Estates Project Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution 28.97%

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is seeking an Estates Project Manager in Swansea to oversee delivery of estate projects, capex and lifecycle replacements, ensuring works are on time and within budget. You will monitor building fabric, M&E services, and drive performance while addressing delivery risks.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, project risk management and liaison with service providers; it offers Civil Service benefits and flexible working options.

Responsibilities

• Compile Project Brief and Specifications to advise and inform procurement of services and projects via Contract and other Commercial Frameworks.
• Manage Estates projects involving capex and lifecycle replacement; advise on asset condition.
• Develop and maintain a project tracker to monitor progress and provide senior management updates.
• Lead high-level project management on new builds; monitor risks, costs, and dependencies.

Job description

Estates Project Manager

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £37,090 to £37,090 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Swansea

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Nov 2026

Closing date: 15 Nov 2026

Summary

Can you manage and have practical experience of delivering estates projects effectively, delivering capital works and lifecycle replacements on time, within budget and to the required standards?

Do you have the communication, technical, financial and organisational skills to manage project risks, engage stakeholders and support long-term estates planning?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

As an Estates Project Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing the delivery of estate projects, ensuring works are completed on time, within budget and in line with agreed plans. You will support the effective management of Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) and capital expenditure projects, helping to maintain and improve the quality, safety and performance of the estate.

Working closely with service providers, you will monitor progress against project plans and key milestones, covering building fabric, mechanical and electrical services. You will help drive performance, address delivery risks and ensure projects achieve their intended outcomes.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Compile Project Brief and Specifications to advise and inform the commercial procurement of services /projects via the Contract and other available Commercial Frameworks. Management of Estates related projects involving capex and life-cycle replacement. Providing advice on asset condition. Act as initial point of contact for complaints and issues in relation to capital works.
• Provide effective management of building fabric related projects including Mechanical & Electrical, across all the Agency’s sites. Reporting against plan, risk changes, costs against budget, dependencies, and mitigating actions. Act as a liaison point for the Contract provider and Professional advisors on new projects when raising commissions / feasibility studies.
• Provide effective management relating to real estate’s matters affecting the efficient running of the estate. Develop and maintain a project tracker to monitor progress and provide regular senior management updates. Responsible for reporting of regular and timely information to Estates hard services Stream Lead and/or Head of Estates.
• High-level project management on new builds, reporting against plan, risks changes, costs against budget, dependencies, and mitigating actions. Act as a liaison point for the contractor provider and Professional advisors on new build projects.
• Attendance at project checkpoint and progress meetings as and when required. Including chairing meetings, providing agendas, recording meeting actions and the distribution of minutes.
• Liaising with key stakeholders acting as Estates Subject Matter Expert (SME)to identify potential projects for inclusion on a forward project plan and scope those projects out.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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