Construction Project Manager Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Coordinate project programme, resources and delivery priorities.
• Lead communication between client, designers, commercial staff and site teams.
• Monitor cost, change, quality and risk against approved controls.
• Ensure decisions, instructions and delays are recorded promptly.
• Escalate safety, design and commercial matters outside delegated authority.
• Manage handover, defects and close-out evidence.

A realistic working scenario

A delayed design package threatens a key subcontract and the client requests acceleration. The manager records options and effects, protects notice and approval requirements and secures commercial and client authority before committing cost or revised dates.

Outputs to agree

• controlled project delivery against agreed objectives
• coordinated decisions across design and construction
• transparent programme, cost and risk reporting

Records and evidence

• Project execution and responsibility plan.
• Programme, cost and risk report.
• Change, instruction and approval log.
• Meeting, quality and handover record.
• Work records.
• Handover notes.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Senior Manager, Director or Business Owner. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The manager may direct project activity within delegated budget and contract limits. Major variation, settlement, contract signature, baseline or scope change and formal HR action require the authorised client or company owner.
• May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.

Supervision

• Lead communication between client, designers, commercial staff and site teams.
• Allocate and review assigned work within delegated authority and escalate formal people matters through the Employer's procedures.

Tools and systems

• HR systems.
• Vehicle.
• Vehicle check records.
• Risk assessment records.

Workplace context

• Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.

Training and certification

• Employer-confirmed evidence of training required for Project Manager duties where applicable to the role.
• Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

• site and client travel
• delegated commercial authority
• programme and change control
• team and consultant coordination

Information the employer should prepare

• the project, region and normal office or site base
• the reporting line and project team structure
• the budget, variation and subcontract authority delegated
• the travel, vehicle and overnight-site requirements
• the programme, margin, quality and reporting measures
• the approval route for client commitments, claims and extensions