Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Construction Project Manager for an initial 6-month contract, with possible 6 month extensions up to 23 months on a rate of £450-£480/day (Inside IR35). Hybrid working with onsite working every 8 weeks.
Working as part of a team leading on the delivery of the Single Building Assessments (SBA) within the organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Provide senior project leadership for the assessment and remediation of complex, high-risk multi-residential buildings with unsafe cladding.
- Review and evaluate incoming Single Building Assessments (SBA), making evidence-based recommendations on scope, sequencing, and delivery priorities.
- Ensure that all project activity aligns with fire safety best practice, building standards, and relevant legislation, including the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
- Apply advanced contract management skills.
- Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders.
- Champion best practice in fire risk mitigation, ensuring recommendations are technically robust, proportionate, and achievable.
- Provide senior-level reporting, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Identify and escalate delivery risks, developing mitigation strategies that maintain momentum and protect public safety.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and professional development within the organisation.
Essential Skills:
- Degree in a built environment discipline such as fire engineering, architecture, civil or structural engineering, construction management, project management, building surveying, or quantity surveying.
- Full professional membership of a relevant body (e.g. Institution of Fire Engineers, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Institution of Civil Engineers, Chartered Institute of Building, or equivalent).
- NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation.
Desirable Skills:
- Postgraduate qualification or specialist training in fire safety engineering, fire risk assessment, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience of working on remediation, retrofit, or safety-critical projects within a regulated environment.
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