Role: PFI Manager (Healthcare SPV) Location: Durham Contract: Permanent (4 days on site) Salary: 50k-70k plus package Overview We are working with a well-established SPV on a complex healthcare project in Durham. The contract is approaching expiry, with significant activity underway as the asset progresses through the handback phase. The PFI Manager will sit within a consultancy team supporting the SPV and the client, providing operational, technical, and commercial oversight. The appointed PFI Manager will act as the senior on-site lead for the SPV, driving operational performance, handback readiness, and maintaining strong, positive relationships with Trust stakeholders, funders, and service providers. This is a challenging and high-profile role for an experienced PFI professional with handback exposure, strong healthcare knowledge, and the ability to manage complex stakeholder environments. Key Responsibilities Act as the senior on-site PFI Manager representing the SPV, supporting the client through a complex healthcare PFI contract Lead handback preparation and execution, ensuring contractual, technical, and commercial obligations are met Build and maintain positive relationships with Trust stakeholders, funders, and FM partners, fostering collaboration and trust Oversee operational performance across hard and soft FM services, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and PFI standards Provide governance, reporting, and assurance to senior client stakeholders and the SPV Support commercial oversight, including financial performance, risk management, and value protection Coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams related to asset condition, lifecycle planning, and contract compliance Ensure robust documentation, audit trails, and readiness for formal handback processes Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing site culture alongside the on-site team Essential Experience Proven experience in healthcare PFI environments, preferably acute hospital assets Hands-on PFI handback experience is essential Strong knowledge of asset management, lifecycle delivery, and compliance within live healthcare environments Experience managing operational performance across soft and hard FM services Demonstrable ability to build and maintain positive, long-term stakeholder relationships Commercially aware, able to support financial oversight and risk management Comfortable operating at a senior management level within a consultancy-client support model Personal Attributes Credible, confident, and resilient PFI professional Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills Detail-focused, structured, and highly organised Calm, authoritative, and solution-focused in high-pressure situations Hands-on, pragmatic, and outcomes-driven