# Estates Project Manager at The Client in Manchester,…

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# Estates Project Manager

The Client 

** Manchester, United Kingdom ** Full Time ** Product Jobs ** United Kingdom ** New

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## Job Description

### Estates Project Manager

**Location:** Manchester and surrounding areas
**Contract Type:** Contract

### About the Role

Guidant Global is supporting our client in recruiting a talented **Project Manager (Estates)** to play a key role in delivering accommodation and infrastructure projects that support organisational strategy and evolving operational needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects including refurbishments, extensions, and new-build developments across UK hubs and overseas locations. With a strong and growing pipeline of high-value projects, you will contribute to the delivery of modern, secure, and inclusive buildings that have a direct and lasting impact on the workforce.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team, collaborating with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and consultants to deliver complex and visible programmes. No two projects are the same, offering a varied and professionally rewarding environment with opportunities to develop your expertise across the full construction lifecycle.

### Key Responsibilities

### Stakeholder Engagement

- Build and maintain strong, effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

- Capture and translate business requirements into successful project outcomes

- Manage stakeholder expectations through clear communication, governance, and reporting

- Identify and manage risks, issues, and organisational change impacts

### Delivery & Project Management

- Support delivery of Estates projects to agreed time, cost, quality, and scope

- Establish governance and reporting frameworks for project oversight

- Coordinate activities across project teams, contractors, and consultants

- Manage projects across the full lifecycle including design, planning, construction, and handover

- Ensure safety, quality, sustainability, and security standards are embedded

- Monitor performance and proactively manage risks and dependencies

- Support commissioning and handover to facilities management teams

### Contract & Supplier Management

- Support procurement and tendering processes alongside Commercial teams

- Manage delivery through prime contractor arrangementsMonitor contractor performance, programme adherence, and quality

- Maintain strong working relationships across the supply chain

### Cost & Financial Management

- Deliver projects within agreed budgets

- Support cost control, forecasting, and value management

- Track contract costs, variations, and financial reporting

- Manage requisitioning and financial systems to ensure accuracy

### Risk, Compliance & Assurance

- Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies

- Ensure compliance with governance, safety, and security requirements

- Support assurance processes, audits, and project reviews

### Development & Inclusion

- Contribute to the Estates Project community and share best practice

- Support the development of colleagues

- Promote inclusive, accessible, and sustainable design principles

- Engage with professional bodies and industry communities

### Essential Skills & Experience

- Project management qualification (e.g. APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner) or working towards

- Experience delivering construction or infrastructure projects within structured frameworks

- Understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work

- Knowledge of NEC contracts and collaborative delivery models

- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (designers, contractors, consultants)

- Ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities

- Experience in risk management, governance, and programme delivery

- Financial awareness and experience managing budgets and cost control

- Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills

- Commitment to safety, sustainability, and inclusive design

### Desirable Skills

- Experience across full construction lifecycle stages

- Exposure to large-scale, multi-year capital projects

- Experience working within secure or highly governed environments

### Who We're Looking For

Someone who is:

- A strong communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels

- Organised, proactive, and detail-oriented

- Adaptable and comfortable working in complex delivery environments

- Collaborative and team-focused

- Committed to delivering high-quality outcomes

- Passionate about creating safe, inclusive, and sustainable spaces

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Posted August 5, 2026