Project Manager

Are you ready to take charge of impactful projects within a dynamic and fast-paced environment? At VIVO, we're seeking an experienced Project Manager or Contracts Manager from a construction or hard services FM background to oversee the successful delivery of Billable Works, ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards while delivering outstanding value and service.

In this role, you'll lead project delivery from start to finish, working closely with supply chain teams, local representatives, and site managers to align priorities and ensure timely, high-quality outcomes. You'll monitor performance indicators, review risk assessments, and ensure all work aligns with statutory regulations and the MoD's carbon reduction goals. Your proactive approach to managing the Maximo system, resolving complaints, and supporting optimal solutions will be instrumental in achieving success.

A skilled communicator, you'll manage costs, stakeholder expectations, and contract risks with sound commercial acumen and ensure financial commitments align with operational needs. Your leadership will inspire teams to deliver projects that consistently meet KPIs and exceed expectations.

This role will see you project managing the construction and refurbishments of a wide variety of buildings, from medical centres and office buildings to aircraft hangars.

To excel in this role, you'll bring demonstrable experience in supervising staff in cradle to grave project management within the construction industry, including leading operational teams, managing stakeholders, controlling costs, and overseeing safe systems of work. Your expertise in planning, directing, and controlling activities will ensure proactive performance management and effective problem-solving.

You'll hold an HND-level qualification in Building/Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering (or related disciplines) or equivalent experience within a Project Management role in the Construction industry. A management-level qualification in health and safety, such as SMSTS, is essential, alongside developed IT skills in tools like Excel and Word.

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do., At VIVO, we're committed to fostering professional growth. Through continuing professional development, you'll stay at the forefront of industry advancements while working on projects that make a difference.