Job Description
Project Manager - Portsmouth
Salary: £68,000 - £75,000 + Car Allowance + Pension
Location: Portsmouth / South Coast (Regional Travel Required)
We are partnering with a well established South Coast construction firm who, due to continued growth and a secured pipeline of defence work, are looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join their team.
This Project Manager - Portsmouth role will involve delivering a long term MOD estate programme, consisting of both refurbishment and new build schemes across multiple sections of a large, operational site. Typical project values range from £1 million to £8 million, and the successful candidate must bring experience in both new build and refurbishment within sensitive, secure, or defence related environments.
This is a key appointment for the business, offering long term stability, variety of work, and future progression as the MOD programme continues to expand.
Company OverviewThis South Coast contractor delivers high quality projects across a range of sectors, with a strong footprint in:
- Defence / MOD
- Commercial
- Education
- Industrial
- Public Sector
Key Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of MOD refurbishment and new build schemes across an occupied estate
- Oversee day to day site management, project planning, and programme control
- Manage subcontractors, logistics, health & safety and quality compliance
- Work closely with commercial and design teams to ensure successful project outcomes
- Maintain strong relationships with MOD stakeholders and project partners
- Ensure all works meet stringent security and operational requirements
- Experienced Project Manager, confident in managing both new build and refurbishment projects
- Previous exposure to MOD, defence, secure, or government led schemes is highly desirable
- Strong organisational and leadership skills
- Able to manage multiple work phases across estate wide improvements
- SMSTS, CSCS (Manager level), First Aid preferred
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability
- What's on Offer
- £68,000 - £75,000 salary + car allowance + pension
- Opportunity to lead multi phase MOD schemes near Portsmouth
- Long term project pipeline with strong future progression
- Stable, supportive senior leadership team
If you're interested in learning more, please send your CV to or contact the Hays Southampton office to arrange a confidential discussion about the opportunity. #
