Tips for Finding the Right Project Manager For Your Build

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If you’re planning a home renovation or extension, having a professional project manager on board can help to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible. Coordinating the works of a property renovation by yourself can be incredibly difficult; not only is a project manager responsible for managing the timing and phasing of the project, but a good project manager will manage the trades (such as plumbers and electricians), oversee the contracts and ensure all health and safety responsibilities are carried out too.

In a nutshell, the support a project manager can provide will take the pressure off you and allows you to focus on other areas of the project, such as choosing the decor and designs. Here’s our top tips for finding the best project manager.

When it comes to your home renovation project, you want to choose someone with plenty of experience and someone who knows what they’re doing. In fact, the last thing you want is someone who’s brand new to the industry or someone who hasn’t had time to learn from their mistakes.

One of the best ways to spot a successful project manager is to take a good look at their experience and previous projects they’ve carried out. Pay close attention to the type and size of projects they’ve delivered in the past, whether they ran into any problems (and how any issues were resolved) and whether the projects were delivered on time and within budget. The project manager you choose should have a proven track record.

Choose someone with excellent communication skills

It’s crucial that your project manager is an excellent communicator. Poor communication can be the difference between the success and failure of a project, and therefore the project manager you choose must have the ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences, whether it’s discussing the different phases of the project with you, informing tradespeople of their responsibilities or managing various professionals across the project.

Select someone who is highly organised

You don’t want to choose a project manager who is unorganised or chaotic. In fact, the person you choose needs to be quite the opposite – someone who is extremely organised and knows exactly what stage the project is at every step of the way, along with how to overcome any potential issues. Your chosen project manager should be familiar with the correct tools required to stay organised under stress and keep on top of the process at all times.

Pay attention to a project management company’s reputation

Project managers with an excellent reputation are sought-after, but it pays to do your research and find one. Ask around for recommendations of a good project manager – and if you’re short of recommendations, the internet can be a useful tool for finding some of the best project management companies around. Always pay attention to client reviews and testimonials; this will help you work out whether previous clients were satisfied with the work carried out and help you to steer clear of project managers with a poor reputation.

At Imperium Engineering, we’re proud to be the leading building project management company in London, Kent and Essex. If you’re looking for building project management experts for your next construction job, you needn’t look further than us. Whether you need a project manager when building a house or you want someone to oversee the construction of an extension, we can handle the process from start to finish.

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