Project Manager
Posted 6 days ago by VIVO Defence Services
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Newark-On-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Manager role at VIVO involves leading the delivery of Billable Works for the UK military, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The position requires full ownership of projects from initiation to completion, managing risks, costs, and stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in construction, engineering, or facilities management, with strong communication and IT skills. This is a permanent, full-time position based at RAF Cranwell, offering a competitive salary and benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the safe and compliant delivery of Billable Works across the VIVO contract.
- Manage projects from initiation through to completion, including risk, cost, programme, and quality management.
- Collaborate with Defence Infrastructure Organisation representatives, site teams, and supply chain partners to agree on project scope and delivery programmes.
- Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements, manage project documentation, and maintain accurate records within SharePoint.
- Support end users in resolving issues and managing complaints effectively.
- Communicate with stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure value for money.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing projects in construction, engineering, or facilities management.
- Strong supervisory skills in site operations and planning work activities.
- HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or building discipline.
- Management-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g., SMSTS).
- Strong IT skills, including experience with CAFM systems and Microsoft Office tools.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., APM, RICS, MCIOB) is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £45,000 yearly
City: Newark-On-Trent
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Req ID: 309654
Posting Start Date: 14 May 2026
Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, GB, NG24 8HB
Contract Type: Full Time
Job Advertisement: Who We Are
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.
Location: RAF Cranwell, on site role
Permanent, Full time
Salary: £43,000-£45,000 + Company car/Car allowance
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the safe, compliant and commercially effective delivery of Billable Works across the VIVO contract. You will take full ownership of projects from initiation through to completion, managing risk, cost, programme and quality while ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory, Health, Safety and Environmental requirements. Working closely with Defence Infrastructure Organisation representatives, site teams and supply chain partners, you will agree project scope, priorities and delivery programmes, ensuring that suitably qualified operatives are deployed and that safe systems of work are in place. You will be responsible for reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements, managing project documentation, progressing tasks through Maximo and maintaining accurate records within SharePoint. The role requires a strong customer focus, supporting end users to resolve issues, managing complaints effectively and contributing to wider MoD objectives, including carbon reduction. You will manage stakeholder expectations through clear communication and sound commercial decision-making, ensuring value for money and effective risk management at all times.
About You
You will have proven experience managing projects within a construction, engineering or FM environment, including leading teams to achieve KPIs, controlling costs and managing stakeholder relationships. You will be confident supervising site operations, planning and controlling work activities, and applying safe systems of work in live environments. You will hold an HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering or building discipline and a management-level Health & Safety qualification such as SMSTS, with a commitment to ongoing professional development. Strong IT skills are essential, with experience using CAFM systems and Microsoft Office tools. Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, RICS, MCIOB) and experience within a defence or regulated environment are desirable. If you are a proactive, organised and commercially aware Project Manager with excellent communication skills and a commitment to high-quality delivery, we would welcome your application.
What We Offer
6% employee matched pension contribution
25 days annual leave
Company car/car allowance
Single private medical cover
Life assurance 2x annual salary
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process. At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.