Project Manager Construction

Project Manager – Super-Prime Heritage Residential<br />Location: Wimbledon - South West London<br />Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 + package<br />Type: Permanent | Full-time<br />A rare chance to take full ownership of one of London's most characterful heritage restorations. A Grade II* listed residence in South West London - Jacobean in origin with layers of Georgian and Victorian history, is undergoing a full restoration alongside a new two-storey basement. We're looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead it end to end - modernising the home sensitively while protecting everything that gives it its character.<br />This is a single-project, career-defining role for a Project Manager who reports directly to the principal and owns the programme, the budget and the standard.<br />As Project Manager, you will:

• Lead the project from pre-construction through to handover
• Manage complex structural and heritage works, including the two-storey basement
• Coordinate architects, structural engineers, interior designers and specialist trades
• Integrate modern services and structural interventions discreetly, with no impact on the building's character
• Deliver world-class finishes and bespoke detailing to private-client standards
• Liaise with the local authority and conservation bodies on listed-building compliance
• Keep tight control of budget and programme under JCT or bespoke contracts
• Act as the day-to-day site leader and main client point of contact<br />You'll need
• 10+ years as a Project Manager in prime/super-prime London residential
• Proven delivery on heritage refurbishments and complex basements (£10m+)
• Experience as a Project Manager working directly with UHNW private clients
• Strong working knowledge of Georgian, Palladian and Victorian styles
• Confidence dealing with Historic England, conservation officers and planning
• Solid commercial and contract management (JCT, bespoke)
• Comfort across both traditional craft (lime plaster, timber sashes) and modern methods
• RICS, CIOB or APM preferred; SPAB or IHBC heritage training a strong plus<br />On offer
• £80,000–£100,000 depending on experience
• Discretionary performance-related bonus
• A genuinely iconic project to put your name to<br />If you're a Project Manager looking for a defining heritage project, get in touch with Sam Patuzzo at Samuel James Recruitment