Overview
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Location: Royston, Cambridgeshire, GB, SG8 5LX. This is a full-time, permanent role with a mobile component covering the East Region (Bassingbourn Barracks).
Posting Start Date: 2 Sept 2025. Job Req ID: 304033.
Who We Are
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.
What We Do
We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. Our core values are open, caring, agile and collaborative.
The Role
As Fire Project Manager, you will take ownership of projects valued above £25k, managing them from initial scoping through to successful handover. You will ensure that every project meets statutory legislation, MoD requirements, and the highest health, safety and environmental standards. This includes assessing and planning delivery, leading early warning and risk reduction meetings, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders to keep projects on track. You will work closely with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Heads of Establishments, and other stakeholders to understand operational requirements and ensure that fire safety projects support wider Defence priorities. You will be the focal point for all fire project delivery in your area, maintaining excellent relationships and clear communication at all stages. You will monitor budgets, maintain commercial control, and oversee supply chain performance to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, economically and on time. You will provide regular reporting on project milestones, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure projects deliver value for money.
What You’ll Bring
Significant practical experience in managing multiple projects and contractors, with strong IT and administration skills. Qualifications in passive fire and fire door inspection, plus a management-level health and safety qualification such as SMSTS. Experience supervising site operations, planning and directing teams, and managing resources to achieve results is essential. Knowledge of Maximo systems, a formal project management qualification such as APM or Prince2, and familiarity with Defence or government contracts are advantageous.
In return, you will join a team committed to excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement. You’ll have opportunities to develop your expertise, build strong working relationships across the Defence estate, and deliver projects that enhance safety and compliance.
What We Offer
* 6% employee matched pension contribution
* 25 days annual leave
* Company car/car allowance
* Life assurance 2x annual salary
* Single private medical cover
Diversity and Inclusion
VIVO is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment and encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to flexible working and operate a hybrid structure where possible. We are a Disability Confident Leader; disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
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