Project Manager

Job Introduction

This is a unique opportunity offered by one of our large PFI contracts in Exeter. In this role, you will lead various FM projects to existing buildings, including CDM planning and execution from proposal to completion, ensuring all services are delivered in a customer focused manner.

You will also ensure consistent, proactive management in supporting all Health & Safety and Environmental legislation, providing effective innovative business solutions to operational matters, within agreed funding and resource limits.

Role Responsibility

• Manage all project deliverables in accordance with Regulatory and Statutory undertakings, complying with all Health & Safety and Environmental standards and policies.
• Ensure FM/Maintenance projects are completed on budget and to schedule.
• Advise stakeholders on schemes and projects and determine requirements.
• Prepare scheme designs with costings, programmes for completion of projects and specification of works.
• Advise and appoint contractors.
• Advise on energy efficiency, environmental impact and sustainable construction.
• Advise on the future management and supervision of maintenance of buildings.
• Instruct on construction design and management regulations.
• Carry out feasibility studies.
• Advise on the health and safety aspects of buildings.
• Ensure all works are completed to high levels of Stakeholder satisfaction

The Ideal Candidate

• Project management exposure in a FM/maintenance environment
• Relevant supporting qualifications or accreditations
• A degree accredited by the RICS or the Chartered Institute of Building or relevant professional experience.
• Technical knowledge of planning, construction and design and a logical, practical mind, along with strong IT skills.
• Ability to instil total confidence through impartial advice and high levels of professional integrity.
• Confident communication skills at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Combination of strong technical skills with excellent people skills.
• A reasonable level of physical fitness for access to all areas of site visits.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as alone.
• Ability to obtain enhanced DBS clearance
• Desirable
• Experience of managing educational or similar maintenance services;
• Experience of operating in a PFI environment;
• Change management experience

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store. Plus bonus incentive.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.