Project Manager

Project Manager/Contract Administrator

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Construction Project Manager/Contract Administrator

Location:      Durham or Ashington

Contract:      Permanent

Hours:           37 per week

Salary:           £41,167 per annum, including car allowance.

Closing Date:  17:00pm on Friday 21st June 2024.

 Are you passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives?

If so, we have created a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager/Contract Administrator to join our Assets and Property Team 

About the role:

• As Project Manager/Contract Administrator you will manage the strong and effective delivery of planned investment and repairs and maintenance projects, this will include all aspects of design, contract management/ administration, embedding commercialism and continuous improvement within all activities. 
• You will act as the client within various construction projects and therefore must be familiar and comfortable managing client responsibilities within construction.

About you:

You’ll need:

• A recognised professional qualification or relevant demonstrable and relevant experience at a similar level (all in a relevant and related discipline).
• A higher National Diploma or Degree equivalent 
• Responsibility for Planned Maintenance Programmes of work in a construction environment and for Contract Administration functions in a construction environment 
• Experience of delivering related construction contracts to cost, time, quality and customer satisfaction requirements
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of construction techniques
• To be highly proficient in Construction related matters
• Have an awareness of the management of asbestos
• Good IT skills and the ability to understand, interpret and present complex data 

The Benefits: 

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Working from home opportunities; where applicable to your post.
• Make big savings on day-to-day expenses with discounts on shopping, groceries, holidays and days out through our Bernicia Own Benefits platform.
• Generous pension scheme.

About us:

• We’re all about helping people in need of housing.  We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that. 
• We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of.  We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.
• Our Housing People, Helping People corporate strategy, that will see us invest £190m in existing and new homes, re-define the range and impact of our services and implement a digital agenda that will make those services just a few clicks away for our customers.
• We deliver what we say we will, something that our customers and partners can rely on, which is all part of the engaging, exciting and infectious ‘Bernicia Way’ of doing business.
• Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010. 
• We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

Please note you will be required to drive for business.

You will therefore be required to hold a current and valid driving licence.

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.