Project Manager

MAG (Airports Group); Uttlesford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension 10% company contribution

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Discounts across MAG network

Volunteering days

Job summary

MAG (Airports Group) is hiring a Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a £10m project portfolio at London Stansted. The role demands chartered status or equivalent, strong governance, and cross-disciplinary coordination with regulators, design teams, and contractors.

You will oversee planning, risk, procurement, and lifecycle value delivery, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while driving sustainability targets and digital delivery practices across projects.

Qualifications

• Chartered status or working towards is expected.
• PMQ or PRINCE2 or PMP accreditation preferred.
• NEC ECC accreditation or equivalent complex contracts experience.
• CDM 2015 and Building Safety Act knowledge essential.
• Commercial and contractual acumen with procurement and risk control.
• Ability to manage multiple projects across lifecycle.
• Experience presenting to executive stakeholders and regulators.
• Experience with regulators, design consultants, and delivery partners.
• Familiarity with project controls and reporting systems (P6, MS Project).
• Understanding of sustainability, carbon reduction and climate resilience.
• BIM and digital delivery knowledge is desirable.
• Ability to lead under pressure in safety-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of a project portfolio valued up to £10m.
• Ensure projects are safe, on time, within budget, and compliant.
• Coordinate internal and external delivery partners and stakeholders.
• Lead design reviews, planning, risk mitigation, and value engineering.
• Manage programme planning, earned value, and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Embed sustainability and regulatory compliance across projects.

Skills

MAPM

MRICS

CEng

MCIOB

PMQ

PRINCE2

PMP

NEC ECC

CDM 2015

Building Safety Act

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Planning tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

BIM knowledge

Leadership under pressure

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

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• Capital delivery team
• Stansted Airport
• Permanent
• Monday to Friday, hybrid working (3 days p.w. at Airport)
• Competitive package including bonus opportunity

The Project Manager (PM) manages the end-to-end delivery of a project portfolio to the value of £10m that are critical to the airport’s long-term strategic growth, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance. These projects directly support increased passenger capacity, enhance the customer experience, and support the airport’s capital investment and sustainability objectives.

The PM ensures all projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and compliance. Acting as the accountable person throughout the full project lifecycle, from concept development and business case approval to design, construction, commissioning, and handover.

The role provides a turn-key delivery service with the airport as the client, managing projects through RIBA design stages, leading technical reviews, integrating multi-disciplinary stakeholder input, and ensuring full alignment with airport operational requirements. The PM will oversee the coordination of internal and external delivery partners, ensuring robust planning, buildability, risk mitigation, and long-term asset performance.

The following are the types of projects:

• Utilities infrastructure (HV/LV electrical systems, water, gas, IT networks).
• Baggage handling and automation systems.
• Airfield ground lighting and airside systems.
• Fire and life safety systems (delivered to British Standards).
• Terminal, commercial, and operational fit-out projects.
• Fleet and property developments.
• Group-led infrastructure initiatives.

The PM is accountable for ensuring compliance with all statutory and regulatory frameworks, including ASIAD, CAA regulations, building control, planning requirements, and environmental legislation. A key aspect of the role is embedding sustainable design and delivery principles across all projects, incorporating carbon reduction, energy efficiency, circular economy practices, and climate resilience.

Commercial and financial acumen is central to the role. The PM owns project budgets and is responsible for procurement strategy, commercial governance, contract management, value engineering, quality assurance, and ensuring projects deliver lifecycle value and return on investment in line with corporate capital governance frameworks.

The role also integrates project controls and PMO services, including detailed programme planning, earned value management, risk and issue tracking, change control, and structured reporting to senior stakeholders. Transparent delivery assurance and alignment with organisational objectives are expected across both individual projects and wider programme portfolios.

What would make you successful in this role?

• Chartered professional status (e.g., MAPM, MRICS, CEng, MCIOB) or working towards.
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent recognised professional certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP).
• NEC ECC Project Manager Accreditation, or substantial experience managing complex engineering and construction contracts (e.g., NEC, JCT, FIDIC).
• Comprehensive understanding of CDM 2015 and Building Safety Act regulations, including Principal Designer/Contractor and Client duties, and safety in design.
• Commercial and contractual acumen, including experience with cost management, procurement strategy, value engineering, and risk control in an infrastructure environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects of varying types and complexity (greenfield, brownfield, fit-out in live operational environments) across the full project lifecycle.
• Proficient in presenting complex technical and commercial information to executive stakeholders and influencing Senior Leadership Team decision-making.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to align diverse internal and external interests, including regulators, operational teams, design consultants, and delivery partners.
• Experience of validating contractor and consultant design and document submissions to ensure compliance with airport/organisation health & safety standards and wider governance requirements.
• Understanding of airport, aviation, or highly regulated operational environments, including interface with CAA, DfT, and planning authorities. Working knowledge of project controls and reporting systems, including programme planning tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project), earned value management, and digital PMO platforms.
• Experience incorporating sustainability, carbon reduction, and climate resilience measures into project planning, design, and delivery in line with organisational CSR targets.
• Knowledge of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and digital delivery practices in infrastructure and asset management contexts.
• Ability to lead under pressure, manage priorities, and make well-informed decisions in fast-paced, safety-critical environments.

Why MAG?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports 12,000 jobs on site and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.

Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• 10% company contribution pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free VirtualGP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.

At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.