Project Manager – Fire Compliance & Construction
Location: Leeds
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About Ventro Group
Ventro Group is a leading fire safety and building compliance business, delivering critical life safety services across the UK. Backed by private equity investment, we are scaling at pace while professionalising how we deliver, govern and manage risk across our projects.
Operating through our specialist brands - Ventro, Firntec and HJS - we deliver end-to-end fire safety and compliance solutions across occupied and complex buildings.
The Role
We are recruiting for a Fire Safety Project Manager in Leeds to lead passive fire protection projects from award through to completion.
This is a true project management role, sitting firmly at the professional PM end of the spectrum. You will own programme, cost, risk and stakeholder governance, ensuring predictable, compliant and well-controlled delivery across multiple live projects. We are seeking a Project Manager who plans, forecasts, mitigates and governs.
What We’re Looking For
Skills
- Programme development and critical path ownership
- Budget, cost plan and cashflow management
- Risk identification, mitigation and reporting
- Stakeholder and client governance
- Subcontractor, supplier and multi-discipline coordination
- Strong written and verbal reporting capability
Knowledge
- Passive fire protection delivery (fire stopping, compartmentation, fire doors)
- CDM Regulations and construction phase H&S planning
- Fire safety compliance evidence and quality management
- Change control and variation management
Experience
- Proven Project Manager experience within construction, fire safety or another regulated environment
- Ownership of budgets, programmes and risk registers
- Managing multiple concurrent projects from start to finish
- Operating in live, occupied or high‑risk environments
Behaviours
- Right from the Start: structured planning, quality-led delivery
- Extreme Ownership: accountability for outcomes, not excuses
- Day 1 Mindset: proactive, improvement-focused and commercially aware
Role Expectations
Proactive planning, strong governance, clear communication and calm control across complex delivery environments.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Relevant PM or construction qualification (PRINCE2, NVQ Level 6+, or equivalent experience)
- SMSTS and CSCS (or equivalents)
- Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations
- Competent with MS Office and project controls tools
- Full UK driving licence
What We Offer
- Complex, meaningful fire safety work that protects lives
- The opportunity to operate at a professional PM level within a growing fire compliance business
- Clear expectations, strong leadership, and scope to influence how projects are delivered
If you recognise yourself as a proactive, structured Project Manager then we would like to hear from you.
Why Join Ventro?
You’ll be part of a high‑performing team delivering essential life‑safety work across the region. You’ll influence safety, quality, client satisfaction and operational performance - and you’ll do it in an environment that values clarity, ownership and professional growth.
Ventro Group values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to support your application.
Note: Ventro prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible. We do not accept speculative CVs, and no fee will be applicable if sent.
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