Project Manager
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | KY11 2BL |
| Company: | Mitie |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 80729 |
Summary
Position: Project Manager (Construction)
Location: Rosyth, Scotland East and Central area
Role: Full Time, with Site Travel
An exciting opportunity to work in the Central Government and Defence business unit of Mitie as a Project Manager in Scotland South (East and Central) area of the Scotland and Northern Ireland defence contract.
The Project Manager will be responsible for the development & delivery of projects in the most cost-effective manner, demonstrating ‘value for money' across Mitie's portfolio of clients. The person will identify & procure the services of specialist designers and contractors as required.
Main Duties
-Ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with the contract (NEC3 and 4) and corporate governance arrangements.
-Management of multiple projects across a diverse property portfolio and the full project lifecycle.
-Managing the project budgets across multiple locations through liaison with the Commercial Team.
-Facilitating the appointment of Design Teams & Contractors to the projects.
-Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, programme and budget.
-Managing both directly employed & agency resource.
-Managing third party contributions to the project.
-Managing the communications with all stakeholders (internal & external).
-Managing risks to the projects successful outcome.
-Reporting progress of projects at regular intervals.
-Providing aftercare services to the customer.
-Developing and managing positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
What we are looking for
Qualifications:
-Preferably degree qualified in a surveying or construction related discipline.
-Membership of a construction related institute e.g. RICS/CIOB/RIBA/CIBSE/MIET or APM Membership preferable.
-A relevant Health & Safety qualification (preferred but not essential).
Experience:
-They will have a proven track record of project development and delivery and demonstrable experience of pre-construction and construction phases delivery of multiple projects.
-Fully conversant with all applicable legislation, regulations, and standards.
-Able to produce estimates of project programmes and cost targets, reviewed and revised as necessary throughout the project life cycle.
-Demonstrate knowledge and implementation of the NEC suite of contracts (Desirable).
-Stakeholder and Client management, understanding stakeholders and user requirements.
-Able to determine the overall duration of projects, including the identification of activities, interdependencies, and estimated duration's.
-Competent in the use of Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and Maximo (desirable).
-A minimum of five years experience of working within a construction related industry (essential).
-Management experience of delivering multiple projects simultaneously (project values ranging from £15K to £3,000,000)
Person:
-Good leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
-Good knowledge of project management methodology, such as PRINCE2 or APM.
-Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
-Comfortable with travelling to sites and delivering projects across the S&NI region if the demand dictates.
-Ability to write clear & precise reports (e.g. feasibility studies). Simplify complex information to a diverse range of people.
-Flexible in approach to solving issues & delivering programmes.
-Well organised with good time management skills.
-Full UK Driving licence
The successful candidate will need to undertake security BPSS prior to commencing the role and be required to achieve Security Clearance (SC level) as a prerequisite.
Location: Rosyth, Scotland East and Central area
Role: Full Time, with Site Travel
An exciting opportunity to work in the Central Government and Defence business unit of Mitie as a Project Manager in Scotland South (East and Central) area of the Scotland and Northern Ireland defence contract.
The Project Manager will be responsible for the development & delivery of projects in the most cost-effective manner, demonstrating ‘value for money' across Mitie's portfolio of clients. The person will identify & procure the services of specialist designers and contractors as required.
Main Duties
-Ensuring projects are delivered in compliance with the contract (NEC3 and 4) and corporate governance arrangements.
-Management of multiple projects across a diverse property portfolio and the full project lifecycle.
-Managing the project budgets across multiple locations through liaison with the Commercial Team.
-Facilitating the appointment of Design Teams & Contractors to the projects.
-Managing the delivery of each project to the agreed level of quality, programme and budget.
-Managing both directly employed & agency resource.
-Managing third party contributions to the project.
-Managing the communications with all stakeholders (internal & external).
-Managing risks to the projects successful outcome.
-Reporting progress of projects at regular intervals.
-Providing aftercare services to the customer.
-Developing and managing positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
What we are looking for
Qualifications:
-Preferably degree qualified in a surveying or construction related discipline.
-Membership of a construction related institute e.g. RICS/CIOB/RIBA/CIBSE/MIET or APM Membership preferable.
-A relevant Health & Safety qualification (preferred but not essential).
Experience:
-They will have a proven track record of project development and delivery and demonstrable experience of pre-construction and construction phases delivery of multiple projects.
-Fully conversant with all applicable legislation, regulations, and standards.
-Able to produce estimates of project programmes and cost targets, reviewed and revised as necessary throughout the project life cycle.
-Demonstrate knowledge and implementation of the NEC suite of contracts (Desirable).
-Stakeholder and Client management, understanding stakeholders and user requirements.
-Able to determine the overall duration of projects, including the identification of activities, interdependencies, and estimated duration's.
-Competent in the use of Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project and Maximo (desirable).
-A minimum of five years experience of working within a construction related industry (essential).
-Management experience of delivering multiple projects simultaneously (project values ranging from £15K to £3,000,000)
Person:
-Good leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
-Good knowledge of project management methodology, such as PRINCE2 or APM.
-Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures.
-Comfortable with travelling to sites and delivering projects across the S&NI region if the demand dictates.
-Ability to write clear & precise reports (e.g. feasibility studies). Simplify complex information to a diverse range of people.
-Flexible in approach to solving issues & delivering programmes.
-Well organised with good time management skills.
-Full UK Driving licence
The successful candidate will need to undertake security BPSS prior to commencing the role and be required to achieve Security Clearance (SC level) as a prerequisite.