Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Job role:
Project Manager

Location: hybrid with work on site across Uxbridge and Ruislip and home

Salary:
Competitive plus benefits including car

Contract Type:
Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Ground Control is playing a key role in delivering environmental and soft landscaping works on HS2 — one of Europe’s largest infrastructure programmes.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager – Soft Landscaping to lead the strategic delivery of a major HS2 contract. This is a high-profile role shaping landscapes that will leave a lasting environmental legacy, delivered safely, sustainably and commercially successfully.

As Project Manager, you will hold full accountability for contract performance, governance and delivery. You will provide strategic direction, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and ensure seamless integration of landscaping works within the wider HS2 programme.

You will lead on safety, sustainability, quality and commercial performance.

• Lead the HS2 soft landscaping contract, ensuring alignment with HS2 objectives and environmental commitments.
• Oversee programme, cost, quality, safety and sustainability outcomes.
• Manage governance, change control and risk under NEC contracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal and environmental requirements.

• Oversee mobilisation and delivery of soil preparation, planting, habitat creation and establishment works.
• Integrate landscaping with earthworks, civils and mitigation programmes.
• Monitor milestones and KPIs, driving performance improvement.

• Act as a visible safety leader.
• Ensure compliance with HS2 environmental standards and biodiversity net gain targets.
• Lead carbon reduction and responsible sourcing initiatives.
• Proactively manage environmental risks.

• Act as senior interface with SCS, joint ventures and designers.
• Represent Ground Control at senior project meetings and audits.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, cost control and compensation events.
• Ensure supply chain performance meets commercial and sustainability standards.

• Lead and develop senior project teams.
• Ensure effective resourcing and succession planning.
• Champion Ground Control values and inclusive behaviours

We are looking for applications from candidates with existing senior leadership experience delivering large-scale landscaping construction projects ideally managing major UK infrastructure programmes

• Strong knowledge of soft landscaping and environmental mitigation.
• Experience operating under NEC contracts.
• Strong stakeholder and commercial capability.
• NVQ Level 6 Black Card CSCS or equivalent

Any previous experience working on HS2 or a nationally significant infrastructure project would be ideal but is not essential as well as Chartered status (MAPM, CEng, MCIOB or equivalent).

Career Development Focus:We’re committed to supporting your professional growth with clear career paths, training, and tailored development programs, including our GC Leadership Academy, job specific accreditations and higher education opportunities.

Exciting Growth Opportunities:Be part of a rapidly growing company with a dynamic team and expanding client base.

Collaborative Environment:Work in a supportive, engaging, and innovative culture where your contributions are valued.

• 23 days holiday, Increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• Yearly bonus scheme & Share options
• Robust pension scheme
• Medigold employee support, Free Flu Jabs, Online private GP Service
• Free or subsidised national gym memberships
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• 2 personal choice volunteering days

Ground Control is a UK-based grounds maintenance company powered by the latest technology. Since launching in 1973, Ground Control has grown rapidly and now provides full national coverage for our customers across the UK and Ireland.

We deliver a range of services, including grounds maintenance, winter gritting, landscape construction, design, arboriculture, electric vehicle charging point…