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487255 Estates Project Manager

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 15th November 2026

📍 Location: Swansea

💷 Salary: £37,090

Additional £3,000 on call allowance if applicable
Plus a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

As an Estates Project Manager, you will play a key role in overseeing the delivery of estate projects, ensuring works are completed on time, within budget and in line with agreed plans. You will support the effective management of Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) and capital expenditure projects, helping to maintain and improve the quality, safety and performance of the estate.

Working closely with service providers, you will monitor progress against project plans and key milestones, covering building fabric, mechanical and electrical services. You will help drive performance, address delivery risks and ensure projects achieve their intended outcomes.

Top Responsibilities

Compile Project Brief and Specifications to advise and inform the commercial procurement of services /projects via the Contract and other available Commercial Frameworks. Management of Estates related projects involving capex and life-cycle replacement. Providing advice on asset condition. Act as initial point of contact for complaints and issues in relation to capital works.
Provide effective management of building fabric related projects including Mechanical & Electrical, across all the Agency’s sites. Reporting against plan, risk changes, costs against budget, dependencies, and mitigating actions. Act as a liaison point for the Contract provider and Professional advisors on new projects when raising commissions / feasibility studies.
Provide effective management relating to real estate’s matters affecting the efficient running of the estate. Develop and maintain a project tracker to monitor progress and provide regular senior management updates. Responsible for reporting of regular and timely information to Estates hard services Stream Lead and/or Head of Estates.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).

8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

Access to the staff discount portal.

Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.

Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Demonstrable experience managing and delivery of estates projects, including capital expenditure and lifecycle replacement works, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards.
Ability to monitor project progress, manage risks and dependencies, identify mitigating actions, and provide accurate, timely updates to senior management.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with contractors, professional advisers, service providers and internal teams who will not necessarily have the technical understanding of the projects being delivered.

You will either need to hold or, be willing to work towards:

NEBOSH Certificate (National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety)
Recognised qualification in either Mechanical, Electrical or Construction
Professional membership of either CIBSE or CIOB or RICS or IWFM

Additional Information

We welcome applications from candidates who can speak Welsh and English. Welsh language skills could be useful in this role, but it is not an assessment criterion, so it won’t put you at any disadvantage during recruitment if you aren’t a Welsh speaker. Please note that the application and assessment process will be held in English.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/3Uy4mnd

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 15^th November 2026