Project Manager
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,663 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 449313/1 |
Summary
Do you thrive in managing both capital and revenue works that align with organisational priorities?
Have you successfully led projects involving construction, refurbishment, or fit-out services in a dynamic environment?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA.
We are seeking a skilled professional to deliver cost, contract, and project management services across a range of building, refurbishment, and fit-out projects. You will manage both capital and revenue works, ensuring they are delivered efficiently and in line with organisational priorities. This is a key role requiring strong operational and project leadership to support the successful planning and execution of construction-related initiatives that enhance our built environment and meet strategic goals.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Manage a series of building, refurbishment and fit out works in accordance with business case objectives.Manage appropriate external consultants, building surveyors, engineers to support project works.Procure contractors in accordance with the Agency’s policies and procedures.Work with Procurement and the Agency’s external legal advisors where required.Ensure all projects are undertaken in accordance with Construction & Design Management regs.Provide clear concise and timely individual project plans and reports to the Programme Manager.Work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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