FM Project Lead

About Your New Employer

• Join a thriving, multidisciplinary research campus and work alongside world-leading researchers, technical experts, and operational teams committed to delivering a collaborative and impactful research environment.
• Benefit from a strong culture of professional development, diversity, and continuous improvement, driving excellence in facilities and infrastructure delivery.

About Your New Job

As the FM Project Lead, you will

• Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of multiple facilities and infrastructure projects across a diverse portfolio, from minor refurbishments to major capital projects of up to £10 million, ensuring a safe and uninterrupted live research environment.
• Develop project scopes, coordinate detailed design with stakeholders, and manage robust procurement processes in alignment with strict public-sector regulations and institutional standards.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive project controls (including programme, cost, scope, quality, and risk), overseeing change management, critical milestones, early recovery actions, and financial forecasting/reporting.
• Direct project tendering, negotiate contracts (NEC/JCT), set measurable KPIs, and lead commercial meetings to manage the performance of external consultants, designers, and contractors.
• Ensure strict compliance with all health, safety, and quality standards, coordinate statutory approvals, and supervise testing, technical reviews, and quality audits.
• Map and manage complex interfaces and dependencies between FM projects and large-scale institute-wide programmes (utilities, commissioning, IT/security), resolve conflicts, and run joint planning forums for seamless project execution.
• Oversee all commissioning activities, from system testing to final handover, ensuring all operational documentation (O&M manuals, as-built drawings, validated BIM data, asset registers) is fully prepared for successful transition to BAU.
• Collaborate with engineering leads and operational stakeholders to shape Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) inputs, develop robust business cases, and support funding approvals.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with research and FM stakeholders, facilitating clear, timely communication, conflict resolution, consensus-building, and team development.
• Embed sustainability and whole-life thinking into all design and construction activities, track post-occupancy performance, and drive ongoing improvements.
• What Skills You Need
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in engineering, building services, construction, or project management.
• Recognised project management qualification (e. g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ or above); IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Certificate.
• Experience delivering multiple projects in live, regulated environments (e. g., laboratories, healthcare, pharma, higher education).
• Proven ability in commissioning, acceptance management, and Soft Landings delivery; digital asset management (e. g., BIM/ISO19650, COBie, asset data standards, CAFM/CMMS).
• Expertise in public-sector procurement, contract management (NEC/JCT), interface management, and stakeholder leadership.
• Excellent organisational, communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, able to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage executive reporting.
• What's on Offer
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including 31 days holiday with option to buy/sell more, subsidised catering, 10% employers pension contribution, access to private medical, on site free parking, swimming pool and social club.
• The opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing internationally impactful research through world-class infrastructure delivery.
• Extensive professional development and training, access to cutting-edge facilities, and support towards Chartered status and other industry-leading qualifications