Location: Mayfair, London

Job type: 2 years contact with further opportunity to stay permanently 

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum

Bonus and benefits: Discretionary bonus, pension 3%, medical insurance after 3-month probation period, 25 days holidays plus public holidays.

Working Hours: 9.30 am till 6 pm Monday to Friday, one-hour lunch break

 Job brief

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Russian speaking Construction Project/Procurement Manager to overlook the delivery of a major construction site in London. Procurement Manager responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers as well as discovering the best ways to cut construction and project expenses.

Responsibilities

• Advise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
• Researching the market for particular goods and services required for a top-end residential construction project
• Carrying out a procurement process for goods and services specified by architects
• Participating meetings on-site with architects, clients and construction team
• Resolving any issues that might hinder the timely completion of the project phases
• Finalise purchase details of orders and deliveries
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Preparing and submitting project estimates to the client

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field is highly preferred
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• 3+ years of experience in construction project management/procurement in the UK
• Experience in collecting and analysing data
• Ability to read blueprints, structural drawings and plan sets
• Advanced understanding of risk management policies and procedures
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in managing budgets for large construction projects
• Experience of working on the client-side of a construction project is an advantage
• Proven working experience as a procurement/project manager
• Strong knowledge of construction materials, processes and equipment
• Ideally fluent Russian and English languages, however, we will review profiles with strong expertise without Russian language skills too
• Ability to travel between central London office and construction site outside London.

What you gain

• At least two years guaranteed employment with one of the London’s top private developers with strong financing and empowering the vision
• Becoming a true member of a hands-on team of professionals, working closely with the Head of Project and the Client
• Contributing tangible results to the delivery of the project, efficiency of the spending and ead of Project and Herelationship building with all suppliers
• Gaining impressive experience, becoming a top professional in your field
• Potentially staying with the team after the project is complete and contributing to further developments
• Having a good package, great workplace and amazing team, working on an exciting high budget project!