Project Manager

Serco Canada Inc; Sleaford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A joint venture in facilities management is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee the effective and compliant delivery of works for the UK military. You will handle projects from initiation to completion, ensuring risk management and compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in project management within construction or engineering, relevant qualifications, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a supportive work environment with flexibility, mentorship, and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

6% employee matched pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Single private medical cover

Life assurance 2x annual salary

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing projects within construction, engineering or facilities management.
• Strong IT skills with experience using CAFM systems.
• Membership of a relevant professional body is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe and compliant delivery of billable works across the VIVO contract.
• Manage project documentation and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and manage expectations.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Customer focus

Team leadership

Education

HNC/HND in relevant engineering or building discipline

Management-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. SMSTS)

Tools

CAFM systems

Microsoft Office

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.

Permanent, Full time

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the safe, compliant and commercially effective delivery of Billable Works across the VIVO contract. You will take full ownership of projects from initiation through to completion, managing risk, cost, programme and quality while ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory, Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.

Working closely with Defence Infrastructure Organisation representatives, site teams and supply chain partners, you will agree project scope, priorities and delivery programmes, ensuring that suitably qualified operatives are deployed and that safe systems of work are in place. You will be responsible for reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements, managing project documentation, progressing tasks through Maximo and maintaining accurate records within SharePoint.

The role requires a strong customer focus, supporting end users to resolve issues, managing complaints effectively and contributing to wider MoD objectives, including carbon reduction. You will manage stakeholder expectations through clear communication and sound commercial decision‑making, ensuring value for money and effective risk management at all times.

About you

You will have proven experience managing projects within a construction, engineering or FM environment, including leading teams to achieve KPIs, controlling costs and managing stakeholder relationships. You will be confident supervising site operations, planning and controlling work activities, and applying safe systems of work in live environments.

You will hold an HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or building discipline and a management-level Health & Safety qualification such as SMSTS, with a commitment to ongoing professional development. Strong IT skills are essential, with experience using CAFM systems and Microsoft Office tools. Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, RICS, MCIOB) and experience within a defence or regulated environment are desirable.

If you are a proactive, organised and commercially aware Project Manager with excellent communication skills and a commitment to high‑quality delivery, we would welcome your application.

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.