Project Manager
| Posting date: | 25 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 152497 |
Summary
Project Manager
Contract: Government
Location: Birmingham – nationwide role, open to UK-wide applicants
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Project Manager to deliver end-to-end national estate projects across a long-term government contract.
You will oversee the full project lifecycle using RIBA stages and NEC4 methodology, ensuring programme, cost, safety, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction are consistently achieved.
Job Description
We are looking for a technically strong, highly organised project professional who can manage multiple works across a national estate portfolio.
This role is home-based/hybrid, with planned UK-wide travel to government sites as required. You will manage your own programme - travel is scheduled, not reactive.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver multiple construction and M&E projects through all RIBA stages, ensuring time, cost, and quality targets are met.
Lead stakeholder engagement, including scoping sessions, pre-starts, proposals, weekly updates, and monthly progress reviews.
Manage supply chain partners and approved contractors across live sites nationwide.
Maintain strict documentation standards, including minutes, reports, approvals, and compliance records.
Oversee assistant project managers and administrators, providing guidance and ensuring coordinated delivery.
Act as the central link between internal teams, external partners, and client representatives, aligning all parties to scope and objectives.
Monitor budgets, forecast costs, control expenditure, and prepare financial reports.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to NEC4, CDM, and site-specific requirements.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Project management experience, ideally within construction or M&E.
Strong understanding of RIBA stages and proven experience delivering projects under NEC4.
Ability to manage 15+ projects at varying stages simultaneously.
Excellent stakeholder management and client communication skills.
Highly organised with strong documentation discipline.
Must hold a CSCS card or equivalent (IOSH, CDM, SSSTS) for site access.
Background in M&E or construction highly desirable.
Experience in multidisciplinary, sequenced, or lifecycle replacement works beneficial.
Benefits:
Permanent, secure role on a 10-year government contract.
Company car plus private healthcare.
National remit with high autonomy and control over your own programme.
Access to subject matter experts across M&E, Fire, Security, and more.
Hybrid working.
Opportunity to manage a substantial public-sector project portfolio (£10–£20M per PM).
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Contract: Government
Location: Birmingham – nationwide role, open to UK-wide applicants
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Project Manager to deliver end-to-end national estate projects across a long-term government contract.
You will oversee the full project lifecycle using RIBA stages and NEC4 methodology, ensuring programme, cost, safety, compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction are consistently achieved.
Job Description
We are looking for a technically strong, highly organised project professional who can manage multiple works across a national estate portfolio.
This role is home-based/hybrid, with planned UK-wide travel to government sites as required. You will manage your own programme - travel is scheduled, not reactive.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver multiple construction and M&E projects through all RIBA stages, ensuring time, cost, and quality targets are met.
Lead stakeholder engagement, including scoping sessions, pre-starts, proposals, weekly updates, and monthly progress reviews.
Manage supply chain partners and approved contractors across live sites nationwide.
Maintain strict documentation standards, including minutes, reports, approvals, and compliance records.
Oversee assistant project managers and administrators, providing guidance and ensuring coordinated delivery.
Act as the central link between internal teams, external partners, and client representatives, aligning all parties to scope and objectives.
Monitor budgets, forecast costs, control expenditure, and prepare financial reports.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to NEC4, CDM, and site-specific requirements.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Project management experience, ideally within construction or M&E.
Strong understanding of RIBA stages and proven experience delivering projects under NEC4.
Ability to manage 15+ projects at varying stages simultaneously.
Excellent stakeholder management and client communication skills.
Highly organised with strong documentation discipline.
Must hold a CSCS card or equivalent (IOSH, CDM, SSSTS) for site access.
Background in M&E or construction highly desirable.
Experience in multidisciplinary, sequenced, or lifecycle replacement works beneficial.
Benefits:
Permanent, secure role on a 10-year government contract.
Company car plus private healthcare.
National remit with high autonomy and control over your own programme.
Access to subject matter experts across M&E, Fire, Security, and more.
Hybrid working.
Opportunity to manage a substantial public-sector project portfolio (£10–£20M per PM).
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
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