Project Manager (Post Construction)

Project Manager (Post Construction)

c. £55,000 pa + benefits

South East London

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, innovative Post-Construction Project Manager to join our newly structured Latent Defects team.

Are you:

• Knowledgeable in diagnosing defects, particularly in new builds?
• Solution-focused when communicating?
• Able to access and understand as-built drawings, O&Ms manuals, warranties and insurance documents?
• Educated to a minimum HND level in a relevant Construction, Development, Planning or Built Environment discipline?
• Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of CDM Regulations and H&S compliance, as well as specification writing, tendering and procurement?
• Committed to providing excellent customer service?
• Keen to keep abreast of industry best practice and changes in legislation?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Post-Construction Project Manager on a permanent basis at our Westminster Bridge Road office.

A bit about the role:
As a Project Manager (Post-Construction), you will oversee the management and resolution of latent defects, ensuring lessons are learned; which will influence the future design, specification and quality management of Peabody's new build properties. 

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Liaising and negotiating with contractors and consultants, employer’s agents, legal and industry bodies such as NHBC, BRE and warranty providers, all the while working within budget and timeframes in seeking first time round solution
• Ensuring that disruption to residents is kept to a minimum as we strive for the highest levels of customer satisfaction in all that we do.
• Keeping detailed and transparent records in our filing systems, so colleagues will always be aware of actions being taken aware of actions being taken.
• Feeding back lessons learned and identification of trends to Design & Quality teams, driving positive changes to existing employer’s requirements and technical specifications which will shape our future new-build properties

This role will require a minimum of 1 to 2 days working in the Westminster Bridge Road office.

A bit about us
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.

Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.

We are committed to making repairs to our homes quick and hassle-free and to investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. We have projects well underway to make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.

We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty and prioritise wellbeing.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody: 

• Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role) 
• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays  
• Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates? 
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year? 
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal? 
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution

Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.

To apply please click here.

Closing date: 1^st March 2024.