Project Manager (Capital Projects)

Purpose of the role

Join [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] during its landmark 200th anniversary and help shape the future of its world-renowned conservation zoos and estate. As a Project Manager within the Estates team, you will be at the heart of delivering transformative projects that enhance our spaces for wildlife, visitors, and conservation impact. Acting as a champion of best-practice project management, you will build strong partnerships with stakeholders and drive the successful delivery of capital projects across the organisation's estate. From early concept and feasibility through to design, procurement, construction, and final handover, you will lead the full lifecycle of small to medium-scale projects. With a focus on safety, sustainability, and quality, you will ensure every project is delivered to the highest standards, carefully managing programme, cost, risk, and compliance along the way. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s next chapter, leaving a lasting legacy as the organisation enters its third century.

Key responsibilities

• Act as client‑side Project Manager on a variety of capital projects (ranging in value from £25k to £1m) ensuring they are delivered in time, within scope and within budget.
• Support the development of business cases, feasibility studies, and technical briefs.
• Develop and manage project plans, programmes, risk registers, and budgets.
• Build effective working relationships with internal teams, including operations, facilities, finance, and other project stakeholders.
• Coordinate the work of consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory health and safety requirements and best practice, including on‑site inspections and safe working practices.

About You

• Demonstrable experience as a project manager in a construction environment.
• Experience in managing project budgets, programmes and risk.
• Competent IT skills, including MS Office and project management tools.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills including clear writing and presenting.
• Due to regular travel between sites, a full, clean driving licence and access to your own transport are required.

This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including confirmation of your right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] recognises that conservation is one of the least diverse sectors, and we actively encourage applications from candidates who identify as part of underrepresented communities. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and celebrate the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences, and heritage.

About Us

We’re [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], an international conservation charity. Through our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos (London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo), the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

What do we offer?

• Our vision and purpose - you’ll work alongside colleagues who are passionate about science-led conservation, knowing that you will help us to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct.
• Pension scheme - we offer a generous pension scheme with up to 12% contributory pension.
• Flexible working – talk to us about your flexible working requirements and we will do everything we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you.
• Holidays – 25 days annual leave allowance, plus UK bank holidays.
• Wellbeing – access to a blended programme of wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life assurance – eligible employees will be enrolled in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s life assurance scheme from their first day.
• Complimentary tickets – annual allocation of Whipsnade Zoo and London Zoo tickets, with a 30% discount in online and retail shops.
• Family friendly policies – we offer enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption packages.

We may close this role early or extend the closing date due to the number of applications we receive, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We anonymise applications until interview stage to ensure a fair hiring process. If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with our recruitment team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].