Job Description:

Join our team at the Leonardo Helicopters site, as a Site Facilities Project Manager, and play a key role in shaping the infrastructure that supports our UK helicopter operations. You’ll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of infrastructure development projects, leading them from initial definition and business approval through design, procurement and construction, to commissioning and close-out.

Your impact

Working across a complex operational environment, you’ll bring together internal teams, external partners and specialist suppliers to deliver projects safely, efficiently and to the highest standards. With responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, compliance and delivery, you’ll ensure every project achieves its objectives while meeting all applicable legislation and company policies and procedures.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact, combining strong project management expertise with stakeholder leadership to deliver the facilities and infrastructure needed to support the future of our helicopter operations.

For the awareness of internal applicants, this position is a JFF L6.

What you will do as a Site Facilities Project Manager:

You will coordinate project resources in accordance with the LGS UK Facilities Projects governance processes (RIBA stages 0 to 7), including:

• Appointment of consultant teams to undertake cost management, project management and contract administration services as appropriate to a project.
• Appointment of an appropriate design team where necessary to assist delivery of a project and ensure they produce a fit for purpose design solution with proportional documentation, including specifications and drawings.
• Appointment of Principal Contractors and Principal Designers.
• Communicate Technical Specifications, Scopes of Work and designs with the internal stakeholders.
• Generate, update and communicate, detailed project plans that define the project tasks, critical path, dependencies, milestones and overall project duration.
• Ensure that all project tasks have a Risk Assessment and Method Statement approved by the LGS UK Head of Facilities Projects or authorised delegate prior to task launch, including subsequent issuing and tracking of relevant Permits of Work to Contractors.
• Generate, update and communicate the project Waste Management plan during the project lifecycle.
• Create investment Business Cases in line with the current Company/Departmental Processes.
• Raise Purchase Requisitions, receipt goods and/or goods/service receipt invoices against original submitted quotations and act as necessary to ensure that those tasks and projects are discharged efficiently and to the agreed quality/scope within the agreed levels of expenditure.
• Set up and facilitate regular project reviews with all key stakeholders.
• Identify risks, including quality, cost and schedule and agree and implement mitigation actions to ensure project success.
• Close all projects in accordance with the current Company/Departmental Processes.
• On project handover/completion, issue and supply the OEM Manual to the IFM Partner and/or Production Maintenance Manager, arrange operator/process training, complete handover documentation and formally close the funding stream with the financial team.

• Perform CDM inspections, prepare written reports of findings and recommendations for corrective and preventative measures, and follow up on task completion.
• Ensure that suitable and sufficient HSE arrangements are deployed and practiced on all projects in accordance with current UK Legislation, LDO UK Policies and Procedures and the LHUK HSEMSM.
• Collaborate with specialists such as Architects, Engineers and local Government Officials for Permits and Licences.
• Direct and oversee construction projects from conception to completion whilst monitoring compliance with safety and building regulations.
• Ensure all legal requirements, building regulations, safety codes, safety inspections, and local and national regulations are met.
• Manage health and safety issues, ensuring Contractors have a safe working environment within which to operate, aligned to the CDM process.
• Ensure compliance with the LGS UK Facilities project governance processes.

You will work with the Site Facilities Technical Specialist – Helicopters to develop the technical requirements for each project.

You are responsible for ensuring that all LHUK Site Facilities activities under your management and control are undertaken in accordance with the requirements set out in the LHUK SHE Policy and the Health, Safety and Environmental Management System Manual (HSEMSM).

What you’ll bring

• Qualified professional and/or in depth experience of relevant subject matter.
• Management qualification (APM, Prince2 and PMI), and/or demonstrable experience working as a Project Manager in complex live environments (RIBA, CDM)
• Experience across a range of real estate and infrastructure projects with a robust working knowledge of CDM
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate level qualification or similar
• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in property, environmental and construction services.
• Project and risk management skills.
• Experience co-ordinating studies, feasibility, concept designs and/or detail design.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage and influence key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and share knowledge
• Financial competence regarding budget management and forecasting

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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Primary Location:

GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Onsite