Scoping Project Manager

VIVO Defence Services; Alconbury; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/car allowance

Life assurance 2x base salary

25 days annual leave

Single private medical cover

Pension

Job summary

VIVO Defence Services is seeking a Scoping Project Manager for RAF Alconbury on-site. You will oversee end-to-end Billable Works (concept to handover) ensuring quality, safety and on-time, within-budget delivery.

Bring construction/refurbishment experience, an engineering qualification (HNC/D or equivalent), strong planning and commercial skills, and be able to obtain SC clearance; a UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Project Manager in construction/refurbishment projects.
• Engineering qualification (HNC/D) or equivalent experience.
• Full UK driving licence and SC Clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Scope and manage end-to-end Billable Works (concept-design-pricing-delivery-handover).
• Ensure on-time and within-budget delivery; manage risk and stakeholder expectations.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Problem solving

Decision making

Full UK driving licence

SC Clearance

Education

HNC/D in Building/Civil Eng or Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

Maximo

Sharepoint

Job description

Who We Are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

Job Req ID: 312365

Posting Start Date: 9 Oct 2026

Location: Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, GB, PE28 4DA

Contract Type: Full Time

Job Advertisement:

Who We Are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What We Do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Salary: Up to £45,000 + Company car/car allowance + Benefits

Permanent, Full time

Location: RAF Alconbury, on site role

We are seeking a Scoping Project Manager to manage the end-to-end Billable Works (Projects) process (concept-design-pricing-delivery-handover) for a programme of Billable Works within the area of remit, ensuring a high-quality output and that all works are delivered on time and within budget. As Scoping Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of Billable Works in accordance with Government Regulatory and Statutory undertakings, complying with all Health & Safety and Environmental standards and policies, review Risk Assessments and Method Statements to ensure they are to an acceptable standard, ensure all documentation relating to Billable Works are completed and distributed in a timely manner, including upload to the Sharepoint system, progress tasks end to end through the Maximo system, and ensure appropriate work plans and budgets are in place to achieve programmes and financial commitments, whilst meeting the changing operational need. You will also confer with local DIO representatives, the Local Customer Service Representative and the relevant Site Manager to agree scope, priorities and delivery programmes of Billable Works on a regular basis, work with all stakeholders to support the management and mitigation of contract risk, manage cost and stakeholder expectation through excellent communication and sound commercial decisions to ensure value for money, support end users and management in providing optimal solutions to customer requirements to resolve end user issues, where possible, with a focus on supporting the MoD’s carbon reduction target and assist in the resolution of complaints in a timely and satisfactory manner. As part of your role, you will be scoping all aspects of construction works, including refits, refurbs, new builds and demolitions, as well as day to day maintenance.

What You Need To Do The Job

First and foremost, you should be an experienced Project Manager from a Construction/Refurbs background with a HNC/D level qualification in a Building/Civil Engineering or Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience.

It is important that you have experience of planning, directing and controlling activities, agreeing scope and priorities of work, proactive performance management, and have the ability to solve problems and make decisions.

You must hold a full UK driving licence and be able to pass SC Clearance to be considered for this position.

What We Offer:

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• Company car/car allowance
• Life assurance at 2 x base salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Single private medical cover

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.