Project Manager

Mitie; North Country; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie is seeking a Project Manager to lead delivery of projects across our Cornwall Schools contract, supporting maintenance, improvements and refurbishments while minimizing disruption to learning environments.

You will manage multiple school-site projects, develop plans and budgets, and coordinate internal teams and subcontractors. A strong focus on health & safety, quality and stakeholder communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing projects within facilities management, construction, engineering or building maintenance environments.
• Strong understanding of project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder coordination.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and CDM regulations.
• PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent project management qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects across school sites from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements, whilst monitoring project performance and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Build strong relationships with school leadership teams, local authority representatives, client stakeholders and internal teams, acting as the primary point of contact throughout project lifecycles.
• Coordinate internal engineering teams and specialist subcontractors, ensuring compliance with Mitie standards, safeguarding requirements and statutory regulations.
• Conduct inspections, quality audits, risk assessments and project handovers while promoting a strong health and safety culture and driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Project planning

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Organisational skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Education

PRINCE2/APM PMQ/PMP certified

Job description

ROLE: Project ManagerHOURS: Full TimeLOCATION: Treleigh Industrial Estate, Redruth, Cornwall, England, TR16 4AX

At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of projects across our Cornwall Schools contract, supporting the maintenance, improvement and refurbishment of educational facilities while ensuring minimal disruption to teaching and learning environments.

Role Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple projects across school sites from inception through to completion, ensuring delivery on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements, whilst monitoring project performance and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Build strong relationships with school leadership teams, local authority representatives, client stakeholders and internal teams, acting as the primary point of contact throughout project lifecycles.
• Coordinate internal engineering teams and specialist subcontractors, ensuring compliance with Mitie standards, safeguarding requirements and statutory regulations.
• Conduct inspections, quality audits, risk assessments and project handovers while promoting a strong health and safety culture and driving continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.

• Proven experience managing projects within facilities management, construction, engineering or building maintenance environments.
• Strong understanding of project planning, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, CDM regulations and safe systems of work.
• PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent project management qualification is desirable, along with experience within educational environments, FM or public sector contracts.

What's in it for you?

• Opportunity to lead varied and meaningful projects across a large educational estate, helping to improve facilities for schools and local communities.
• Work within a supportive and collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects including refurbishments, mechanical and electrical improvements, sustainability initiatives and statutory compliance works.
• Be part of an organisation committed to safety, quality, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, together with the opportunity to make a tangible impact across the Cornwall Schools contract.

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.