance of all contractual issues of orders from clients, and take the necessary steps to minimize and protect the Company from all associated financial and legal risks involved, including supporting the projects team with the Health and Safety requirements for the contract (CDM). *Provide updates to be used in Project Governance report highlighting risks, issues and progress against financial plan Possess a full UK Driving licence. *Work productively in a fast paced, high-pressured environment Preferably have a Project Management qualification. This is more desirable as experience is more key for this role.* For a full list of responsibilities please follow this link - https://www.portakabin-careers.com/job/project-manager-23?source=bing.com Benefits & Opportunities *Option to buy 5 days of annual leave *Working flexibly principles *Contributory pension *Yearly Bonus *Company Car As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin. Why Portakabin? Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK. As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on Apply for this job