Interim Project Manager

Interim Project Manager – M&A Integration

Day Rate: £500–£700 per day, potentially higher depending on experience

Location: UK-based, remote

Initial Commitment: 2–3 days per week through to January, moving to full-time thereafter

Start Date: Within 2–3 weeks

Contract: Interim

The Opportunity

We are supporting a rapidly growing Facilities Management platform pursuing an ambitious acquisition strategy.

The business is currently completing its first two acquisitions, with further acquisitions planned as part of a broader buy-and-build strategy. The longer-term ambition is to complete approximately 30+ acquisitions.

We are looking for an experienced Interim Project Manager to take ownership of coordinating the integration programme across newly acquired businesses.

A 100-day plan and integration playbook are already in place . The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the plan forward, coordinating stakeholders, tracking actions and ensuring the relevant members of the executive team remain aligned and accountable.

This is a programme/project management role rather than an operational delivery role . The C-suite and functional leaders will own the individual workstreams; the Project Manager will coordinate and orchestrate delivery across them.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate the post-acquisition integration project plan.
• Drive delivery against the existing 100-day integration plan and playbook.
• Coordinate activity across the CEO, CFO, CTO and other senior stakeholders.
• Establish clear actions, owners, milestones and deadlines.
• Track progress across all integration workstreams.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies and blockers and ensure they are addressed.
• Organise and facilitate project meetings and governance forums.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, RAID logs, action trackers and reporting.
• Provide clear and concise updates to the executive team and investors.
• Ensure key decisions and actions are followed through to completion.
• Help ensure acquired businesses are stabilised and effectively integrated following completion.
• Capture lessons learned and help improve the integration process for future acquisitions.
• Support the coordination of due diligence and integration planning for future acquisitions as the pipeline develops.

Stakeholder Management

A key part of the role will be working with senior stakeholders across the business.

You will act as the central point of coordination , ensuring that the different workstreams are connected and progressing against the overall plan.

The role requires someone who is comfortable working directly with C-suite executives , challenging constructively where necessary and ensuring that actions do not get lost.

You will not be expected to undertake the functional work yourself. Instead, you will ensure that the appropriate executives and functional owners are clear on what needs to be delivered and by when.

Experience Required

We are looking for a strong project manager who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, acquisition-led environment.

Essential

• Proven experience as a Project Manager / Programme Manager .
• Strong project planning, coordination and delivery skills.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multiple senior stakeholders.
• Strong experience working with C-suite / executive-level stakeholders .
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, actions, deadlines and dependencies.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and creating structure from a relatively blank sheet of paper.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the overall objective.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive activity forward.

Desirable

• Experience of M&A integration / post-merger integration .
• Experience within a buy-and-build or private equity-backed business .
• Experience coordinating due diligence.
• Experience with 100-day plans or integration playbooks.