Schools Pfi Expiry Project Manager

Schools PFI Expiry Project Manager

Location: South East England

Rate: TBC

Contract: 6 - Months

Responsibilities include:

• Leading the expiry planning and execution for the Schools PFI contract, ensuring contractual compliance and best practice.
• Developing and maintaining the expiry plan (milestones, governance, risks, reporting) and securing stakeholder approvals.
• Translating contract obligations into a clear exit and demobilisation plan.
• Coordinating asset and service handover activity (inspections, technical surveys, workshops, documentation).
• Managing risks, change control and programme governance to meet milestones and minimise exposure.
• Supporting contractual, commercial and performance management through the expiry period, including disputes and variations.
• Identifying resourcing requirements and supporting any procurement or recruitment needed for expiry delivery.
• Maintaining accurate records and evidence for audit and assurance.

About you:

• At least 5 years' experience in contract management, procurement or commercial service delivery.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex projects with governance, reporting and risk controls.
• Working knowledge of PFI contracts and how they operate, ideally with exposure to expiry / handback activity.
• Strong understanding of FM operations, statutory compliance and asset management.
• Confident senior stakeholder manager, comfortable working with multiple parties and external advisers.
• Project management qualification (APM PMQ, PRINCE2, MSP or similar) desirable.