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PFI Exit Manager
Location: Armada PFI – Mitie Defence
Reporting to: Armada Account Director
Contract Type: Full-time
Join Mitie Defence and help shape the future of service delivery for the Royal Navy.
We're looking for a strategic and dynamic PFI Exit Manager to lead the transition of the Armada PFI contract. This is a high-profile opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the most significant phases of the contract lifecycle—ensuring a smooth, compliant, and value-driven exit that supports the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and protects Mitie's reputation.
About Mitie Defence – Armada PFI
At Mitie, we deliver the exceptional every day. Our purpose is to create amazing work environments through expertise, care, technology, and insight. We're proud to be a trusted partner to the MOD, delivering critical services that support national defence.
What You'll Be Doing
As PFI Exit Manager, you'll lead the planning, coordination, and execution of the exit strategy for the Armada PFI contract. Your responsibilities will include:
Strategic Planning & Governance
1. Develop and implement a comprehensive exit strategy aligned with MOD and Cabinet Office guidance.
2. Lead cross-functional working groups across legal, commercial, technical, and operational domains.
3. Manage key milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
Contractual & Commercial Oversight
4. Interpret and manage handback provisions and lifecycle obligations.
5. Work with legal and commercial teams to assess risks and opportunities.
6. Ensure all obligations are met and documented to protect Mitie's position.
Asset & Service Transition
7. Oversee technical due diligence and handback readiness.
8. Coordinate with FM operations and MOD stakeholders to ensure service continuity.
9. Develop detailed transition and mobilisation plans.
Stakeholder Engagement
10. Act as the primary contact for MOD, SPV, and internal teams.
11. Provide regular reporting to senior leadership and governance forums.
12. Represent Mitie in strategic discussions and audits.
Risk & Performance Management
13. Maintain a comprehensive risk register and mitigation plan.
14. Monitor progress against KPIs, timelines, and budgets.
15. Capture lessons learned to inform future transitions.
What We're Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
16. Proven experience managing PFI contracts, ideally including expiry or transition phases.
17. Eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
18. Strong understanding of PPP models, contract law, and lifecycle obligations.
19. Project/programme management experience in secure or defence environments.
20. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
21. Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
22. Familiarity with Cabinet Office and IPA guidance on PFI expiry.
23. Professional qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, RICS, IWFM, CIPS).
24. Experience with SPVs or FM providers.
25. Strong financial acumen and IT proficiency.
26. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Jessica Mercel at .