Lifecycle Project Manager - Birmingham

RG Setsquare; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Bonus opportunity

Healthcare environment exposure

Job summary

RG Setsquare is seeking an experienced Lifecycle Project Manager for a large and complex healthcare estate in Birmingham. You will oversee variations, lifecycle works, and small-to-medium projects, balancing patient safety with operational needs in a highly regulated environment.

You will take ownership from concept through to close-out, managing P&L, risk, programme, and health & safety while coordinating with Technical Services and Estates teams to minimise disruption.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering variations, lifecycle works or small-to-medium projects across healthcare estates.
• Proven track record in live, regulated environments with minimal disruption to patients.
• Strong understanding of CDM, Health & Safety and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from concept to close-out, including snagging and handover.
• Manage project P&L, budgets, margins, change control and financial performance.
• Ensure delivery on time, within budget and to required quality standards.
• Coordinate stakeholders, clients, operations, contractors and suppliers.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient project outcomes.

Skills

Healthcare project management

Budgeting & P&L

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Commercial awareness

Team coordination

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent in building/engineering

Tools

CAFM systems

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Lifecycle Project Manager – Healthcare

Location: Birmingham

Full-Time | Project Management

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Lifecycle Project Manager to join an established Project Management team, overseeing the delivery of variations, lifecycle works and small-to-medium projects across a large and complex healthcare estate in Birmingham.

This is a key opportunity for a commercially aware Project Manager with experience in healthcare, Facilities Management or construction, who is confident managing projects within a live, highly regulated environment where patient and building-user disruption must be kept to a minimum.

The successful candidate will take ownership of projects from initial concept and scope through to completion, snagging and close-out, with responsibility for project P&L, programme, risk, Health & Safety and stakeholder management.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Taking full responsibility for the successful delivery of variations, lifecycle and small works projects from inception through to completion.
• Managing project P&L, budgets, margins, payment applications, change control and overall financial performance.
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required commercial and quality standards.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including client representatives, operational teams, contractors and suppliers.
• Managing contractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary project teams to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and professionally.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating project risks, ensuring project plans remain accurate and up to date.
• Coordinating all project stages, including initial requests, scoping, design, procurement, delivery, snagging, defects and final close-out.
• Reviewing and commenting on designs, specifications, drawings and tender documentation where required.
• Ensuring all projects comply with contractual, statutory, CDM, Health & Safety and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring contractor performance, workmanship and working practices, with particular focus on Health & Safety.
• Working closely with Technical Services and Estates Maintenance teams to coordinate project delivery and operational requirements.
• Planning works carefully to ensure minimal disruption to patients, staff, visitors and other building users.
• Monitoring project performance against budget, programme and agreed targets, providing regular updates to senior management.
• Ensuring snagging, defects and outstanding works are effectively managed and closed out within agreed timescales.
• Supporting the wider operational and project teams to maintain strong service delivery across the estate.

What We’re Looking For

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a building, engineering or relevant technical discipline.
• Proven Project Management experience, ideally within a healthcare, FM or construction environment.
• Experience managing small works, capital works, lifecycle projects or variations across a large and complex estate.
• Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing project finances, budgets, supplier contracts and financial performance.
• Good understanding of building and engineering services, construction and estates-related works.
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations, Health & Safety legislation and relevant statutory requirements.
• Proven experience managing contractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work confidently with both operational and senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities.
• IT literate, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel and project/CAFM or estates management systems.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently, while also contributing effectively as part of a wider team.
• Comfortable working within a commercial and KPI-driven environment.

Desirable

• Previous experience working within a healthcare environment.
• Experience managing projects within a live hospital or healthcare estate.
• Experience delivering capital works and lifecycle projects across a complex estate.
• Strong understanding of building regulations, fire regulations, planning requirements and British Standards.
• Experience with risk management and Health & Safety.
• Experience managing supplier contracts, payment applications, invoicing and change control.
• Knowledge of CAFM, estates or project management systems.
• Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or £5,200 Car Allowance
• Performance-Related Bonus Opportunity
• Opportunity to work across a major and complex healthcare estate
• Key role within an established Project Management team
• Responsibility for delivering a diverse portfolio of variations, lifecycle and small works projects
• Opportunity to work with a broad range of stakeholders, contractors and technical teams
• Excellent opportunity for a Project Manager looking to develop their career within a major healthcare/FM environment
• Teams-based interview process, expected to be two stages
• Immediate Opportunity

This is an extremely urgent requirement, and we are keen to speak with experienced Project Managers who are actively considering their next opportunity and can demonstrate the required background within healthcare, FM or construction project delivery.

If you’re an experienced Projects Manager / Project Manager with a strong background in healthcare, FM or construction environments and are ready to take ownership of projects across a complex live estate, we’d love to hear from you