Project Manager - SC Cleared

Project Manager

If you're a Project Manager who knows their way around complex, secure environments and enjoys taking ownership of full lifecycle delivery, this one's worth a look. You'll be working on a major programme in the South East, supporting a high-security scientific environment with significant long-term investment and a strong pipeline of follow-on works. The initial project sits at 15m, with wider programme works expected to extend well beyond 2bn over the next 5 years.

This role pays between 400 - 550 per day (CIS). A DBS check is the minimum requirement, with full Security Clearance highly desirable due to the nature of the programme.

About the role of Project Manager

This freelance role focuses on delivering a 15m full lifecycle project within a highly regulated and secure environment, alongside supporting multiple enabling and associated works across the wider estate.

You'll be responsible for managing both pre-construction and delivery phases, ensuring that design, planning, procurement, and site execution are fully coordinated and aligned with strict operational and security requirements.

This is a role for someone who is highly organised, commercially aware, and confident managing complex stakeholder environments while keeping multiple workstreams moving in parallel.

Responsibilities for Project Manager

• Lead delivery of a 15m full lifecycle project from early pre-construction through to completion and handover
  Coordinate design development, planning, procurement, and construction activities across live and enabling works
  Manage subcontractors, site teams, and supply chain partners within a secure working environment
  Ensure all works are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in line with security and compliance requirements
  Liaise with clients, consultants, and key stakeholders across a complex, high-security programme
  Oversee interfaces between multiple work packages and future phased works across the wider programme

Requirements for Project Manager

• SMSTS
  CSCS Card
  First Aid at Work
  DBS check (minimum requirement)
  Full Security Clearance preferred (or willingness to undergo)
  Proven experience managing large-scale construction or fit out projects in secure, regulated, or complex environments
  Strong understanding of both pre-construction and delivery phases
  Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities effectively

About the company

You'll be joining a well-established main contractor with a strong pipeline of long-term, high-value programmes across the South East. The focus is on delivering technically complex projects within secure, regulated environments, with a strong emphasis on quality, safety, and long-term client relationships.

What we offer for Project Manager

• Competitive freelance day rate of 400 - 550 CIS
  Long-term pipeline of major works across a multi-year programme
  Exposure to a high-value, nationally significant programme of works
  Stable and ongoing freelance opportunity with consistent workload
  Supportive delivery team operating across a technically complex environment

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If you want to hear more about this Project Manager role, apply with your CV or get in touch with Dylan Russell in our London office on (phone number removed) or (url removed)