Project Manager

The Vacancy

🚀 Opportunity: Project Manager – WPS (Planned Works)

📍 Location: Covering contracts across the Midlands
🌱 Focus: SHDF energy, net zero carbon works including EWI, PV, and ASHP installations

Wates has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team within the Planned Works division. You’ll be leading the delivery of energy efficiency and carbon reduction schemes across planned properties in the Midlands, helping drive our commitment to sustainability and innovation 🌍.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll provide visible leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight to ensure safe and profitable delivery of projects.

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🧾 Key Responsibilities

• 📅 Develop and implement detailed programmes and schedules for accurate progress tracking
• 🎯 Define and embed quality expectations into the project’s Quality Plan
• ⚠️ Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and company Health & Safety requirements
• 🛠️ Secure and manage resources to deliver projects effectively and professionally
• 🔄 Oversee smooth handover processes and support customers/end users
• 📣 Establish a communications plan and clarify team accountabilities

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👤 What We’re Looking For

Ideally, you’ll have experience working for a main contractor on similar projects, with knowledge of:

• 🧱 Elevational treatments
• 🎨 EWI decorative panelling
• 🪟 Replacement windows

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🔐 Additional Information

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.