HJC​/PM​/Project Manager

Job summary

About Us

At H&J Martin Construction (part of Lagan Specialist Group), we combine decades of expertise with top industry talent to deliver high-quality residential, commercial, and public infrastructure projects. Our headquarters are located in Belfast, with projects across Northern Ireland and beyond.

As a Project Manager, you will use strong leadership and effective management to deliver safe, timely, profitable and high-quality projects – particularly steel‑frame structures within residential and commercial buildings.

This is an opportunity to progress your career with a respected contractor, delivering high quality projects. You’ll work closely with site teams, the Managing Director and the Construction Director. This is an opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with Engineers on site as you will be responsible for mentoring them and assisting their career development.

• Oversee end‑to‑end project delivery, ensuring programme, profitability, risks, opportunities, resources, and supply chain are effectively managed.
• Provide clear, accurate progress updates to leadership and make sound decisions under pressure.

• Lead all health, safety, environmental, and quality responsibilities.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, high standards of workmanship, and accurate project documentation.

• Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, authorities, and internal teams.
• Represent the company professionally at meetings and on site.
• Work with the commercial team to prevent and manage disputes effectively.

• Provide clear leadership, promote collaboration, and uphold processes.
• Address performance issues promptly.
• Foster a positive, inclusive culture aligned with company values.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager in construction
• Significant experience delivering steel‑frame buildings/structures
• Strong understanding of commercial matters on construction projects
• Chartered Membership of CIOB or another relevant body
• CSR/CSCS certification (or equivalent)
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme certification (5‑day SMSTS)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

We offer a highly competitive salary along with a wide range of lifestyle, wellbeing, and professional development benefits, to support you both in and outside of work.

Our core benefits for this role include:

• Generous annual leave, increasing with service (with option to buy more)
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Paid professional membership fees
• Health Cash Plan & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free annual health checks
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym membership & use of our company gym at Head Office
• Company EV Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual Volunteer Day – to support your choice of volunteering activity

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER – We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.