Project Manager (Capital Projects)

Join ZSL during its landmark 200th anniversary and help shape the future of its world-renowned conservation zoos and estate. 

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.

• 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. 

We’re ZSL, 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?  

At ZSL, we are proud of our approach to employee benefits. Our benefits include:  

• 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 ZSL’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