OCS

Remodel Project Manager

Watford WD17 1TX

Key information

Pay
Competitive
Contract
Fixed Term Contract
Posted date
29 Aug 2026
Closing date
28 Sep 2026

About this role

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.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer

Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

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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.

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Professional Growth

600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

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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.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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.

Desirable attributes

  • 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 values and principles, we’re on a mission to make people and places the best they can be, this includes our TRUE start Awards.

📝We now have over 600 live apprenticeships in the UK & Ireland — with a target of 1,000. That means more growth, more careers, more opportunity, allowing our employees to empower themselves with further development and qualifications!

💰Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (eligibility for this benefit can be discussed at interview as this benefit is specific to business contracts)

WAGESTREAM IS CONTRACT SPECIFIC

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.