Estates Senior Project Manager

Estates Project Manager - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

NCC

Location: Bristol based with Hybrid working (2 3 days on site)

Security Clearance Required: You will be required to undertake government security clearance if successful in securing this role.

Advert end date: 11th December 2025 - we reserve the right to withdraw the advert early if required.

Summary

As demand grows, we are expanding our Estates team to provide support to the business as usual plus change project teams. We are also expanding our work in the defence sector and this role will work closely with those teams.

NCC is accelerating the adoption of advanced materials, digital engineering and process innovation. Located at the heart of the UK's largest defence cluster, we work with MOD, prime contractors and SMEs to turn cutting edge research into deployable capability at pace.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you'll lead a range of small to medium sized projects, with varying complexity.

Responsibilities

• Support the successful execution of projects through any or all the phases of a project lifecycle: initiation, requirements capture, planning, execution and closure.
• Ensure all project management processes are followed including effective risk identification and mitigation, change control, maintenance of documentation logs, updating project reporting and creation and management of project plans.
• Support weekly and monthly project review meetings to ensure all elements of project delivery are achieved.
• Ensure all members of the project team have clear visibility of project booking codes and are accurately reflecting all the hours worked on the project.
• Ensure all projects adhere to NCC quality, health and safety processes and actively promote a positive H&S culture within the team.
• Customer Relationship Management - develop and maintain appropriate relationships with the customer representative(s) and ensure customer focus is maintained on all elements of project delivery.
• Maintain up to date project plans covering all live and pipeline projects.
• Ensure all project plans are correctly resourced so that capacity planning can be conducted across all functional skill groups.
• Participate in technical meetings where required to support customer solution generation commensurate with experience.

What Are We Looking For In Your Application?

• Proven track record working as a senior project manager.
• Experience managing stakeholders at senior manager level and above.
• Ability and willingness to undergo government security clearance.
• Relevant industry membership (CIOB, RICS, IWFM) or similar.
• Knowledge of the principles, theory and practice of Estates and Facilities Management.
• Extensive and up to date knowledge on key Estates topics (CDM, Building Regulations, Contractor Control, PUWER, LOLER, Electrical Safety, Security etc.) Operational planning, management, and business process skills.
• In depth knowledge of estates/facilities software systems.
• Familiarity with gated life cycle governance and risk and opportunity management.

What We Do

We help manufacturers take on bigger challenges - whether that's building cleaner aircraft, scaling up offshore wind, or strengthening the UK's supply chains. We're here to deliver practical outcomes, not prototypes that sit on shelves.

Who We Work With

We work across 16 sectors, from defence and energy to infrastructure and space. Some projects are with global tier 1s, others with small UK firms solving one specific problem - the works always varied, and always real.

What It's Like Here

We're not a startup. We're not a corporate. We're a national centre with the kit, time and people to do the job properly. The teams are focused, the thinking is sharp, and you'll be trusted to get on with it.

Why This Job Matters

This role isn't just internal support - it's part of how we deliver nationally important work. If we do our job right, the UK's manufacturers can do theirs better.

What We Offer In Return

Hybrid and flexible working patterns as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.