Working Days: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 16:30
Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for a talented and experienced Construction Project Manager to join our passionate and driven team.
This role sits within the Police Scotland contract delivery team at OCS and is responsible for the end-to-end management of a diverse range of construction projects across Scotland, with values ranging from £20k to £500k. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across operations, capital projects, and commercial workstreams to ensure safe, compliant, and sustainable delivery of both minor and major works.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about delivering impactful change and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You’ll be leading cross-functional projects across a nationwide estate, managing works such as roof replacements, refurbishments, and civils. From design through to completion, you’ll coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure projects are delivered to the highest standards of safety, quality, and integrity.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in delivering varied construction projects, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work across multiple disciplines. Practical experience in small works construction is essential. This is an office/site-based role, suited to an ambitious and enthusiastic individual with a hands-on approach to project delivery.
***The prospective candidate will obtain Non-Police Personnel Vetting Standards (NPPV) Level 1 in order to be considered for this role***
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for coordination of capital works project delivery across Scotland through vetted and accredited supply chain.
- Own the customer relationship, promoting a one-team approach and issue resolution.
- Deliver life cycle and capital investment programmes in a range of workstreams such as building fabric, roofing and planned life cycle replacement of key infrastructure.
- Effective programme management of all project activity and designation to correct delivery team.
- Carry out pre-start meetings, technical inspections, formal handovers, building walkarounds and pro-actively identify tasks ensuring that all works are delivered to the required quality/industry standards.
- Oversee sub-contractor delivery and ensure appropriate resources are in place to support a range of project activities.
- Control of approved business documents for the account including CPPs, H&S documents and variation processes.
- Competent in the completion of construction phase plans.
- CDM trained and experienced.
- Support the implementation of local community initiatives and SME engagement to boost local and regional delivery models.
- Commercially astute, experience in operating contracts within NEC frameworks and associated systems.
- Establish contract performance management procedures including targets and reporting mechanisms.
- Ensure that the contract team are provided with the necessary levels of support from management and the wider OCS team.
- Management of commercial risk through adherence to OCS commercial procedures and policies.
About You:
- Management experience in the Project Management arena managing hard services projects is essential.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the legislative requirements that impact on the client’s property.
- Knowledge of NEC4 TSC framework beneficial but not necessary.
- Relevant H&S qualifications for the position (IOSH, SMSTS).
- Excellent communication skills including presentation and written report writing.
- Good PC skills, including advanced Excel.
- Security Clearance to NPPV/1 will be a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Full driving licence essential.