Project Manager

  • Think Recruitment
  • Leicester, Leicestershire
  • 24/01/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager - Healthcare & Education Refurbishments
Location: Midlands (Regional Projects)
Sector: Healthcare & Education Refurbishments
Employer: Main Contractor
Salary: Up to 75,000 + Package
Progression: Clear long-term career development



Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to deliver a portfolio of live healthcare and school refurbishment projects across the Midlands. This role involves managing works within occupied, operational environments, requiring strong stakeholder engagement, planning, and a proactive approach to safety and programme delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing main contractor with a strong regional pipeline, repeat clients, and a genuine commitment to long-term progression into Senior Project Manager and Operations roles.



Key Responsibilities

  • Take full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of refurbishment projects within healthcare and education environments

  • Manage projects from pre-construction through to handover, ensuring programme, quality, cost, and safety objectives are met

  • Coordinate and manage site teams, subcontractors, consultants, and suppliers

  • Plan and deliver works in live environments, ensuring minimal disruption to staff, patients, students, and the public

  • Develop and manage construction programmes, short-term lookaheads, and phasing plans

  • Ensure full compliance with health & safety, infection control, safeguarding, and client-specific protocols

  • Liaise closely with clients, estates teams, end users, and stakeholders to maintain strong working relationships

  • Monitor progress, manage risks, and implement mitigation strategies where required

  • Chair site meetings, progress meetings, and coordinate handover documentation

  • Support commercial teams with variations, change control, and cost reporting

  • Drive high standards of quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction



Project Types

  • Hospital ward and department refurbishments

  • Operating theatres and clinical spaces

  • Live school refurbishments and extensions

  • Classroom, laboratory, and SEN facility upgrades

  • M&E-heavy refurbishment schemes



About You

  • Proven experience as a Project Manager within refurbishment / fit-out / construction

  • Experience working in live healthcare and/or education environments is highly desirable

  • Strong understanding of programme management and sequencing in occupied buildings

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Confident managing multiple subcontractors and complex interfaces

  • Proactive, organised, and solutions-focused

  • Comfortable working across multiple sites within the Midlands



Qualifications

  • SMSTS (Essential)

  • CSCS (Black or Gold preferred)

  • First Aid at Work

  • Relevant construction or project management qualification (HNC / HND / Degree preferred)



What's On Offer

  • Long-term, stable role with a strong regional contractor

  • Consistent pipeline of secured healthcare and education work

  • Clear progression route into Senior Project Manager / Operations Management

  • Supportive management team and collaborative culture

  • Competitive salary, car allowance, pension, and benefits

  • Ongoing training and professional development

To apply please send your CV to (url removed)