Job Description

Location: Plymouth - 3 days per week onsite
Contract: 6 months initial
Level: Mid-career / SFIA Level 4

We are looking for an Infrastructure Project Manager to support a major defence estate and building programme based in Plymouth.

The role will focus on managing infrastructure and construction-related activity through the early project lifecycle, helping the programme progress towards RIBA Stage 2 - Concept Design. The successful candidate will coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, manage project controls and ensure that scope, requirements, risks and delivery plans are sufficiently developed to support the next stage of the programme.

• Manage infrastructure and building projects through early concept and design development.
• Coordinate activity required to progress projects towards RIBA Stage 2.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies and reporting.
• Support the definition of project scope, requirements, deliverables and acceptance criteria.
• Manage relationships with design teams, engineering specialists, contractors, commercial teams and defence stakeholders.
• Support the administration and management of NEC4 contracts, including early warnings, compensation events and programme updates.
• Monitor project risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, escalating where appropriate.
• Track project budgets, forecasts and delivery performance.
• Ensure project activity aligns with relevant governance, safety, security and assurance requirements.
• Produce clear progress reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders and programme governance forums.

• Proven experience managing infrastructure, construction, estates or building-related projects.
• Experience delivering projects through early design stages, ideally including RIBA Stage 1 and Stage 2.
• Practical experience working with NEC4 contracts.
• Strong project planning, risk management, governance and stakeholder-management capability.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design, engineering, commercial and delivery teams.
• Ability to manage defined work packages independently while operating within a wider programme structure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working onsite in Devonport three days per week.

• Previous experience supporting defence, maritime, nuclear, secure infrastructure or wider public-sector programmes.
• Experience working within highly regulated or safety-critical environments.
• Knowledge of defence estate, infrastructure or dockyard delivery.
• Experience working with professional services suppliers, design houses and construction contractors.
• Relevant project management qualification, such as APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent.
• Understanding of government project delivery and assurance processes.

The successful candidate will operate with a high degree of autonomy within clearly defined parameters. They will take responsibility for managing project activities, coordinating stakeholders, resolving delivery issues and escalating material risks when required. They will provide guidance to colleagues and suppliers, contribute to project governance and ensure that agreed standards, controls and delivery practices are followed.