Project Manager

Falmouth University; Penryn; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 10%

28 days + 8 bank holidays

Life Assurance

Subsidised Sports Centre Membership

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)

Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

Vivup Lifestyle Discounts

Job summary

Falmouth Exeter Plus is seeking a proactive Project Manager to join our Estates team. You will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a range of projects from inception to completion, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and high standards across our campuses.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Management, you will balance technical knowledge with strong people skills, manage contractors, and maintain meticulous records to support strategic maintenance decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Project Management role in estates/construction.
• Excellent stakeholder management and customer service skills.
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and health & safety best practice.
• Meticulous record keeping and documentation for investment/maintenance decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of estates projects from inception to completion.
• Manage contractors and monitor performance to minimise disruption to campuses.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to high standards.
• Report to the Head of Asset Management and maintain clear project documentation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Health & safety (CDM)

Documentation & records

Job description

We're looking for a proactive and experienced Project Manager to join our Estates team at Falmouth Exeter Plus. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a range of estates projects that enhance the facilities supporting our partner universities and their vibrant learning communities. As Project Manager, you'll take the lead on the planning, coordination, and delivery of a range of projects, from strategic lifecycle works to major building works. You'll manage projects through all stages, from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards. You'll work closely with internal and external stakeholders, managing contractors and monitoring performance, while ensuring minimal disruption to our campuses. Supported by a highly skilled estates team, you'll have the autonomy to shape your portfolio of works to ensure the best outcomes for our university partners.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Management, you'll be a highly motivated and detail-focused professional with a strong background in Project Management within estates and/or construction. You'll bring both technical knowledge and excellent people skills, able to balance the demands of complex projects with the effective management of diverse stakeholders. We're looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in a Project Management role.
• Excellent stakeholder management and customer service skills
• Strong understanding of CDM regulations and health & safety best practice
• Meticulous record keeping and experience producing documentation to support investment and strategic maintenance decisions.

It is a fast moving environment where agility and a positive approach to change and enhancement are central to our progress. Our mission is 'to deliver world-class shared professional services to help our partners achieve their global ambitions'.

As an employer of choice we can offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:

• Employer Pension Contribution up to 10%.
• 28 days + 8 days bank holiday.
• Life Assurance
• Subsidised Sports Centre Membership (Gym & Fitness Classes)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme
• Vivup Lifestyle Discounts

Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from working across two leading Universities.

Falmouth Exeter Plus welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description. This post is offered on a permanent, full-time, 37.5 hour a week contract working across Monday-Friday.