Design Project Manager - London, United Kingdom - Careers In Design (Recruitment) Limited

Careers In Design (Recruitment) Limited

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client is an international furniture company who are constantly growing and have long-standing collaborations with renowned international designers.

In the UK they have three teams that work from their two showrooms to provide clients the ideal furniture,furnishings and interiors through their retail, bespoke and contract teams.

They are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to work on projects within London for their contracts team.

The role is likely to be 65% office based and 35% onsite dealing with developers and contractors so good strong diplomacy and negotiating skillswill be needed.

Profile:

Ambitious and driven person who is looking to be part of a prestigious brand where success is recognised and rewarded
Ability to work in a team with a positive outlook
Able to manage projects independently and take responsibility for decisions

Some key responsibilities for the Project Manager:

To prepare quotations and tender returns for multiunit projects
To collate data for pricing and prepare pricing documents using excel or other estimating software
To prepare information packages, containing drawings, details and any other information needed for the site team to carry out installation
To place orders with the factory and check order confirmations
To visit site and liaise with site managers making sure design details have been clearly understood by the site team and make site reports
To meet deadlines for submission dates provided by clients for drawings and quotations
To manage Client interfacing, following project from tender stage through to practical completion

Skills and experience needed for the role of Project Manager:

Project Management experience of £1m+ projects and multiple sites simultaneously
Able to collate information from different sources / suppliers to prepare costings
Proficient in AutoCAD and able to read construction drawings

PC literate

Word / Excel / PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills and analytical thinking
Ability to navigate Aconex, Sentryk, Asite, V4P etc.
Experience of managing Kitchen, Wardrobe and other joinery packages
Good presentation skills with the ability to understand a brief and to explain and present ideas

In return the salary range on offer is £40k to £50k with full business travel expenses paid and a company pension.

There will also be full product and company training provided in London and in Italy.