Project Manager
Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and driven Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of fire and security projects from contract award through to completion. The role is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating assigned projects to ensure delivery to the highest professional standards.

Working closely with clients, engineering teams, procurement, and subcontractors, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in line with contractual requirements. You will also provide support and collaboration to fellow Project Managers as required, contributing to overall team performance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive contract reviews for allocated projects to ensure full understanding of scope, risks, and deliverables.
• Deliver projects in line with agreed budgets, maintaining strict financial control and accountability.
• Manage Work in Progress (WIP), forecasts, and project reporting to ensure accurate financial tracking.
• Attend client and site meetings as required, acting as a professional representative of the business.
• Coordinate engineering teams and subcontractors to ensure programme adherence and quality standards are met.
• Support the onboarding and development of subcontractors and engineers to strengthen operational capability.
• Ensure timely submission of handover documentation to facilitate accurate and prompt invoicing.
• Carry out site and product audits to ensure compliance with company and industry standards.
• Maintain accurate project records and forecasting through effective database and work bank management.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety legislation, including preparation of Risk Assessments and Method Statements, and reporting of accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences.
• Undertake additional duties aligned with your skills and experience as required.

About You

We are looking for a motivated and commercially aware Project Manager who brings energy, professionalism, and a strong commitment to customer service.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a similar project management role, ideally within the fire and security sector.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and forecasts.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a structured manner.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• The ability to perform effectively under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
• A customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie's 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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