Project Manager

University of Southampton; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southampton is seeking a Project Manager within its Estates Development team. The role offers the chance to work on a diverse portfolio of estates projects across multiple campuses and to contribute to a long‑term masterplan investment of about £1bn over the next decade.

You will oversee projects from inception through design, construction and mobilisation, ensuring programme, cost, quality and sustainability objectives are achieved.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management, construction, architecture, building surveying or engineering.
• Track record in the delivery of capital projects.
• Knowledge of construction contract forms.
• Experience managing projects through the RIBA stages.
• Strong communication and collaborative stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects from inception through to design, construction and mobilisation.
• Ensure programme, cost, quality and sustainability objectives are delivered.
• Support Senior Project Managers and Associate Directors in the delivery of major projects.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Capital projects delivery

Job description

c. £55,000 to £60,000, plus excellent benefits

The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a Project Manager within its Estates Development team.

The University of Southampton is a leading UK institution and a founding member of the Russell Group, recognised globally for the quality of its education, research and wider societal impact. With a large and diverse international community spanning multiple campuses, the University combines academic excellence with a vibrant, well‑established environment. Consistently ranked among the world’s leading universities, Southampton delivers education at scale while maintaining a strong focus on student experience, engagement and outcomes.

The University has a diverse estate, property and land portfolio spanning several campuses, including the main Highfield Campus, the City Centre Campus, Avenue Campus, the Boldrewood Innovation Campus, and the Winchester School of Art. The Estates & Facilities team ensures that the University’s built environment supports the activities of a world‑class institution, across a portfolio of academic, state‑of‑the‑art research, clinical, enterprise, workspace, residential, social, sporting and community facilities. Ambitious plans are underway, with a long‑term estates masterplan set to deliver c.£1bn of investment in a more sustainable and inclusive estate over the next decade.

Following the successful campaign to build the Estate Development team in 2024 and 2025, we are now entering the next phase of the team build with the recruitment of Senior Project Managers and Project Managers.

The Project Manager role offers an excellent career development opportunity in a client‑side environment, working on a diverse range of estates projects typically valued between £250k and £10m. You will oversee projects from inception through to design, construction and mobilisation, ensuring that programme, cost, quality and sustainability objectives are successfully delivered. There will also be opportunities to support Senior Project Managers and Associate Directors in the delivery of major projects valued between £10m and £100m+.

Candidates will bring relevant industry experience in project management, construction, architecture, building surveying or engineering, with a track record in the delivery of capital projects. You will have demonstrable knowledge of construction contract forms and experience of managing projects through the RIBA stages. Strong communication skills, a collaborative and inclusive approach to stakeholder engagement, and a genuine commitment to delivering an outstanding estate environment will be essential.

The University of Southampton is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a diverse environment. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications that will continue to strengthen the diversity of our governing body. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and are immensely proud to have been awarded an institutional Athena SWAN silver award, which underpins our pledge to improve equality for women. We are also delighted to have received the Race Equality Charter bronze award from Advance HE, which recognises that we have a solid foundation for eliminating racial inequalities and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff and students. We work with our people to ensure their ideas are always heard, and we invite you to share your background and life experiences with us to help us create a truly unique working environment.