Job Title: Project Through Life Support Manager

Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)

Service Area: O&M, Service Delivery

Hours of Work: 37 Per week, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Competitive

What You’ll be doing:

With a busy project delivery programme ahead of us, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Through Life Support Manager to join our Service Delivery Team to support the successful delivery of projects and their smooth transition into service.

The successful applicant will play a key role in ensuring that Service Delivery support as required the delivery of projects through design and construction phases and confirming that Service Delivery has access to all necessary information / resource to operate and maintain new assets prior to project handover.

You’ll also support the smooth transition of projects from the construction phase through handover into service, ensuring Service Delivery has available details of asset warrantees together with contact details for dealing with warrantee issues. Aligning this, you’ll produce a monthly management report detailing the utilisation of Service Delivery resources to support project delivery, and Project Manage any project remedial works.

You’ll Have:

A HNC/HND/BTec Level 4/5 or above in an engineering discipline suitable, similar experience in a current or previous role. Additionally, you’ll Have experience of managing the handover of building / construction works, either in the capacity of a contractor or from a client’s perspective and have exposure of delivering change.

With experience of managing the operation / maintenance of buildings in an industrial environment, you’ll also be competent with use of computer-based systems and have experience in the use of Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) systems and be numerate and comfortable in preparing cost information.

About you:

With a strong collaborative ability, you’ll have decision and negotiation skills to positively impact the delivery of projects.

By remaining flexible to an ever-changing changing environment, you will employ a customer centric ‘can do’ attitude within the team ensuring that the customer’s needs are met. Lastly, you will demonstrate excellent collaboration with various internal and external customers which will be critical for creating a team delivery ethos and ethic.

You’ll get:

A competitive salary coupled with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, an enhanced pension scheme and life insurance. Also, you will have access to our in – house benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues, cycle to work scheme and continued professional career development and training. Lastly, you will also have access to flexible parental benefits (if applicable) and our internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.

Application process:

Applications are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of Tuesday 19^th March 2025, with a view of interviews scheduled to commence week commencing Monday 24^th March 2025. For all queries, please contact recruitment@kbsmaritime.com in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

About Us:

KBS Maritime delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defence environments. With parent companies KBR and BAE Systems, the JV has the pedigree of two global organisations, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team.