The Role

London Business School are looking for a Project Manager to join Campus Services and Estates on a permanent basis.

The Project Manager is responsible for developing and delivering a portfolio of construction and refurbishment projects to support the School’s Strategy & the Estates Masterplan. This includes the identification and management of issues, risks and change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. This role is expected to contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery.

Please note the hybrid arrangement is project dependent so will vary. 

Main Responsibilities

• Support projects undertaken by Schools appointed consultants and assisting, when necessary, our Building Services team to deliver complex maintenance and plant related projects
• Lead, develop and deliver a series of building and refurbishment projects, contributing to cross-School projects and provide subject matter expertise to help achieve project objectives
• Provide subject matter expertise to strategic, complex and/or high-impact projects to support their successful delivery
• Responsible for full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
• Partner with relevant areas and stakeholders to understand their strategic goals and provide subject matter expertise and technical advice to support and facilitate effective decision-making with regards building projects

Who we are looking for

• Membership of professional body (RICS or CIOB)
• Project or change management certification and experienced in leading and implementing complex business change solutions (PRINCE2 or AMP)
• Experience of managing building projects ideally with a value between £50k and £2m
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
• Proven financial management skills and excellent supplier management
• An effective collaborator; managing internal relationships at all levels

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Generous pension package,14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing Date - 19th April 2024 

London Business School