Project Manager – Glasgow

January 29, 2025 | Comments Off on Project Manager – Glasgow

Role: Project Manager Salary: £ 35,000 - £39,000 Location: Glasgow, Scotland We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in the Portakabin Hire Division based in Glasgow. This role is to ensure that all allocated projects are completed in a manner prioritises zero harm culture, meeting or exceeding our customers' expectations on programme and budget. You will work in harmony with Site Services Manager and Service Managers to ensure labour resource required for Projects are supported. Creating a baseline programme of project scope ensuring all elements are adequately programmed for quality, reputation and Health & Safety. Report on any changes to baseline throughout project lifecycle. Your remit is to manage, co-ordinate and communicate with all internal resources and third parties required and ensure that projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget encompassing all change control throughout project lifecycle. As a Project Manager, you will: *Have proven Project Management experience in the construction industry (modular or building design background would be beneficial). *Be managing multiple different projects at one time (different size projects) to meet agreed programmes, specifications and cost plans. *Have experience managing multi-disciplinary teams on complex/high-value building projects. *Have strong experience establishing early good working relationships with the client and client's team members, maintaining and improving these throughout the programme of the project and beyond. *Provide planning support and guidance for live and potential projects, with respect to appropriate legislation and building regulations. *Pay cognisance of all contractual issues of orders from clients, and take the necessary steps to minimize and protect the Company from all associated financial and legal risks involved, including supporting the projects team with the Health and Safety requirements for the contract (CDM). *Provide updates to be used in Project Governance report highlighting risks, issues and progress against financial plan *Possess a full UK Driving licence. *Work productively in a fast paced, high-pressured environment Preferably have a Project Management qualification. This is more desirable as experience is more key for this role.* Even if you do not match all our `ideal' criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. Benefits & Opportunities *Option to buy 5 days of annual leave *Working flexibly principles *Contributory pension *Yearly Bonus *Electric Company Car and EV charging point if required *Fully funded professional qualifications and membership As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin. For a full list of role responsibilities and the full beneifts package please click here
We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. The 1st interview will be held on TEAMS and 2nd stage on site. Why Portakabin? Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK. As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on