# Infrastructure Design Project Manager – Defence Estate (SC Cleared)LocationPortsmouth, South East, EnglandAn SC cleared Engineering Infrastructure Project Manager is required in Portsmouth to support a major defence client on a high‐profile, complex estate development programme within a secure naval environment. This is a contract role, operating on a hybrid basis with a minimum of two days per week on site. This role sits firmly at the *planning and design* stage of a substantial long‐term programme. You will be supporting the early development of a site‐wide masterplan and RIBA Stage 2 design for a circa £900m accommodation programme. This is not a construction delivery role — the focus is on infrastructure design management, stakeholder coordination and client‐side leadership. You will work within a multi‐disciplinary project team, managing internal client resources and helping shape the technical and strategic direction of the programme at a formative stage, where decisions genuinely matter. **Key responsibilities include:** * Delivering client‐side infrastructure project management services within a secure defence estate* Managing and coordinating infrastructure design activities to support a site‐wide master plan* Supporting development through RIBA Stage 2 design, ensuring scope, programme and outputs remain aligned* Leading and coordinating internal project team resources and stakeholders* Applying NEC4 principles where appropriate (experience preferred, training can be provided)* Working collaboratively with technical, commercial and assurance functions**To be suitable for this role, you will ideally bring:** * Proven infrastructure design management experience (essential)* Around 4–5 years’ post‐graduate experience in a relevant project environment* A degree‐level qualification and a recognised professional project management qualification (APM PMQ, CPP or similar practitioner‐level certification considered)* Experience working on complex, regulated or secure sites* Active SC Security Clearance (essential)**Contract details:** * Initial 6‐month contract* Hybrid working: minimum 2 days per week on site in Portsmouth (up to 3 during peak periods)This opportunity would suit an Infrastructure Project Manager who enjoys early‐stage programme shaping, client‐side leadership and working on nationally significant defence infrastructure. **To apply, submit your CV or get in touch to discuss suitability in confidence.** The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future. We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer. You can ensure you stay safe when job searching online by visiting the JobsAware website.
#J-18808-Ljbffr