Application Deadline: 29 May 2026
Department: Project Delivery
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Head Office
Reporting To: Philip Dawson
Compensation: £43,000 - £50,000 / year
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Project Manager to join our successful sales team in York, with national travel required.
Your skills as a Project Manager will play a critical role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, to specification, to budget and to the satisfaction of the customer, contributing to our continued business growth.
Role Details:· Annual Salary of up to £50,000 depending on skills and experience, plus potential annual-on-target bonus of up to 10% subject to business performance· Role based: Huntington, York, YO32 9PT with national travel· Permanent· Company car · Eligible to join Private Medical Scheme· Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.· Full UK driving licence, due to travel requirements.
• Take full project management responsibility for allocated projects, ensuring safe delivery on time, to specification, to budget and to customer satisfaction.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver project objectives.
• Maintain or improve project margins and positive cash flow through effective planning and budget management and compliance with company project delivery processes.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, maintaining an up-to-date risk register.
• Support bid and pre-construction activity as required, contributing project delivery expertise.
• Ensure contractual obligations are consistently met.
• Produce reports and updates for stakeholders, including analysis of progress against programme, costs and key milestones
• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in managing projects with demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate project teams.
• Strong knowledge of contractual and financial control in project delivery, cost management, and negotiating terms and settlement of final accounts.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve issues during project delivery.
• Ability to produce clear and accurate reports and analysis for stakeholders.
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety, with confidence to challenge or raise concerns on site.
• Confidence working on active CDM construction sites (the role is not purely office based).
• Comfortable working around heavy plant and logistics, including cranes, HIABs, and abnormal load lorries.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and site activities.
• Ability to review drawings, and manage installation sequences.
An industry leading modular and offsite construction specialist operating across ten European countries; England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.
With more than 2,200 employees operating across 106 sites, Portakabin offers a wide range of building solutions and services to meet the needs of an ever increasing diverse customer base – from the most challenging interim buildings to landmark architectural schemes.
Portakabin provides the best in quality coupled with bespoke design, available to buy or hire as well as refurbished and site accommodation solutions.
From complex architectural design right through to custom-made interior fittings on completion, Portakabin solutions can be used for almost every application and site for any sized organisation in any sector.
