Project Manager – Capital Investment

The Role

At C~urb, part of Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

C~urb delivers a diverse portfolio of commercial activities spanning property investment, asset management, maintenance, construction and development.

Managing significant investment programmes across thousands of homes and community assets, we play a key role in improving places and creating sustainable communities throughout Scotland. This scale and diversity provide excellent opportunities for ambitious professionals to work on high-value projects, broaden their expertise and develop long-term careers within a progressive and growing organisation.

C~urb is looking for a construction-focused Project Manager to join our Property Maintenance Team. This role will suit a candidate with a strong background in building surveying, quantity surveying or construction project management, with practical commercial experience in cost control, procurement, contract administration and contractor management.

The role is centred on the end-to-end delivery of planned investment programmes across occupied housing stock. You will lead projects from survey, feasibility and specification through procurement, mobilisation, contract delivery, handover and post-completion review. This will include component renewal programmes and cyclical maintenance activity, ensuring works are delivered safely, commercially, to programme and to the required quality standard. You will work closely with internal teams, clients, consultants, contractors and residents, balancing technical delivery with strong customer care and clear communication.

About You

You will bring a strong construction-sector background, ideally gained in building surveying, quantity surveying, construction project management or a similar technical/commercial role. You should be educated to degree level, or have equivalent construction-related experience, with technical qualifications in Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline. Chartered status, or working towards chartership with RICS, CIOB or APM, would be welcomed.

You will have proven experience delivering capital, major works or planned investment projects across the full lifecycle. The key requirement is strong construction project delivery experience combined with commercial awareness and the ability to manage complex stakeholders. Experience in social housing, property maintenance, occupied buildings or asset investment would be beneficial. You will be organised, confident working under delegated authority and able to manage time-sensitive workloads. You will also have strong written and verbal communication skills, good numeracy, strong report-writing ability and confidence using Microsoft 365 applications.

A current full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required for this role.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.

For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on Link's website.

What’s in it for you?

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a C~urb employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus an additional 1 day’s pro rata holiday per year after 1 years’ service up to a maximum of 40 days per year
• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday days
• Enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
• Access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded professional membership
• Defined contribution pension with matched generous employer pension contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• Access to a Salary Exchange car leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
• Life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits
• Healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services
• Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• Access to purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers
• Annual flu vaccination
• Access to a credit union savings and borrowing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to discounts on mobile airtime plans and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - Work with us | Link Group

You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.

This role is subject to PVG membership under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Individuals who are barred from working with children or protected adults will not be considered for this position.

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 9 August 2026.

Interview Date: 25 August 2026 at Link’s Falkirk Office.

How to Apply

Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button on Link's website. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies, but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions. Also, if you aren’t sure about how long you have to fill in the form, you will be able to save it and return to it by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password.

We would strongly encourage applicants to make their application as authentic to them as possible and ensure that it genuinely reflects the skills and experience that you can bring to the role. AI can be helpful with structuring answers in an application, however if overly relied on, it can risk an application appearing generic and less relevant to the role, which reduces the likelihood of being shortlisted.

As a large employer, we advertise jobs regularly on our own website and social media channels alongside other third-party websites. No matter where you see one of our vacancies, you will always be directed to our jobs portal to apply directly with us.

We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team and detailing which format you would require.

Please note should an internal applicant be successful in applying for this position on either a seconded or permanent basis, they will move to the terms and conditions associated with the role for the duration of the time they are in post. The terms and conditions are outlined in the advert above, and in the job specification.

We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.