Project Manager (108894-0424)

For informal queries, please email Graham Steer (Programme Director) at g.steer@warwick.ac.uk.

Under the direction of the Programme Director, you will assume responsibility for the coordination and ultimate delivery of Estates projects within defined cost, time and quality parameters.

The projects may involve installation of essential services to improve our infrastructure resilience or refurbishment of our accommodation, laboratories, teaching, offices, workshops or commercial areas.

The role is varied, but one thing we can guarantee is it will involve building strong relationships with a diverse stakeholder portfolio where you will be able to make a real contribution to the staff and student experience on campus.

We are looking for a self-starter who is passionate about construction and can really drive a number of key projects simultaneously. You will have a construction related degree or equivalent professional qualification in Surveying, Architecture, Engineering or Project Management.

You will have experience of managing projects in a multi-disciplinary environment, along with knowledge of construction contracts, procurement and construction legislation.

A working knowledge of the delivery of projects within a Higher Education Environment would be beneficial.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

We are all extremely passionate about our work within the team here at the University of Warwick and are proud to announce that we have won several awards and featured in the National Building Magazine!

• RIBA Stirling Prize - Shortlist 2023
• RIBA Regional Award Winner 2023
• Student Accommodation Award - Best University Halls of Residence Winner 2022
• Business Green Leaders Awards – Green Building Project of the Year 2022
• Insider West Midlands Property Awards Construction - Project of the Year - Highly Commended 2022
• Structural Timber awards - Client of the Year Winner
• Insider West Midlands Property Awards - Sustainability Award 2021

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**. 

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To find out more about us visit our website.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 12 May 2024 at 11.55pm

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date.

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

Your cover letter should detail how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria for this post.   

To streamline our hiring process, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through our official website. This ensures that all applications are received in a uniform format and can be processed efficiently by our HR team.

The interviews will be held on: TBC

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here. 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.  Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding. 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here. 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance. 

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