Capital Project Manager

Haven; Dacorum; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance that rises with service

Annual bonus

20% discount on Haven and Warner Hotels

Access to the Bourne Leisure corporate box

Career development opportunities

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Job summary

A renowned leisure company in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Capital Project Manager to oversee the delivery of exciting new projects across its parks. The ideal candidate will possess substantial experience in capital project management and a strong collaborative approach to working with diverse teams. This role emphasizes quality, safety, and guest experience while managing multiple projects efficiently. You will also benefit from a hybrid working model and numerous employee discounts and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in capital project delivery within a structured environment.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, and budgets.
• Relevant experience in hospitality, leisure, retail rollout, or construction.
• Project leadership with a hands-on, guest-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Guide project delivery from approval through to handover.
• Manage multiple projects to keep delivery on track.
• Coordinate inputs across various teams and external partners.
• Ensure operational readiness and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Project management principles

Collaboration across teams

Planning and organisational skills

Operational and commercial mindset

Hands-on experience in hospitality or retail

Education

Project management qualification (PRINCE2 or APM)

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid - 3 days/week in Office)

Annual salary + bonus and benefits

At Haven, every new food outlet, activity space and guest experience helps create memories that last a lifetime. As our Capital Project Manager, you’ll play a hands-on role in bringing those ideas to life across our parks. Owning the end-to-end delivery of smaller-scale capital projects, you’ll guide them from approval through to opening, working side by side with our Proposition, Capital Development, Operations and park teams. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys seeing projects through, values strong collaboration, and takes pride in delivering well-run, repeatable builds that make a real difference to our guests, owners and commercial performance.

What you'll be doing:

• Owning the end-to-end delivery of proposition build projects, guiding them from approval through to handover with a strong focus on quality, safety and guest experience.
• Managing multiple projects at pace, keeping delivery on track to agreed scope, time and budget while following Haven’s capital governance, approvals and stage-gates.
• Bringing teams together, coordinating inputs across Proposition, Capital Development, Operations, Finance, Procurement, park teams and external partners as the day-to-day point of contact.
• Ensuring operational readiness and continuous improvement, handing projects over smoothly to parks and capturing lessons learned to strengthen future proposition rollouts.

What we'd like you to bring:

• A solid grounding in capital project delivery, with experience applying project management principles, capital governance and stage-gate processes in a structured environment.
• Confidence working collaboratively across teams, bringing people together from Operations, Finance, Proposition, Procurement and external suppliers to keep projects moving forward.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, budgets, risks and issues with care and attention to detail.
• An operational and commercially minded approach, understanding how guest experience, park operations and financial performance connect, and applying pragmatic solutions to get things done well.
• Relevant hands-on experience, ideally within hospitality, leisure, retail rollout or construction, supported by a project management qualification (such as PRINCE2 or APM) or equivalent practical experience.

What’s In It For You?

- Holiday allowance that rises with service, plus a ‘Holiday Buy Scheme’

- Annual bonus

- 20% discount on both Haven and Warner Hotels holiday for you, family and friends

- Access to the Bourne Leisure corporate box at the O2 Arena ,London

- Exclusive discounts with corporate partners

- Exciting career pathways, including Learning and Development opportunities such as Apprenticeships and Degrees

- Enhanced family friendly policies and pay (eligibility criteria applied)

Who are we?

We’re part of an award-winning Bourne Leisure family, which includes Haven & Warner Hotels. We have 9,000 fantastic team members and 39 beautiful seaside locations and our HQ based in Hemel Hempstead.

What’s it like to work with us?

Working with us is ultimately defined by our exceptional people and teams. At Haven, we take pride in our Breath of Fresh Air culture, which focuses on valuing and supporting every team member. We prioritise openness and transparency in our interactions allowing our team members to be their authentic selves.

We operate a hybrid working model, meaning 50% of your working week will be spent at the office, occasionally on Park, or at external events.

What can you expect during the recruitment process?

The interview process will be up to 3 stages and may contain a presentation or skills test, depending on the role. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to help you perform at your best during this process, please let us know.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments or flexibility that you may require, including whether a role can be part-time or a job-share.

We genuinely care about every candidate's experience during the recruitment process and are here to provide support where we can. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments while applying, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [e-mail].