Project Interface Manager

United Infrastructure Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Living Infrastructure is delivering some of the UK's most complex infrastructure projects. As our portfolio grows, we’re looking for an experienced Project Interface Manager to coordinate and deliver programme-critical activities across projects.

You'll join a high-performing team, bringing together internal teams, clients, designers, subcontractors and external stakeholders to ensure projects progress safely, efficiently and on programme.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience coordinating interfaces on major infrastructure, utilities, or civil engineering projects.
• Proven ability to work with clients, designers, subcontractors and authorities.
• Strong understanding of programme management, risk and change control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Interface Management Plan and Interface Register.
• Lead interface meetings, driving actions through to resolution and removing blockers.
• Define package boundaries, responsibilities, dependencies and handover arrangements.
• Coordinate with internal support departments to ensure process clarity.
• Manage interfaces between United Living Infrastructure, clients, designers, subcontractors, authorities and delivery partners.
• Monitor interface risks, assumptions, decisions and changes; ensure they are managed and closed.
• Escalate issues with clear recommendations and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with other departments to establish positive synergies.
• Produce regular reports highlighting interface risks, decisions, milestones and constraints.
• Capture lessons learned to improve interface management for future phases.

Skills

Interface Management

Stakeholder Management

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure –

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure -

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Project Interface Manager

Job Advert Description

Shape the Success of Major Infrastructure Projects

United Living Infrastructure is delivering some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure projects. As our portfolio continues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Project Interface Manager to play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful coordination and delivery of programme-critical activities across our projects.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team where you’ll work across multiple disciplines, bringing together internal teams, clients, designers, subcontractors and external stakeholders to ensure projects progress safely, efficiently and on programme.

If you thrive on solving complex challenges, building strong relationships and driving collaboration across large infrastructure programmes, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As Interface Manager, you’ll take ownership of managing critical interfaces across Design communication process, Document control process, Project completion process. Your focus will be on identifying dependencies, resolving constraints, stakeholder management, developing robust processes, and ensuring all information required for compliance and delivery is controlled, communicated and actioned by the relevant party

You’ll act as the central point of coordination, Design and Documentation risks are identified early, responsibilities are clearly defined and stakeholders remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain the Interface Management Plan and Interface Register.
• Lead interface meetings, driving actions through to resolution and removing blockers.
• Define package boundaries, responsibilities, dependencies and handover arrangements.
• Coordinate with internal support departments to ensure process, accountability and responsibility is understood.
• Manage interfaces between United Living Infrastructure, clients, designers, subcontractors, statutory authorities and other delivery partners.
• Monitor interface risks, assumptions, decisions and changes, ensuring they are effectively managed, communicated, actioned and closed.
• Escalate issues with clear recommendations and practical mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with other departments to establish positive synergies.
• Produce regular reports highlighting interface risks, key decisions, upcoming milestones and constraints.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve interface management processes across future project phases.

About You

You’ll be an organised and proactive professional with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams on large infrastructure projects. You’ll be confident working with a wide range of stakeholders, able to challenge constructively and skilled at keeping complex challenges moving forward.

You’ll also have:

• Significant experience managing interfaces on major infrastructure, utilities or civil engineering projects.
• Experience working collaboratively with clients, contractors, designers, statutory authorities and third parties.
• A strong understanding of programme management, construction readiness, risk management, governance and change control.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Experience within electricity transmission and distribution, overhead lines or other regulated infrastructure sectors.
• Experience working under NEC contracts and with project controls systems.
• Experience supporting projects from design development through to construction delivery.

Why Join United Living Infrastructure?

At United Living Infrastructure, you’ll be part of a collaborative and ambitious business delivering projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK.

In return, you’ll have the opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects, collaborate with industry experts and develop your career within a growing organisation that values innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement.

If you’re looking for a role where you can influence project success, solve complex challenges and make a tangible impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.