zzPaulzz Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Hi all. I'm thinking I need a project manager to help keep my build show on the road as I'll be doing my day job during the build. Does anyone know a great project manager? I'll be contracting out the ground works and timber frame, so perhaps you think I don't need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 It may workout cheaper to ask your TF company to do the internals for you (Turnkey) Than employ someone to simply coordinate trades for you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzPaulzz Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 That's what I'm thinking: someone who know what 'good' looks like and is able to be on-site regularly. Any idea how I can find such a person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 what you need is a good carpenter to manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzPaulzz Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Seems this question is proving harder than most to answer! None of the contractors I've spoken to or my architect want to be 'principle contractor' or 'principle designer' as defined under CDM2015. I'm being steered towards employing a main contractor instead. The only project manager locally who might have taken on the job is moving away so can't do it now. I don't have a problem with the coordination and contracting side but I can't be on site every day to manage the H&S. Perhaps I need a site manager, not a PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 you are over thinking this. its not a block of flats with 250 people working on, its a single house. No one is going to turn up every day just to do some imaginary H and S. Forget about that and concentrate on the work getting done to plan, price and quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzPaulzz Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Just now, Dave Jones said: you are over thinking this. its not a block of flats with 250 people working on, its a single house. No one is going to turn up every day just to do some imaginary H and S. Forget about that and concentrate on the work getting done to plan, price and quality. I suspect you have a point, but for me, I remember my dad being sued by a contractor he’d employed dig a trench. The chap hit a power cable and was electrocuted. My dad almost lost his house because he ignored the risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 minutes ago, zzPaulzz said: I suspect you have a point, but for me, I remember my dad being sued by a contractor he’d employed dig a trench. The chap hit a power cable and was electrocuted. My dad almost lost his house because he ignored the risks. liability is cheap insurance even for a homeowner, pretty sure we get it free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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