Project Manager (South of Birmingham - M1, M40, M4)

Ascom; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascom is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Healthcare Technology to lead construction-based delivery across live sites. You will coordinate principal contractors, M&E teams, and client representatives to ensure safe, compliant and timely project handovers.

Applicants should have strong governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in NEC4 or similar contracts within healthcare environments. Flexible UK travel may be required.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent project management certification beneficial
• Experience managing construction-related projects in healthcare, infrastructure or regulated environments
• Proven ability to plan, monitor and deliver against milestones, budgets and quality
• Experience with NEC3/NEC4 or similar frameworks
• Experience delivering technology or integrated building systems is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Manage customer delivery projects of medium to large size, within contract scope, assumptions, constraints, budgets and timelines
• Plan and manage end-to-end projects, applying appropriate project management standards, governance and reporting disciplines
• Coordinate installation, integration, commissioning, testing, acceptance and handover activities, ensuring all work is delivered to the required quality and safety standards
• Manage project risks, dependencies, milestones, decision points and resource plans, taking proactive action to keep delivery on track
• Protect project margins by monitoring cost elements, including labour, subcontractor activity, hardware and materials, and escalating deviations promptly
• Act as the main interface with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
• Create and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk logs, change records and handover documentation for Customer Care or support teams
• Deliver projects in accordance with NEC4 or equivalent construction contract frameworks, ensuring contractual obligations, programme milestones and change control are effectively managed
• Work closely with Principal Contractors, M&E contractors, consultants, subcontractors and client representatives to coordinate delivery activities throughout the construction programme
• Manage delivery within live hospital environments, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services whilst maintaining compliance with infection control, permit-to-work and site safety requirements
• Lead project change management including Early Warning Notices (EWNs), compensation events, variations and scope changes where applicable
• Coordinate technical design reviews, site surveys, construction readiness, commissioning activities, witness testing, customer acceptance and final handover
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, RAMS, permit processes and site-specific health and safety requirements
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across various locations, balancing customer priorities, internal resources and commercial objectives

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

NEC4 exposure

Healthcare delivery

Construction programmes

Education

PRINCE2 / PMP certification

Relevant PM qualification

Job description

Purpose

This role is ideal for an experienced Project Manager – Healthcare Technology with a strong background in construction-based project delivery, ideally gained within healthcare, infrastructure or other complex regulated environments. The successful candidate will have experience managing projects delivered through Principal Contractors under NEC-style contracts and be comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders across live operational sites. Experience delivering technology or integrated systems within healthcare would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities

• Manage customer delivery projects of medium to large size, working within agreed contract scope, assumptions, constraints, budgets and timelines
• Plan and manage projects end to end, applying appropriate project management standards, tools, governance and reporting disciplines
• Coordinate installation, integration, commissioning, testing, acceptance and handover activities, ensuring all work is delivered to the required quality and safety standards
• Manage project risks, dependencies, milestones, decision points and resource plans, taking proactive action to keep delivery on track
• Protect project margins by monitoring cost elements, including labour, subcontractor activity, hardware and materials, and escalating deviations promptly
• Act as the main interface with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
• Create and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk logs, change records and handover documentation for Customer Care or support teams
• Deliver projects in accordance with NEC4 or equivalent construction contract frameworks, ensuring contractual obligations, programme milestones and change control are effectively managed
• Work closely with Principal Contractors, M&E contractors, consultants, subcontractors and client representatives to coordinate delivery activities throughout the construction programme
• Manage delivery within live hospital environments, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services whilst maintaining compliance with infection control, permit-to-work and site safety requirements
• Lead project change management including Early Warning Notices (EWNs), compensation events, variations and scope changes where applicable
• Coordinate technical design reviews, site surveys, construction readiness, commissioning activities, witness testing, customer acceptance and final handover
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, RAMS, permit processes and site-specific health and safety requirements
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across various locations, balancing customer priorities, internal resources and commercial objectives

Experience and qualifications

• Project Management qualification or certification, such as PRINCE2, PMP, APM or equivalent, would be beneficial
• Proven experience managing construction-related projects, ideally involving infrastructure, cabling, technology deployment or site-based delivery
• Strong project management capability, with experience planning, monitoring and delivering projects against agreed milestones, budgets and quality standards
• Experience managing project risks, dependencies, change control, resource planning and stakeholder expectations
• Experience working under NEC3/NEC4 or similar construction contract frameworks
• Experience delivering projects within live healthcare environments would be highly desirable
• Experience delivering technology, communications, nurse call, security, fire, AV, BMS or other integrated building systems would be advantageous

Skills and competencies

• Excellent project management, planning, organisation and delivery skills
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in complex or sensitive operational environments
• Strong commercial awareness, including cost control, margin protection and contract-based delivery
• Reporting skills and attention to detail
• Basic experience in contractual law applicable for customer delivery projects
• Build strong relationships across clinical, estates, IT and construction stakeholders, ensuring all parties remain aligned throughout project delivery
• Excellent planning skills with the ability to manage complex construction programmes, critical paths and interdependencies
• Strong understanding of construction site processes, commissioning activities and phased handovers
• Ability to confidently challenge programme issues, negotiate solutions and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Experience managing subcontractor performance and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Comfortable working independently whilst managing multiple concurrent projects across geographically dispersed sites
• CSCS card or equivalent site qualification would be advantageous and SMSTS or SSSTS would be desirable.