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Project Manager, UK
Great Britain
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You will be expected to:
- Take a hands-on role in commercial management, procurement, and cost reporting.
- Oversee design and technical coordination, supported by external consultants where required.
- Act as the key point of accountability for delivering projects safely, on programme, and to VGP’s quality and sustainability standards
Candidate Profile
- Degree-qualified or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong commercial background — ideally having worked as a Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager, or Project Manager with QS experience.
- Proven track record of managing industrial/logistics projects from inception through to completion.
- Detailed knowledge of UK construction contracts (JCT, NEC), procurement, and cost management.
- Solid understanding of planning, design coordination, and sustainability requirements (BREEAM, EU Taxonomy)
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Self-starter able to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities across commercial, design, and delivery.
- Ambition to grow with the business and contribute to building the UK construction team.
Reporting Line
Reports to: Construction Manager – VGP UK
Location & Travel
Bristol based with regular travel to project sites nationwide.
Contact
Theo Hartry, Construction Manager, theo.hartry@vgpparks.eu
Lizzie Field, Office Manager, lizzie.field@vgpparks.eu
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership
- Take end-to-end responsibility for assigned UK projects, from conception through to completion.
- Manage design development, procurement, construction, and handover in line with VGP’s specifications and UK standards.
- Act as primary project contact with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and tenants.
Commercial & Procurement
- Prepare and manage cost plans, budgets, and cash flow forecasts.
- Lead procurement of subcontract packages, including tendering, contract administration, and variation control supported by external consultants where required.
- Oversee commercial reporting (CVRs, payment notices, final accounts).
- Negotiate and manage consultant and supplier appointments.
Design & Technical Coordination
- Manage consultants through the planning, design and technical stages.
- Ensure planning conditions, BREEAM/EPC targets, and VGP design standards are achieved.
- Resolve technical queries between VGP’s design team and Contractors as well as coordinating responses to tenant-driven requirements.
Construction Delivery
- Oversee project programmes, risk registers, and site logistics.
- Drive progress with contractors, ensuring compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
- Monitor site performance, conduct regular progress reviews with onsite Management, and resolve delivery issues quickly.
Handover & Close-Out
- Coordinate QA/ITP closeout, O&M documentation, as-builts, and tenant handover, along side our onsite Management team.
- Support lessons learned reviews and continuous improvement processes.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to be part of the founding UK team of a pan-European developer with a strong reputation and pipeline.
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of logistics developments in a dynamic growth market.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where you can make a direct impact.
- Competitive salary and package
Interested? Apply now.
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Contact
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Jonny Allen
Country Manager United Kingdom
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