Project Manager at Omni RMS, Southcote, Reading

Project Manager

Contract: Healthcare

Location: Reading, RG30 4EJ (Prospect Park Hospital)

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Our client, a leading provider of facilities services in the UK, is seeking a Project Manager to deliver safe, consistent and commercially controlled project outcomes across healthcare sites.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project professional to manage lifecycle, variation, small works, infrastructure and capital projects from initial brief through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and post-project review.

Working within live and operationally critical clinical environments, you will ensure project decisions support patient safety, clinical continuity, compliance, critical engineering resilience and effective asset management. The successful candidate will work closely with Estates teams, Hard FM professionals, clinical stakeholders and contractors to deliver projects safely, efficiently and with minimal disruption to healthcare operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply project governance, stage-gate controls, delegated authorities and approval processes across assigned projects.
• Maintain accurate project records including programme, cost, forecast, risk, actions, change control and delivery status within Monday. com.
• Manage projects through applicable RIBA stages, from feasibility and design through to commissioning, handover and post-occupancy review.
• Coordinate design reviews and stakeholder engagement with Hard FM teams, Estates, clinical users, contractors and specialist advisers.
• Plan and manage permits, isolations, shutdowns, phasing, access arrangements and infection prevention measures to minimise disruption to clinical services.
• Maintain effective commercial control, including budgets, forecasts, variations, cash flow, invoicing and final account management.
• Ensure asset information, commissioning documentation, certificates, drawings, warranties and maintenance information are accurately handed over and reflected within CAFM systems.
• Act as the primary site interface for project stakeholders, building trusted relationships and driving continuous improvement through lessons learned.

Person Specification

• Demonstrable project management experience within building services, engineering, construction, estates or Hard FM environments.
• Experience delivering projects within occupied and operationally sensitive environments.
• Essential experience working within PFI environments, with healthcare sector experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015, project health and safety, programme management, risk management, change control and contractor management.
• Practical understanding of NHS estates requirements, including HTMs, HBNs, infection prevention and control, critical engineering resilience and live clinical project constraints.
• Experience delivering projects aligned to RIBA stages.
• Knowledge of lifecycle planning, SAMP or LAMP environments, CAFM systems and structured asset handback processes.
• Strong commercial acumen covering budgets, forecasting, variations, contract administration, procurement and supply chain management.
• Ability to identify, manage and escalate safety, compliance, operational and commercial risks appropriately.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across client, operational and technical teams.