Development Project Manager

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer in Salford seeks a Development Project Manager to drive growth and manage projects in healthcare services. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, experience in healthcare, and a degree-level education. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and benefits including health insurance and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience ideally in a commercial or healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of secondary healthcare services and how they operate.
• Hands-on experience in property project management, including refitting and redevelopment.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth by supporting pipeline opportunities and new service integration.
• Lead projects from concept to completion while managing timelines and budgets.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Tools

Property project management tools

Job description

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Development Project Manager

Apply locations Salford Quays time type Full time posted on Posted Today time left to apply End Date: August 12, 2025 (2 days left to apply) job requisition id R1190780

Job Description:

Development Project Manager

Location: Remote working c/o Bupa Place, Salford Quays, Manchester

Permanent

Up to £53,200 + 10% Management Bonus Scheme + Fantastic benefits

Full time – Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: Monday 11th August 2025 at 11:59pm

We make health happen

Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

Are you ready to shape the future of health services? We are looking for a driven and adaptableProject Managerto help us grow our Health portfolio.

In this role, you will:

• Drive growthby supporting our pipeline of opportunities and helping to bring new services into the business.
• Lead projectsfrom concept to completion.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, ensuring smooth integration and delivery.
• Manage construction elements, timelines, budgets, and risks with confidence.
• Think flexibly, operate in grey areas, and learn something new every day.

You will be:

• A natural problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced, ever-changing environments.
• Experienced in managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Skilled at building business cases, identifying risks, and delivering results.
• A confident communicator who can influence, challenge, and lead.

No two days will be the same. If you are ready to make a real impact and grow with a forward-thinking team

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Education to degree level or equivalent.
• Strong project management experience, ideally in a commercial or healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of secondary healthcare servicesand how they operate.
• Hands-on experience in property project management, including refitting and redevelopment.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to balance quality, cost, and speed.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Strategy, Change & Transformation

Locations:

Bupa Place

About Us

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world . We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.

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