Project Manager in Lichfield

Purpose:

This role is ideal for an experienced Project Manager – Healthcare Technology with a strong background in construction-based project delivery, ideally gained within healthcare, infrastructure or other complex regulated environments.

The successful candidate will have experience managing projects delivered through Principal Contractors under NEC-style contracts and be comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders across live operational sites. Experience delivering technology or integrated systems within healthcare would be highly advantageous.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage customer delivery projects of medium to large size, working within agreed contract scope, assumptions, constraints, budgets and timelines

• Plan and manage projects end to end, applying appropriate project management standards, tools, governance and reporting disciplines

• Coordinate installation, integration, commissioning, testing, acceptance and handover activities, ensuring all work is delivered to the required quality and safety standards

• Manage project risks, dependencies, milestones, decision points and resource plans, taking proactive action to keep delivery on track

• Protect project margins by monitoring cost elements, including labour, subcontractor activity, hardware and materials, and escalating deviations promptly

• Act as the main interface with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and effective stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle

• Create and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk logs, change records and handover documentation for Customer Care or support teams

• Deliver projects in accordance with NEC4 or equivalent construction contract frameworks, ensuring contractual obligations, programme milestones and change control are effectively managed

• Work closely with Principal Contractors, M&E contractors, consultants, subcontractors and client representatives to coordinate delivery activities throughout the construction programme

• Manage delivery within live hospital environments, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services whilst maintaining compliance with infection control, permit-to-work and site safety requirements

• Lead project change management including Early Warning Notices (EWNs), compensation events, variations and scope changes where applicable

• Coordinate technical design reviews, site surveys, construction readiness, commissioning activities, witness testing, customer acceptance and final handover

• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, RAMS, permit processes and site-specific health and safety requirements

• Manage multiple concurrent projects across various locations, balancing customer priorities, internal resources and commercial objectives

Experience and qualifications:

• Project Management qualification or certification, such as PRINCE2, PMP, APM or equivalent, would be beneficial

• Proven experience managing construction-related projects, ideally involving infrastructure, cabling, technology deployment or site-based delivery

• Strong project management capability, with experience planning, monitoring and delivering projects against agreed milestones, budgets and quality standards

• Experience managing project risks, dependencies, change control, resource planning and stakeholder expectations

• Experience working under NEC3/NEC4 or similar construction contract frameworks

• Experience delivering projects within live healthcare environments would be highly desirable

• Experience delivering technology, communications, nurse call, security, fire, AV, BMS or other integrated building systems would be advantageous

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent project management, planning, organisation and delivery skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work with customers, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in complex or sensitive operational environments

• Strong commercial awareness, including cost control, margin protection and contract-based delivery

• Reporting skills and attention to detail

• Basic experience in contractual law applicable for customer delivery projects

• Build strong relationships across clinical, estates, IT and construction stakeholders, ensuring all parties remain aligned throughout project delivery

• Excellent planning skills with the ability to manage complex construction programmes, critical paths and interdependencies

• Strong understanding of construction site processes, commissioning activities and phased handovers

• Ability to confidently challenge programme issues, negotiate solutions and influence stakeholders at all levels

• Experience managing subcontractor performance and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams

• Comfortable working independently whilst managing multiple concurrent projects across geographically dispersed sites

• CSCS card or equivalent site qualification would be advantageous and SMSTS or SSSTS would be desirable.