Project Manager

Liberty Group

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team, working on contracts for our Responsive Repairs Team in Manchester and Surrounding areas of the North West. You will be working on a full-time permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £37-£42,000 per annum Depending on experience, plus Car Allowance or Company Car & Fuel Card Plus Excellent Benefits!

We are an experienced and innovative construction firm that is committed to putting customers and clients at the heart of everything we do. Liberty offers professional gas installation, maintenance and servicing, as well as energy solutions, electrical installations and property building and maintenance services, with a strong commitment to value for money services that make a positive difference to the people and the communities in which we work.

The strength of our organisation lies in the quality of the people we work with. We’re proud to employ the most talented, driven individuals within the property services sector.

Responsibilities for this Project Manager role are:

• Take the lead, working with Contract Managers/ Directors and other team members on all aspects of delivery, including implementation and completion/ signoff of all operational projects
• Managing supervisors and operatives/ sub-contractor labour on projects
• Involving all Health & Safety elements including site set up and support
• Estimating ensuring accurate input of construction plans and master programmes
• Aligning labour resource and materials to the planned immediate needs of projects
• Assisting the Leadership and Regional Operational Teams in managing site staff and being a key point of contact with regional teams, clients and finance for budgets within projects
• Compliance of projects from estimating to delivery
• Ensuring correct procedures, processes and systems are in place
• Consistent delivery of efficient and cost-effective customer focused works
• Ensure a robust and efficient financial control of the project
• Develop and update contract/ project programmes, providing regular updates on progress
• Develop, monitor and update the construction phase plan and requirements
• Assist and support assessment of suitable development opportunities and new business opportunities
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders

What we are looking for in our ideal Project Manager:

Appropriate building/ technical qualification/ GCSE or equivalent standard in Maths and English & Valid Site based qualification (SMSTS or equivalent). Recognised first aid qualification. Experience of commercial heating installations in private and social landlord sectors & installing commercial and domestic renewable technologies.Fire Marshall, experience in project delivery, including measure and specifications of works and post inspections. Experience of using IT systems, including Microsoft office software (Outlook/ Word and Excel) ideally working within a social housing environment.

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards – employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit – 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards.
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts

Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:

• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required.

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre-employment checks. For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Project Manager, click “apply” below – we want to hear from you!

Closing date: 15th February 2024 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications).