Area Project Manager in Huntingdon

Location: Peterborough, to cover Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Sussex and Norfolk

Employment Type: Permanent, Full time

Salary and Benefits: Competitive + Benefits

Responsibilities:

• Lead the full project lifecycle, including programme development, stakeholder engagement, project delivery, financial performance and successful handover.
• Oversee an annual portfolio of projects, ensuring delivery against agreed budgets, timescales and performance targets while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Manage financial performance of the Billable Works programme, with effective budget management, commercial oversight and proactive risk and opportunity management.
• Contribute to future works programmes using asset condition data, operational requirements and strategic priorities to shape investment decisions and long-term planning.
• Ensure projects are appropriately scoped, specified, procured and managed with clear governance and robust controls at every stage.
• Lead the delivery of complex and high-profile projects, ensuring compliance with legislation, industry standards, JSP requirements, CDM Regulations, asbestos management and other Health & Safety legislation.
• Serve as the key point of contact for clients, DIO representatives, contractors and internal teams, providing regular progress updates, managing expectations and resolving issues.
• Drive continuous improvement across the Billable Works function, identifying opportunities to enhance project delivery, commercial performance, supply chain capability and introduce innovative approaches.
• Focus on sustainability, identifying opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and support wider environmental objectives throughout project lifecycles.
• Motivate and develop project teams, creating a supportive environment that encourages accountability, collaboration and high performance.
• Travel to approximately 12 sites across all listed counties.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Substantial experience managing construction, infrastructure or facilities management projects in a complex operational environment.
• Strong understanding of contract delivery, commercial management and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent knowledge of project management principles, construction practices, and Health, Safety and Environmental compliance requirements.
• Experience managing projects from initial concept through to completion.
• Strong understanding of budget management, commercial controls and project governance.
• Effective leadership skills, ability to motivate teams, manage contractors and build strong working relationships.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Commercial awareness, customer focus and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Experience in construction, facilities management, defence infrastructure or similarly regulated environments is highly advantageous.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications and project management systems such as Maximo, with the ability to analyse performance data and provide meaningful reporting.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SC Clearance.

Benefits:

• 6% employee matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical cover for self and partner
• Bonus
• Company car / Car allowance
• 1 x professional subscription per year

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

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.