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Project Manager - Lifecycle projects (Construction & Refurbishment & M&E)
Reports to: Head of Capital

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to take full ownership of capital projects across our NHS Facility estate. You will manage schemes from initial concept through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This role involves direct responsibility for a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from £5K to over £10M, within the Trust's Capital Programme. You'll oversee every stage of the process - from project planning, design coordination, and contract administration to site supervision, commissioning, and post-completion evaluation - ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and alignment with the Trust's strategic objectives.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams comprising internal stakeholders, external consultants, and contractors, fostering collaboration and integration to achieve the best outcomes for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities
Manage projects from inception through to technical and clinical commissioning, ensuring alignment with the Trust's strategic goals.

Oversee all stages of the project lifecycle, meeting agreed cost, time, and quality targets.

Work closely with end users and consultants to define project scopes, commission design services, and ensure designs deliver required functionality and purpose.

Collaborate with senior stakeholders, including clinical and operational leads, to ensure projects support long-term estate and digital transformation strategies.

Manage project budgets, ensuring expenditure remains within approved limits.

Prepare and present detailed financial forecasts, providing clear justifications to senior management within estates and finance.

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

Degree in construction, engineering, building surveying, or a related built environment discipline

Desirable Qualifications

Chartered membership (or working towards) in a relevant professional body (RICS, CIOB, RIBA, CIBSE, APM)

PRINCE2 or APM qualification

Skills & Abilities

Proven track record in delivering large-scale, multidisciplinary capital projects, ideally in healthcare or other regulated environments

Strong expertise in construction project delivery, contract management (JCT, NEC), and public sector procurement

Ability to anticipate critical activities, plan ahead, and manage complex tasks effectively

Skilled in making informed decisions, resolving conflicts, and delivering innovative solutions

Analytical approach to problem-solving, with a focus on improving performance

Experience integrating digital infrastructure within capital projects

Knowledge & Experience

In-depth understanding of statutory project requirements, including CDM Regulations, HTMs, HBNs, BSA, and other HSE directives

Experience in managing projects from both in-house design and external consultant teams, across refurbishments, conversions, and new builds

Demonstrated success in delivering large capital projects to agreed budgets and timescales within the public sector

Understanding of capital procurement processes and estate planning strategies

Awareness of healthcare trends and approaches to future-proofing infrastructure

Contact:
For more information, please contact Mark Warrington on (phone number removed).

Project Manager - Lifecycle projects (Construction & Refurbishment & M&E)
Reports to: Head of Capital

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to take full ownership of capital projects across our NHS Facility estate. You will manage schemes from initial concept through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This role involves.

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Project Controls Manager | up to £65,500 + Benefits | Permanent | Birmingham

For the largest and most exciting transport projects in Europe, we are recruiting a Project Controls Manager to support the Senior Project Controls Manager (Route-Wide Portfolio) in the development of project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk, and quality for the construction programme, with focus on Design, Prelims, Consent, Earned Value, and Risk. This role will provide analysis of performance against the baseline and will highlight any trends or risks to support decision-making. The Project Controls Manager will also support controls governance and change management to ensure all impacts to the baseline are assessed and managed.

Main Duties:

• Develop and maintain integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk, and quality and track performance for projects and contracts
• Manage and coordinate project control activities across the supply chain, projects, and contracts
• Analyse data and reports providing insights and trends on performance and risks to support decision-making
• Manage correlation of schedule, cost, quality, and risk to drive programme deliver and manage performance
• Manage and coordinate change management processes and Period reporting cycle ensuring compliance with the reporting life cycle and compliance
• Manage the assurance of Project Controls Data and adhere to PMO and Project Controls policies
• Manage, lead, and motivate a team of Assistant Project Control Managers.

Person Specification:

• Experience in project controls on major projects / programmes within Civils, Transport, Main Works, Aviation, Nuclear and Engineering
• Experience of Design Contracts, Handovers, Prelims and Consent Schedules 33.5 and 17.
• Earned Value calculations experience is essential
• Core project controls experience including Schedule, Cost, Change, and Risk Management
• Knowledge of baseline development and maintenance
• Commercial Management experience i.e., NEC3 contracts
• Project Controls systems such as Primavera P6, Prism and CEMAR

Head of Planning and Project Controls

Construction & Engineering London

£150,000–£175,000 plus benefits & bonus package

Are you a senior planning or project controls professional looking to shape how complex, high-risk projects are delivered? This is a rare opportunity to lead the planning and controls strategy for a respected UK construction and engineering business delivering some of the industry’s most technically demanding and high-profile schemes.

Our client operates across critical infrastructure, industrial services, and major construction projects—taking on work that requires precision, foresight, and rigour. Known for its technical excellence and collaborative culture, the business is now investing in a new senior leadership role to drive programme clarity, risk mitigation, and performance insight.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role will lead the development and consistency of project controls across the organisation—ensuring robust planning, forecasting, risk and change control processes are embedded at every level.

You’ll work cross-functionally with senior commercial and delivery teams, and lead on:

• Developing integrated project schedules (Primavera P6, MS Project) and controls frameworks

• Overseeing programme risk management, delay analysis and change control

• Aligning planning outputs with contractual, commercial and resource strategies

• Producing performance dashboards and insight reports for executive leadership

• Building and developing a high-performing team of planners and analysts

We’re looking for a strategic, analytical leader with deep experience in project controls across complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You’ll have strong commercial acumen, high standards of accuracy, and the interpersonal skill to influence across senior internal and external stakeholders.

This is a high-impact leadership position with significant visibility and the chance to shape how major projects are delivered.

To explore this opportunity in more detail, please contact Daniah Williams on or call .

Head of Planning and Project Controls

Construction & Engineering London

£150,000–£175,000 plus benefits & bonus package

Are you a senior planning or project controls professional looking to shape how complex, high-risk projects are delivered? This is a rare opportunity to lead the planning and controls strategy for a respected UK construction and engineering business delivering some of the industry’s most technically demanding and high-profile schemes.

Our client operates across critical infrastructure, industrial services, and major construction projects—taking on work that requires precision, foresight, and rigour. Known for its technical excellence and collaborative culture, the business is now investing in a new senior leadership role to drive programme clarity, risk mitigation, and performance insight.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role will lead the development and consistency of project controls across the organisation—ensuring robust planning, forecasting, risk and change control processes are embedded at every level.

You’ll work cross-functionally with senior commercial and delivery teams, and lead on:

• Developing integrated project schedules (Primavera P6, MS Project) and controls frameworks

• Overseeing programme risk management, delay analysis and change control

• Aligning planning outputs with contractual, commercial and resource strategies

• Producing performance dashboards and insight reports for executive leadership

• Building and developing a high-performing team of planners and analysts

We’re looking for a strategic, analytical leader with deep experience in project controls across complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You’ll have strong commercial acumen, high standards of accuracy, and the interpersonal skill to influence across senior internal and external stakeholders.

This is a high-impact leadership position with significant visibility and the chance to shape how major projects are delivered.

To explore this opportunity in more detail, please contact Daniah Williams on or call .

This exciting opportunity is based at a nuclear-licensed facility in West Cumbria, where a team of professionals is leading safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible waste treatment operations with regular site presence required.

Who this job would suit:

This role would suit a detail-oriented individual with strong commercial acumen and experience in Project Controls or cost engineering, particularly within the nuclear, construction, or relevant highly regulated sectors. The ideal candidate will be confident working cross-functionally with operational and technical teams, and comfortable engaging with stakeholders in a regulated setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the commercial and contractual delivery of waste treatment projects.
• Support bid development, including pricing strategy and commercial input.
• Collaborate with technical and operational teams to ensure projects align with pricing and business objectives.
• Ensure project compliance with internal financial processes and controls.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, suppliers, and key stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Project Controls Engineer or similar (cost engineer, etc).
• Experience in a highly regulated sector such as Nuclear, Engineering, etc.
• Strong systems and IT skills, with excellent attention to detail

Salary: £45k - £55k (dependent on experience)

Location: West Cumbria

Hybrid working

Permanent – 37.5 hrs per week – Flexible – core hours (Mon-Fri)

Benefits:

• Pension 13% combined.
• 26 days holiday +

The Role

As a Senior Project Control Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be working on of the nation’s most complex engineering projects, supporting British Fleets.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with both Project and Programme Managers whilst leading a team of project controls professionals. You will be expected to develop strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including the project team, wider functional teams, suppliers and customers. In addition, you will be expected to support with on-going development of the Projects Controls capability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and own the project performance measurement baseline.
• Provide accurate, timely management reports to internal and external stakeholders, enabling informed decisions by Project and Programme Managers.
• Collect independent evidence to validate progress towards project success criteria.
• Integrate and align project control tools across contract partners and subcontractors as needed.
• Establish and maintain a robust Earned Value Management (EVM) system, generating detailed reports to ensure contract compliance and support decision-making.
• Implement continuous risk management processes, including schedule risk analysis and regular risk reporting in accordance with contract requirements.

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience in project controls on complex or major projects/programmes.
• Strong knowledge of project controls methodologies, including planning and scheduling, cost management, risk analysis, performance monitoring, and change control.
• Experience enforcing project controls governance.
• Proficiency with common project control tools (e.g., MSP, P6, Risk Hive, ERP/SAP).
• Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, including external suppliers and customers.

Qualifications:

• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
• Certification as a Project Planning & Control Practitioner.

Hours:

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home. You may be required to work onsite for longer periods of time if the project demands.