Remodel Project Manager

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values
-Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

• Award-Winning
  
  Employer:
  
  Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning:
  The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay:
  Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Role:

Hours per week: 9am to 5pm

The Project Manager will be responsible for proactively and independently managing all aspects of project development/delivery within the Capital Programme in the UK. This includes planning, coordinating, and executing the replacement of key assets such as lifts, escalators, HVAC, and fire alarm systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards, budget constraints, and timelines.

• Develop multiple project scopes in collaboration with the Facilities Management team, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality and regulatory standards.
• Ensure projects are effectively resourced, and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Conduct risk analysis, addressing potential issues such as lead times and landlord constraints.
• Communicate effectively with store associates, contractors, the Facilities Management team, local authorities, and all stakeholders who may be impacted by the project.
• Chair weekly project progress meetings, produce accurate minutes, and distribute to key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project programmes and schedules.
• Manage project deliverables in accordance with the agreed project plan.
• Record and monitor project issues, escalating promptly where necessary.
• Maintain and update project progress trackers, presenting accurate status reports when requested.
• Manage your own travel to and from stores to undertake pre-start, interim, and handover meetings.
• Take ownership of the project handover process, inspect installation quality prior to sign-on, and ensure all Operation & Maintenance (O&M) documentation is complete and accessible.
• Ensure that the retail teams are kept up to date on any given project, in terms of key dates, delays, escalations.
• On completion of pertinent projects, manage the successful integration of control systems in collaboration with E-ON.
• Act as the primary liaison with E-ON to track and expedite delivery of post-visit documentation, ensuring reports are received, reviewed, and actioned promptly.
• Prepare project tenders, obtain quotations, conduct quote analysis, and award contracts in line with procurement policies.

• Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, APM).
• Strong experience in managing facilities-related projects.
• Background in Facilities Management.
• Hands-­on experience with Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) systems and HVAC project delivery.

Why join OCS?

OCS are ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For in 2025, reflecting our dedication to building a supportive workplace where our colleagues feel valued and motivated.

We believe in investing in our colleague’s futures. The OCS Academy provides a range of digital courses and resources that will allow you to grow your personal skills and advance your career.

With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Our values are Trust, Respect, Unity and Empowerment - they’re TRUE. Guided by these…