Project Manager

Role: Project Manager

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday on-site, core hours 8 AM - 4 PM

Package:

• 24 days' annual leave (+ the usual UK bank holidays)
• Option to buy extra holiday days each year through Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life insurance at 1.5 your annual salary
• Park and Ride shuttle service provided
• Access to income protection schemes to smooth out any unexpected bumps
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a mental wellbeing app for counselling and guidance
• Holistic wellbeing initiatives covering financial health, mental resilience, physical fitness
• Gym membership rebates and a Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to exclusive recognition and reward campaigns (plus an Employee Referral Reward scheme when you introduce great talent)
• Structured support for professional qualifications and secondments
• Two paid Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) days per year to volunteer on local projects

The role:

Step into a high-visibility Project Manager role delivering multi million pound capital projects across a large NHS site in Portsmouth. You will be working closely with the Senior PM and an admin team for support. You will lead everything from Hospital departmental moves, building new operating theatres to the installation of solar panels. You will be guiding projects from RIBA Stage 2, all the way through to hand over to the 17 year maintenance cycle.

If you've got fantastic PM experience, are from a technical background with FM or NHS projects experience, and the stamina for a fair bit of legwork (this site's large and hilly!), this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• End to End Project Delivery:
• Interpret Trust briefs; manage design stages up to tender.
• Coordinate handover to technical teams for 17 years of aftercare.
• Typical projects:
• Office decant & new theatres (c.6,000?sq?ft, £1?M)
• Departmental reconfigurations (up to £20?M)
• Renewable energy installs (£1.2?M solar roof, upcoming solar car?ports)

• Subcontractor & Designer Management:
• Steer specialist contractors (M&E, civils, renewables).
• Ensure compliance with CDM2015, quality systems and health & safety standards.

• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Forge strong relationships with NHS Trust managers, estates/facilities teams and on-site colleagues.
• Run regular progress updates and risk management meetings.

• On-site Issue Resolution:
• Rapidly tackle day to day challenges to keep projects on track.

• Financial Oversight:
• Monitor budgets, check job costing monthly, submit invoices and variation claims promptly.
• Collaborate with finance teams to drive project profitability.

• Experience:
• 5+ years' project management or senior technical role in Facilities/Hard FM (healthcare or PFI desirable).
• Proven track record delivering multi-million pound, construction and installation projects.

• Technical Know How:
• Solid electrical or mechanical & construction background.
• CDM2015 Principal Designer/Contractor experience.

• Skills & Traits:

• Exceptional communicator-confident in client meetings and team briefings.

• Commercially aware, IT literate (MS Project, Word, Excel).

• To apply, please send your CV to (url removed)