Project Manager - Build contracts ( Industrial / Logistics facilities)
Location: Leiston, Suffolk (4/5 days onsite)
Permanent | Full-time
Salary: £72,500 - £82,500 depending on experince
Benefits:
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years
- Up to 5% bonus
- Pension: up to 7.5% employee contribution and 15% employer contribution
- Flexible Benefits
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Delivery Project Manager to join the Main Site Development team at Sizewell C - one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects.
You will lead the d esign, procurement, and construction delivery of a defined infrastructure package, f ocused on industrial buildings and associated external works. Managing the full project lifecycle, you'll ensure delivery is safe, on time, on budget, and to the required quality standards.
Reporting to a Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of contract delivery and lead mul-ti-disciplinary teams across complex construction activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver procurement strategies, including defining Employer's Requirements
- Lead tendering, evaluation, and award of Design & Build contracts
- NEC3 or 4 and experience in the delivery of either warehouses or logistics parks or JCT
- Manage contractor performance across programme, cost, and quality
- Ensure designs are buildable, cost-effective, and aligned to programme
- Coordinate interfaces with suppliers, contractors, and surrounding works
- Oversee large-scale industrial construction including buildings and external works
- Manage risk, change, and budget (incl. reporting to stakeholders)
- Lead and support delivery teams, including Assistant Project Managers
- Ensure effective stakeholder engagement across internal and external parties
Project Scope
Contracts ranging from £250k to £150m
Delivery of industrial buildings, warehouses, roads, utilities, and logistics areas
Leadership of small teams and coordination with large contractor workforces
About You
Essential:
Proven experience delivering large industrial or logistics facilities
Familiarity with NEC and/or FIDIC contracts
Interface management experience between design, planning and construction
Strong background in Design & Build contract procurement and delivery
Experience across design, procurement, and construction phases
Knowledge of structural steel, heavy-duty slabs, and external works
Experience managing contractors in complex, regulated environments
Strong understanding of cost, programme, risk, and change control
Degree-qualified and ideally professionally chartered
Desirable:
- Experience in nuclear or highly regulated sectors
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and nuclear quality standards
- Experience with crane systems or mechanical handling integration
- Background in logistics hubs or manufacturing facilities
Do you have experience in progressing designs of large logistics plots through the RIBA stages?
Have you delivered major projects using NEC3 or 4 and have experience in the delivery of either warehouses or logistics parks?
Do you have experience procuring design and build contracts and then executing the construction?
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