Project Manager (Waterfront)

KBS Maritime Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A joint venture in maritime services is seeking a Project Manager (Waterfront) to oversee project delivery at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. The ideal candidate will have a civil or mechanical maritime background and track record of managing projects from scope to completion. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, schedule management, and ensuring effective site delivery. This role offers competitive salary and extensive benefits, including professional development opportunities, health services, and holiday packages.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Internal benefits and discounts programme

Cycle to work scheme

Still income protection

Flexible parental benefits

Professional career development

Kudos reward opportunities

Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services

50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering projects with civil/mechanical maritime bias.
• Knowledge of statutory regulations and industry standards.
• Experience in full end-to-end project life cycle management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver allocated projects within the Waterfront programme.
• Ensure effective delivery of works on site.
• Maintain communication and relationships with all stakeholders.

Skills

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Schedule management

Risk management

Organizational skills

Education

ONC/OND in project management or relative subject

Professional qualification in engineering or construction

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager (Waterfront)

Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)

Service Area: Infrastructure Programme, Waterfront

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

Salary: Competitive

What You’ll be doing

As an integral part of the Waterfront Integrated Delivery Team (IDT), you’ll be responsible for delivering allocated projects within the Waterfront programme, and form part of the wider project delivery function at Portsmouth Naval Base (PNB).

Reporting to the Waterfront Programme Manager, you’ll be tasked with the delivery of projects from scope to completion and handover. The projects will be either managed in smaller packages or traditionally delivered via a Main Contractor and of varying complexity and value.

With oversight of the overall project schedule, including the design schedule, you’ll positively interact with the client, users and the wider KBS team including (but not limited to) design management, SHE, commercial and supply chain. Additionally, you’ll ensure effective delivery of works on site, while maintaining communication and good working relationships with all disciplines and stakeholders which supports KBS Purpose Vision and Values.

You’ll Have

A proven track record of delivering projects ideally with a civil/mechanical maritime bias and experience of full end-to-end delivery of the project life cycle. Coupled with this, you’ll have knowledge of statutory regulations, British Standards, JSPs and industry standards.

Schedule and risk management experience are prerequisites along with excellent organisational skills and proven, positive stakeholder management to ensure key projects are delivered successfully and efficiently.

Desirably, you’ll also have obtained a minimum of an ONC/OND in project management or relative subject or have a professional qualification in engineering or construction.

About you

With a strong collaborative ability, you will have excellent decision and negotiation skills to positively impact your projects. By remaining flexible to an ever-changing environment, you will employ a customer centric ‘can do’ attitude within the team ensuring that the customer’s needs are met. You’ll have strong planning capability to firmly influence and drive your projects forward on time and on budget. Lastly, you will demonstrate excellent collaboration with various internal and external customers which will be critical for creating a team delivery ethos and ethic.

You’ll get

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

Application process:

Applications are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of Thursday 26th February 2026. For all queries, please contact [e-mail] in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

About Us:

At KBS Maritime, we’re not just another company – we’re an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.

With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy’s surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting-edge infrastructure that’s unlike any other.

By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK’s National Defence and Security. But it’s not just about the work – at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed.