Project Manager

VINCI Facilities; Watford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Facilities Management provider is seeking a Project Manager to oversee a significant Fire Door Replacement Programme valued at around £10 million. This role requires excellent communication skills, project delivery experience, and the ability to manage compliance across multiple Defence sites, focusing on RAF Brize Norton. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive support and opportunities for professional development while ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the project.

Benefits

26 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Generous pension contribution

Additional training and development

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in fire compliance or remedial works is advantageous.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of the fire door replacement programme.
• Manage project communications and documentation effectively.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and contractual obligations.

Skills

Project Delivery

Compliance

Communication

Microsoft Office

Problem Solving

Education

Background in FM, construction, or defence

SC & BPSS clearance

Job description

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday

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Purpose of Role

We’re looking for an organised, confident, and capable Project Manager to lead a high-profile Fire Door Replacement and Remedial Programme valued at approximately £10 million. The programme is significant to our client and will be delivered across multiple Defence sites, with a major focus on RAF Brize Norton.

Reporting into a Senior Project Manager, you’ll will be responsible for the planning, management, coordination, and financial control of projects, ensuring the appropriate governance is applied. You will be supported by both Commercial and Project PMO.

Job Description

This role is ideal for an experienced Assistant Project Manager or Assistant Facilities Manager looking to step into a more senior position. You’ll be managing multiple workstreams, coordinating with various points of contact, and ensuring compliance, quality, and timelines are maintained throughout.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of the fire door replacement and remedial works programme across RAF Brize Norton and other Defence bases in the South East.
• Manage a busy project inbox, ensuring timely communication with stakeholders and efficient tracking of actions and updates.
• Act as the main point of contact for all parties involved, including client reps, site teams, contractors, and internal departments.
• Oversee compliance with safety standards, regulations, and contractual obligations.
• Prepare and maintain documentation such as trackers, progress reports, meeting minutes, risk logs, and commercial summaries.
• Use Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams) to manage communications, reporting, and scheduling.
• Support commercial teams with cost tracking, forecasting, and managing variations.
• Conduct regular site visits and chair stakeholder meetings to drive progress and resolve issues proactively.

Essential Qualifications/Skills

• Background in project delivery, ideally within FM, construction, or defence sectors.
• Experience in fire compliance or remedial works is advantageous but not essential.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills—especially Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Confident managing competing priorities and working in a fast-paced, compliance-focused environment.
• A proactive approach with high attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset.
• SC & BPSS clearance (or willingness to undergo vetting).

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.