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Project Manager
Job Posted: 20 hours ago
Salary: £ 40,158 - 46,141 / Annum
Job Type: Contract
Location: Edinburgh
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the team.
Location: Edinburgh – Occasional travel into the office
Salary: Grade 4 Banding, £40,158 – £46,141 per annum
Job Type/Hours: Full Time, 12-month FTC – 35 hours per week
About The Company:
Our client is a national organisation responsible for managing and protecting culturally significant sites and assets across Scotland. They are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of a key compliance and safety project in line with Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.
Project Manager – The Role:
This new position forms part of a wider Safety & Compliance Improvement Programme, ensuring that the organisation meets its statutory and moral obligations in maintaining the safety and security of visitors, staff, and the public.
The successful candidate will lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of public protection procedures and physical security measures across a varied and complex estate.
Project Manager – Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the delivery of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, ensuring alignment with organisational safety and compliance objectives
- Review, develop, and implement enhanced public protection and physical security procedures
- Establish effective governance structures to manage risks, track progress, and ensure compliance
- Coordinate cross-departmental engagement and manage relationships with external stakeholders, contractors, and local authorities
- Oversee the delivery of physical security installations across multiple sites, ensuring minimal operational disruption
- Provide regular progress, financial, and compliance reports to senior leadership
- Support awareness, learning, and communication activities relating to project outcomes and new procedures
Project Manager – You:
- Proven experience in project management across a range of sectors, ideally delivering multi-stakeholder or compliance-focused projects
- Project Management experience in construction would also be beneficial
- Experience in security planning, risk management, or health and safety compliance is desirable.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage at all levels
- Experience managing subcontractors and delivering projects within agreed timescales and budgets
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement
- Happy to travel around Scotland on occasion to visit sites e.g. Orkney or Shetland
- Full UK Driving license is desirable
- Formal project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or Agile PM is also desirable
Project Manager – Benefits:
- Civil Service Pension with a 28% Employer Pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements with the ability to work from home apart from site visits and meetings
- Opportunity to lead a nationally significant safety and security compliance project
- Work within a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation committed to public protection and operational excellence
- Free entry to all of heritage properties
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