Project Interface Lead

Gov Facilities Services Limited (gfsl); Basildon; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private GP consultations

Employee Assistance Programme

Retailer discounts

Job summary

Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL) is seeking a Project Interface Lead to coordinate between MOJ project teams, contractors, and GFSL maintenance staff at HMP Highpoint and HMP Chelmsford. The role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based at Basildon with travel between sites.

The role requires strong communication, risk mitigation, and the ability to sustain project handover to operations. IOSH and SMSTS certifications are preferred, and prison-environment experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating interfaces between project teams and maintenance teams.
• IOSH and SMSTS certifications.
• Experience in a prison environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the communicator between MOJ project teams, contractors, stakeholders, and GFSL operational maintenance teams to support project delivery.
• Manage site-based project interfaces and coordinate across parties to mitigate risks.
• Ensure continuity between project implementation and business-as-usual maintenance activities.
• Provide operational support to GFSL Supervisors and Site Managers for informed decision-making and smooth project handover.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

IOSH certification

SMSTS certification

Job description

Project Interface Lead

Date Posted: 2026-09-16T00:51:00

Location: Basildon, Essex, GB, SS14 2

Application Deadline: 2026-10-15T03:05:27.587

Job Description

Location: HMP Highpoint (Based CB8 9YG) & HMP Chelmsford (CM26LQ)

Salary: £48,412.56

Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months

Hours: Full Time, 39 hours - Monday-Friday

Travel: Travel between both Sites Required.

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Project Interface Lead to join our team at HMP Highpoint & HMP Chelmsford, a category C adult male prison. Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues - we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment. HMP Highpoint & HMP Chelmsford both run like self-contained cities. It takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation.

Everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community. As a Project Interface Lead, you will be the communicator between MOJ project teams, contractors, stakeholders, and GFSL operational maintenance teams, ensuring effective coordination, communication, and resolution of interface issues to support successful project delivery of considerable expansion works. You will facilitate collaboration across all parties, manage site-based project interfaces, mitigate operational risks, and ensure continuity between project implementation and business-as-usual maintenance activities. The role will also provide operational support to GFSL Supervisors and Site Managers to enable informed decision-making and smooth project handover.

We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Project Interface Lead with a combination of:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills


• Flexibility to adapt to changing project needs and schedules


• IOSH certification


• SMSTS certification


• Experience working within a similar role in a prison environment is also desirable

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you! Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL. Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts. You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Explore facilities careers where you can make a difference.

Pride In People. We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves. We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

Future Plans: GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027.

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