Project Interface Lead FTC

Government Facility Services Ltd; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL) seeks a Project Interface Lead to join the team at HMP Highpoint and HMP Chelmsford. This fixed-term role covers two sites, with travel between locations and a 39-hour week.

You will act as the communicator between MOJ project teams, contractors and GFSL maintenance teams, coordinating interfaces, resolving issues, and supporting project delivery of substantial expansion works. IOSH and SMSTS are required, and prison-environment experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• IOSH certification.
• SMSTS certification.
• Experience working in a similar role in a prison environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface between MOJ project teams, contractors, stakeholders and GFSL maintenance teams.
• Coordinate interfaces across sites to support delivery of expansion works.
• Mitigate operational risks and ensure smooth handover to BAU maintenance.
• Provide operational support to GFSL Supervisors and Site Managers.

Skills

IOSH certification

SMSTS certification

Prison environment experience

Job description

Project Interface Lead

Location: HMP Highpoint (Based) & HMP Chelmsford

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 B&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

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 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.

Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team

Future Plans.

GFSL has been notified by it's 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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