Title:  Project Manager

Project Manager – London Southern Home Counties

Function: Star Pubs, Property
Location: Field-based in and around the London Southern Home Counties – due to the nature of the work and to ensure you can achieve the right work-life balance, we’re looking for someone who lives in or close to this area

Salary: circa £60,000 base, depending on experience + performance bonus plus full benefits listed below

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 17th October 2025. Please note, we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications, so don’t delay!

“Fantastic opportunity here to join my team as Project Manager for an area covering South London, Kent, Sussex and Surrey…developing and delivering around 10 to 12 pub refurbishments a year ranging from £100k to £1m.

Whilst I’m keen to hear from Construction Project Managers and Building Surveyors I’m also very open to someone with a Design or M&E background. Experience of delivering pub investments is a positive but is not essential if you have the technical skills, desire to learn and a pragmatic approach to problem solving. This role is field based with lots of autonomy and flexibility, and Star/Heineken are highly supportive in terms of career growth.” Charlie, Projects Controller (Star Pubs)

About the role

Reporting to Charlie Gale, Projects Controller and ideally with a property or project management background, you will be a key member of the Regional team. The Project Manager will be responsible for the preparation and management of major capex projects on time and to budget in accordance with the regional capex plan whilst following property policies and processes.

You’ll have an open and collaborative nature given the wide range of internal and external stakeholders you will be working with, great communication skills and a love of pubs. This is a fantastic role where you’ll have responsibility for implementing market-leading Capex refurbishments programme.

We’ll expect a lot from you, but we think you’re the kind of person who will expect a lot from yourself – of course, we need to make it worth your while! We are ideally looking for someone who has experience working in a multi-site retail property environment with a building, property or project management background.

Who we’re looking for

In this role, you’ll take ownership of a diverse pipeline of refurbishment projects across the South East, managing end-to-end delivery of schemes ranging from smaller scale works through to major, high-value investments.

To succeed, you’ll bring strong technical expertise, whether that’s from construction project management, surveying, design, or M&E, and the confidence to apply it in a fast-paced, customer led environment. Previous experience in hospitality or retail is an advantage, but just as important are your problem solving skills, commercial awareness, and ability to balance multiple priorities. This is a field-based position offering plenty of independence, scope to make your mark, and the backing of a supportive organisation that’s committed to helping you develop your career.

As the key elements of the role will centre around health and safety, effective management of suppliers and consultants you’ll have experience of working effectively within an environment where there is a strong compliance culture, managing third parties, driving projects and navigating the challenges that present themselves. 

 
We embrace learning and growth and we anticipate there is scope to develop in this role. You are also likely to bring experiences that enhance this role that are not listed above, therefore not every box needs to be ticked when it comes to experience or skill sets.

Our Benefits

As part of the team, along with your salary, you’ll also receive;

• Exciting and unique opportunities to help you develop and untap your full potential – we’re passionate about supporting your ambition and growth in the property team!
• Annual bonus
• Company car (full UK licence is required)
• Meal and broadband allowance
• Company-funded private medical healthcare
• Double-matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
• 35 days’ holiday (with the opportunity to buy and sell)
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers! (including No & Low Alcohol brands)
   

You’ll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we’re always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

The application

If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk.

Who We Are

Star Pubs is part of HEINEKEN UK. The vast majority of our 2,400 pubs are leased out to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Around 200 pubs operate on our Just Add Talent model (a managed operator agreement). Our ambition is to bring out the best in the great British pub – by attracting and retaining the best operators, investing to create great pubs at the heart of their communities and providing licensees with market-leading insight and support.

Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.