Hiring A Project Manager – Everything You Need To Know

1. HIRING A PROJECT MANAGER – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

2. 2 In a world w here privac y is hard to c ome by, your home is a sp ac e w here you c an relax, enter tain, work, exercis e, ke e p b elong ings, r ais e chi ldren and cre ate lifelong memorie s. It’s a ls o li kely to b e the most va luable ass e t you ow n. With s o much at sta ke, dismantling and renovating your home ne e ds c arefu l planning . T he c omplexity and risk of a  bui lding proj e c t  is often undere stimate d. Of c ours e, it is p ossible to manage a bui lding proj e c t yours elf , but there are mu ltiple asp e c ts to c onsider.  Fundamenta l elements are – de si g n & sp e cific ation, h e a l t h s a f e t y, b u d g e t i n g , c o m p l i a n c e ( p l a n n i n g , bui lding c ontrol, lic ens e to a lter, insur anc e) choic e of bui lder/profe ssiona l te am, supplier ag re ements, s che du ling , c ontr ac ts and le ga l.

3. 3 CAN MY PROJECT BE MANAGED BY MY ARCHITECT/DESIGNER? A n a r c h i t e c t / d e s i g n e r d o e s n’ t b u i l d , a n d a b u i l d e r d o e s n’ t d e s i g n . It’s t a k e n y e a r s to de velop the s e sk i l l s e ts and k now le d ge; b oth are ver y different c omp e tencie s. An archite c t’s or de si g ner ’s c ore re sp onsibi lity is the de si g n. Ty pic a l ly, the de si g ners ta ke a p erc entage of t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n v a l u e , t h e r e f o r e , d e s i g n ambitions mi g ht imp air c onsider ation of time and mone y. With a busy de si g n offic e to r un, w i l l the y b e onsite re g u larly and at the ke y m o m e n t s to c h e c k n i t t y - g r i t t y c o n s t r u c t i o n de tai ls?

4. 4 CAN MY PROJECT BE MANAGED BY MY BUILDER? Bui ld qua lity do e s motivate a go o d bui lder, n o n e t h e l e s s , t h e y w i l l n o t t y p i c a l l y b e lo ok ing for sav ings. C onstr uc tion is lab our intensive, and e ven the b e st bui lder c an miss a de tai l and ma ke mista ke s. A ls o, p atienc e w i l l dw ind le w hen their te am is work ing at low c ap acity ; this c ou ld b e the re su lt of client inde cision, p o or information from the de si g n te am or a shor tage of materia ls.

5. 5 WHY CHOOSE AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT MANAGER 
 When the de si g n and bui ld re sp onsibi litie s are s e p a r ate d , w h o i s a c c ou nt a b l e for c h e c k i n g i n for m at i on a n d re s o l v i n g d i s c re p a n c i e s ? It mi g ht s e em c ost-effe c tive for the archite c t or c o n t r a c to r to a c t a s a p r o j e c t m a n a g e r o r c ontr ac t administr ator, but how do the y stay imp ar tia l?  An inde p endent Proj e c t Manager w i l l ensure you have s ome one in your c orner, g uiding you from de si g n to c omple tion. Whi lst the y aren’t d e s i g n e r s o r b u i l d e r s , t h e y u n d e r s t a n d a l l asp e c ts of the c onstr uc tion pro c e ss.

6. 6 LOOKING FOR A PROJECT MANAGER? H u n t s m o r e a r e a n a w a r d - w i n n i n g p r o j e c t m a n a g e m e n t f i r m b a s e d i n Kensing ton, sp e cia lising in the renovation and re stor ation of p erio d home s. We offer a fu l ly inde p endent management s er v ic e r unning the proj e c t from de si g n throu g h to c omple tion, remov ing many of the stre ss e s ass o ciate d w ith a home renovation proj e c t . 96 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4SG www.huntsmore.com hello@huntsmore.com +44 (0) 20 7484 5745