Senior Projects Manager - Estates and Facilities

AMS People Limited; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AMS People Limited is seeking a senior real estate project management professional to join a UK facilities team in a hybrid role with travel. You will manage mixed portfolios across the UK to meet strategic needs, focusing on business continuity, sustainability, decarbonization and energy efficiency.

The role involves delivering complex real estate and facilities change projects, driving sustainability, and leading a team to achieve best value for the portfolio under tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Structured project delivery experience using PRINCE2, APMP or similar, with sustainability targets achieved in the sector.
• A degree or equivalent qualification plus 10+ years in project leadership.
• Further professional qualifications (CEM, WELL AP, ISSP) are desirable.
• Experience in ESG reporting and communicating with external bodies.
• Strong leadership and communication skills at all levels of the business; able to brief and develop the team.
• Ability to translate strategy into delivery and drive projects from inception to implementation.
• IT skills including FM and project management systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic proposals and oversee delivery of real estate and facilities change projects using structured project management methodologies.
• Ensure projects align with sustainability targets and net zero commitments, delivered on time and within budget.
• Lead integration of sustainability initiatives into real estate strategy and align with industry standards.
• Drive carbon reduction by integrating energy efficiency and renewable programs across portfolio.
• Collaborate with planning teams and other stakeholders to ensure innovation, sustainability and best value.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team.

Skills

Structured project delivery

PRINCE2/APMP

Sustainability targets

Leadership and communication

Education

Degree+ level qualification

Further professional qualifications (CEM, WELL AP, ISSP)

Tools

ESG reporting tools

Job description

THE ROLE (Hybrid working with some travel):

An exceptional opportunity for a real estate project management professional to join a UK facilities team in a senior role.

You will use your experience of managing and developing mixed portfolios of facilities including operational, office and other sites accross the UK to ensure the estates resources of the business meet it’s current and future strategic needs whilst achieving key business objectives including business continuity, sustainability, decarbonization and energy efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop creative ideas and strategic proposals and overseeing the delivery of key real estate and facilities change projects using structured project management methodologies.


• Ensuring projects align with sustainability targets and net zero commitments and are delivered on time and within budget.


• Lead the integration of sustainability initiatives into real estate strategy to align with industry standards and sustainability strategy.


• Integrate energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, driving carbon reduction across the portfolio.


• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders including planning teams within and outside the business to sure innovation, sustainability and best value.


• Lead and mentor a high-performing team.

THE PERSON:

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience of structured project delivery (PRINCE2, APMP or similar) and the achievement of sustainability targets within the sector.


• Appropriate degree+ level qualification and min. 10+ years relevant sector experience of project leadership.


• Further professional qualifications / certifications (CEM, LLED/WELL AP/ISSP etc.).


• Experience of ESG reporting.


• Strong leadership ability and communication skills at all levels of the business and with external bodies, verbally and in writing, able to brief, work with and develop your team effectively to optimise their performance.


• Ability to translate strategy into delivery and drive projects from early stages to implementation.


• IT skills including an understanding of current and future FM and project management systems

THE OPPORTUNITY:

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in shaping a sustainable future. If you are a project manager and strategic leader with a passion for driving change, to be part of my client’s transformative sustainability journey