PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Pubblicato il 26-10-2026 - Life in Milano
Location: Milan (with regular presence on site)
Contract: permanent, full-time
ABOUT US Life Officina S.r.l. is the Italian services company of the Life NV, a European group, headquartered in Belgium, that develops, builds and operates next-generation student residences. Our Italian portfolio is growing fast, centred on Milan and its metropolitan area, with two projects in development totalling around 950 beds. To strengthen our local team, we are looking for a client-side Project and Construction Manager.
THE ROLE Reporting to the CEO Italy you will be LIFE’’s client-side technical and construction delivery lead on one or more student housing projects — contributing from initial technical assessment and design through to tendering, construction and handover of the building to operations. You will work closely with our Development Manager and the wider European team.
WHAT YOU WILL DO Review designs from a technical, cost and operational perspective, working with designers and consultants
Provide technical input during site assessments and due diligence, including key construction risks, buildability, preliminary budgets and programmes
Challenge designs,
specifications and construction methods through value engineering and cost control, in line with LIFE’s student housing and operational standards
Prepare and control budgets, cost estimates and programmes
Follow the permitting process with the design team (urban plans, building permit, SCIA/CILA, fire safety, energy compliance)
Maintain an integrated project programme and risk register, identifying critical-path activities and flagging issues well ahead of key decisions or the academic-year opening
Run private tenders: prepare tender documents, prequalify contractors, compare bids, negotiate and recommend awards
Lead structured tender comparisons, including qualifications, exclusions, programme assumptions and technical/commercial recommendations
Support contracting: progress payments (SAL), retention, guarantees and insurance, liquidated damages, subcontracting
Manage sites day to day, coordinating the Direttore dei Lavori, the safety coordinator and contractors
Monitor progress, quality and compliance; verify progress valuations and