Freelance Project Manager – Fire alarm instillation

Location: Lincolnshire   

Duration: 16 months   

Pay rate: negotiable depending on experience

Start: ASAP

Hours: Monday to Friday 07:30 – 16:30

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and driven Freelance Project Manager to lead a fire alarm instillation project within a live hospital environment. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the project through to completion, ensuring the project is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards. There are further projects locally for the right person.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as main point of call for the client, estates teams, contractors.
• As a Site Manager, you will lead site operations, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Overseeing day-to-day site operations and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Managing program delivery, labour allocation, procurement, health & safety, quality assurance, commissioning, and handover.
• Ensuring compliance with BS 5839, HTM requirements, CDM regulations, and site-specific permit-to-work procedures.
• Commercial management on site, including identifying variations, pricing additional works, monitoring project costs, and supporting change control processes to maximise project value and profitability.

Experience required:

• Proven experience working in a live hospital or healthcare environment.
• Strong client facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience managing large fire alarm or life safety projects.
• Relevant qualifications, SMSTS, CSCS Black card and First Aid.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing variations, quotations, valuations, and additional works.
• Good understanding of BS 5839, fire detection systems, commissioning, and phased handovers.