4 PM on Thursday 06 November 2025
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and Rescue Service – one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city.
We employ over 5,500 people, across our operational team (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer your 999 calls) and our non-operational team (our teams who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services, including HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Communications etc.).
Lead the Transformation of London’s Fire & Rescue HQ
Join the LFB as a Construction Project Manager (Client Side) and play a pivotal role in delivering a landmark £50m+ refurbishment of Lambeth Fire Station and our new HQ at 8 Albert Embankment.
About the Role
Based at our current HQ, 169 Union Street SE1, you will join the New HQ project team delivering a major £50m+ refurbishment at Lambeth Fire Station. This ambitious project will deliver a state-of-the-art fire station, modern HQ offices supporting innovative ways of working, and an events and exhibition space. You’ll manage the full construction lifecycle-from RIBA Stage 3 to completion- ensuring high-quality delivery, budget control, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll lead interim accommodation solutions, oversee consultants and contractors, and drive procurement and governance processes.
What You’ll Bring
• Proven experience managing large-scale (£50m+) construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles and office fit-outs.
• Professional membership (e.g. RICS, RIBA).
• Expertise in NEC contracts and procurement.
• Excellent communication, financial, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commitment to safety, equality, and public service values.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of London’s fire and rescue estate. Be part of a team delivering modern, resilient infrastructure that supports our frontline services and communities.
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We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Eligibility
Applicants need to hold a formal qualification in a nationally recognised property/project management qualification (eg. RICS, RIBA, Prince2, Association of Project Managers, etc) and be expected to be a member of one of the chartered institutes or similar. They will be required to demonstrate how their qualification or experience demonstrates their suitability for this property related project manager role.