Project Manager

Serco Canada Inc; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management firm in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to oversee projects for the military. The role involves coordinating supply chains, maintaining safety compliance, and managing costs. The ideal candidate will have an HND in engineering and a health & safety qualification (SMSTS), along with strong project management experience. Benefits include a 6% matched pension and 25 days of annual leave. Flexibility in work structure is offered, promoting diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

6% employee matched pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Single private medical cover

Life assurance 2x annual salary

Qualifications

• Proven experience supervising teams in a project management environment.
• Confident in managing safe systems of work and decision-making.
• Experience in construction, property maintenance, or defence environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from planning through to completion.
• Manage risks, performance, and resource allocation for projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety and financial reporting standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Performance management

Planning

Education

HND or equivalent in engineering

Management-level health and safety qualification (SMSTS)

Tools

CAFM platforms

Microsoft applications

Job description

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Job Type

Permanent, Full time

Responsibilities

You will take ownership of projects from planning through to completion, coordinating supply chain partners and ensuring that suitably qualified and equipped operatives are deployed to deliver works safely, on time and to the required standard. You will be responsible for reviewing risk assessments and method statements, maintaining robust safe systems of work and ensuring full compliance with JSP 375, asbestos and legionella management requirements.
Working closely with local DIO representatives, site managers and end users, you will agree project scope, priorities and delivery programmes, ensuring appropriate work plans, budgets and resources are in place to meet changing operational needs. You will monitor performance against KPIs, manage site risks, maintain accurate records within CAFM systems and ensure all project documentation is completed and issued in a timely manner.
From a commercial perspective, you will manage costs, stakeholder expectations and financial reporting, ensuring works are delivered efficiently and represent value for money. You will contribute to wider estate and safety planning documentation and support the effective management of contract risk, while identifying opportunities to support the MoD’s carbon reduction and sustainability objectives.

About you

You will have proven experience supervising teams within a project management or site‑based delivery environment, with strong capability in planning, cost control, stakeholder management and performance management. You will be confident leading teams to achieve KPIs, managing safe systems of work and making sound decisions in a live operational environment.
A qualification at HND level (or equivalent experience) in a building, civil, electrical or mechanical engineering discipline is essential, along with a management‑level health and safety qualification such as SMSTS. You will be comfortable using IT systems including CAFM platforms and Microsoft applications, and committed to ongoing professional development.
Experience within construction, property maintenance or defence environments is highly desirable, along with a working knowledge of CDM regulations, NEC contracts and statutory compliance requirements. Strong communication skills, the ability to build trusted relationships with clients和end users, and a proactive, solutions‑focused approach are essential to success in this role.

What We Offer

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Single private medical cover
• Life assurance 2x annual salary

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.