Small Works Sprinkler Project Manager at Hall & Kay · Birmingham

Job Title: Small Works Project Manager

Location: Birmingham

Position Summary

You will oversee sprinkler system projects, managing all phases from design review through system commissioning. This role requires technical expertise in sprinkler systems combined with strong project management skills to deliver compliant installations on time and within budget.

Key Duties

• Project manage multiple concurrent sprinkler projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to programme, budgets, and quality standards.
• Coordinate project management across trades and stakeholders while maintaining clear communication channels with clients, contractors, and regulatory authorities.
• Review sprinkler system designs for code compliance and buildability
• Verify hydraulic calculations, material specifications, and installation methods meet BSEN standards and local fire codes. Conduct site inspections to ensure installation quality and proper system functionality.
• Ensure all work complies with applicable fire codes including BSEN:12845, FM standards and Hall & Kay project guidelines.
• Monitor project budgets, track material and subcontractor costs. Manage change orders. Negotiate with suppliers and subcontractors to optimise project profitability while maintaining quality standards.
• Act as primary client contact throughout project lifecycle. Provide regular project updates, address any project risks/challenges, and ensure client satisfaction with deliverables and timeline adherence.

Required Qualifications

• Comprehensive experience in sprinkler system installation, design and project management.
• Thorough understanding of fire protection codes and standards.
• Proficiency in reading construction drawings, hydraulic calculations, and sprinkler system design principles.
• Knowledge of relevant sprinkler materials, fittings, and installation methods.
• Qualification in project management (PMP) or construction management would be an advantage.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office suite.
• Full UK driving licence required.

What you can expect in return

• Salary competitive and dependent on experience
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and option to buy 5 days
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Car allowance
• Life Assurance
• Private medical scheme
• Hours: 36.5 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 8.45 – 16.40, Friday 8.45 – 16:00)

Please note: You may be required to undertake a DBS check as part of your job role at Hall & Kay.

Additional Company information

At Hall & Kay, we deliver complex fire protection and security solutions to protect what matters most to our clients. As technical experts our focus is on the lifetime value of a project. Meaning we can design, supply, install, test and maintain all types of sprinkler, gas suppression, fire detection, and integrated security systems. With 140+ year trading experience and a strong project delivery culture, we are proud to have built lasting relationships with some of the UK’s most respected companies in all areas of industry and construction.

What sets us apart? Our culture. What we call ‘the Hall & Kay way’.…it’s a people thing. Put simply, we know we can achieve more when we work as a team – with clients, with the communities we serve and in our own business. Our people create safety every single day, using their skills and experience to adapt to changing situations and rise to the challenges presented to them. It’s our people that make us trusted to deliver.

Find out more about us and what our people say about us.

Our Commitment

We promote equality and ensure we have an inclusive culture where we recognise and address unconscious bias or prejudice – whether involving race, sex, background, disability, sexuality or other factors. We create a supportive environment that drives innovation, creativity and results.