Project Manager

Mitie Group plc.; Longford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie Group plc. seeks a Facilities & Projects Manager to deliver FM services and capital projects across the estate. You will lead engineering maintenance, compliance, lifecycle asset replacement and safety while driving continuous improvement.

You will oversee projects end-to-end, support day-to-day FM operations, ensure regulatory compliance and drive performance across building assets and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Building services, statutory compliance and asset management knowledge.
• Contractor and stakeholder management experience.
• CAFM and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage facilities management operations and capital projects from initiation through to completion.
• Develop scopes, specifications, business cases, programmes and cost plans for projects.
• Monitor delivery against milestones, budgets and quality standards.

Skills

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

CAFM

Microsoft Office

Building services

Education

Prince2 Project Management qualification

NEBOSH or IOSH Health & Safety qualification

Engineering/Building Services degree

Tools

CAFM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role PurposeThe Facilities & Projects Manager is responsible for the effective delivery of both Facilities Management services and capital projects across the estate. The role provides leadership in the management of engineering maintenance, statutory compliance, lifecycle asset replacement, improvement projects, health and safety, contractor performance, and financial control, ensuring the estate remains safe, compliant, operational, and fit for purpose.

The post holder will oversee projects from concept through to completion whilst supporting day-to-day FM operations, ensuring service excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across all building assets and infrastructure.

Project Management

• Lead and manage construction, engineering, refurbishment, lifecycle, and estate improvement projects from initiation through to completion.
• Develop project scopes, specifications, business cases, programmes, and cost plans.
• Monitor project delivery against milestones, budgets and quality standards.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, variations, change controls and reporting.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, suppliers and specialist subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with CDM and H&S requirements.
• Manage commissioning, handover and project close out.

Facilities Management Operations

• Support hard FM services and engineering maintenance.
• Manage PPM programmes and statutory compliance.
• Review CAFM data, compliance records and performance metrics.
• Support reactive repairs, critical incidents and lifecycle projects.
• Support business continuity and emergency response arrangements.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as key liaison between client, contractors and operational teams.
• Provide project and operational updates.
• Coordinate improvement plans arising from audits and inspections.

Financial Management

• Support maintenance and project budgets.
• Manage procurement, quotations and contractor costs.
• Identify efficiencies and value engineering opportunities.
• Statutory compliance remediation projects.
• Energy reduction and sustainability initiatives.
• PPM programme management and compliance monitoring.
• CAFM performance reviews and maintenance reporting.
• Contractor mobilisation and service improvement initiatives.
• Emergency works coordination and out-of-hours support arrangements.

Facilities Management and Project Management experience.

• Building services, statutory compliance and asset management knowledge.
• Contractor and stakeholder management experience.
• CAFM and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Desirable

• Prince2, APM, PMP, or equivalent Project Management qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH, or equivalent Health & Safety qualifications.
• HNC, HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction, Building Services, or Facilities Management.
• Electrical or Plumbing NVQ
• CDM knowledge and experience working within Principal Contractor or Client roles.
• Experience within secure, custodial, healthcare, government, defense, or other critical environments.

Typical Projects & Operational Activities

• Boiler and plant replacement programmes.
• Mechanical and electrical infrastructure upgrades.
• LED lighting replacement programmes.
• Distribution board and power infrastructure upgrades.
• Lifecycle asset replacement projects.
• M&E refurbishment and improvement work.