Project Manager TD)

Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits

The University of Southampton is seeking to make the appointment to the role of Project Manager. 

The University of Southampton is a leading research-intensive University, a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group, and one of the top 100 universities worldwide. We deliver excellent educational experience and world-leading research, and we are known for successfully commercialising our research through enterprise. 

The University has a diverse estate, property and land portfolio spanning several campuses, including the main Highfield campus, the City Centre Campus, Avenue Campus, the Boldrewood Innovation Campus, and the Winchester School of Art. The Estates & Facilities team ensure that the University has a built and physical environment that supports the activities of a world-class University, across a portfolio of academic, state of the art research, clinical, enterprise, workspace, residential, social amenity, sport and community facilities.  Ambitious plans are afoot with an estates masterplan that will see £1bn of investment in enhancing and delivering a sustainable, inclusive estate over the next decade.

The Project Manager role offers an excellent career development opportunity in a client-side project management role working on a diverse range of estates projects in the £250k to £10m value range.  You will oversee projects from inception through to design, construction and mobilisation, ensuring specification, time, cost, quality and sustainability expectations are delivered on.  You may also get the opportunity to support Senior Project Managers and Associate Directors in the delivery of major projects valued from £10m to £100m+.

Potential candidates will have gained formative industry experience in a project management, construction, architecture, building surveying or engineering role in the delivery of a range capital projects, and will have demonstrable knowledge of construction contract forms and the management of projects through the RIBA stages.  You will have excellent communication skills, a positive and inclusive approach to stakeholder engagement and will demonstrate a genuine passion for delivering an outstanding estates environment for the University.

For further information about the role and application process, you can view the candidate brochure here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/703091166/

To arrange a confidential discussion please contact the University’s retained advisors Charley McCarthy (charley.mccarthy@mrgglobal.com) or Nick Coppard (nicholas.coppard@mrgglobal.com) at MRG.  

The University of Southampton is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a diverse environment. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications that will continue to strengthen the diversity of our governing body. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and are immensely proud to have been awarded an institutional Athena SWAN silver award, which underpins our pledge to improve equality for women. We are also delighted to have received the Race Equality Charter bronze award from Advance HE, which recognises that we have a solid foundation for eliminating racial inequalities and developing an inclusive culture that values all staff and students. We work with our people to ensure their ideas are always heard, and we invite you to share your background and life experiences with us to help us create a truly unique working environment.

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Closing Date: 06 Apr 2025

Section: Management, Specialist & Administrative

Salary: competitive salary Full Time Permanent