Project Manager

The Project Manager will lead the successful delivery of residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects from inception to completion, ensuring outcomes that meet client, stakeholder, and sustainability objectives. This role offers the opportunity to manage diverse, high-profile developments within a collaborative consultancy that prioritises professional growth, flexibility, and long-term career progression.

Client Details

A dynamic and forward-thinking consultancy delivering exceptional projects across the residential, commercial, and mixed-use sectors. The firm partners with both private and public clients to deliver technically robust and socially valuable developments, combining innovation, collaboration, and sustainability in every project.

With a strong focus on employee development, wellbeing, and work-life balance, the business offers a supportive environment where Project Managers are empowered to take ownership of their careers, lead complex schemes, and contribute to projects that make a lasting impact.

Description

As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in delivering complex and high-profile projects across the residential, commercial, and mixed-use sectors. Working within a collaborative team, you will lead the successful delivery of projects from inception through to completion, ensuring outcomes that meet client, stakeholder, and community expectations.

You will be responsible for managing the full project lifecycle, driving performance across time, cost, quality, and safety, and maintaining the highest standards of professionalism in all client and stakeholder interactions.

• Lead the full project lifecycle from feasibility and design through procurement, construction, and handover.
• Deliver projects in line with agreed programme, budget, quality, and sustainability objectives.
• Provide expert project and programme management advice to clients, including cost, risk, and delivery strategies.
• Manage multidisciplinary design and delivery teams to achieve high standards of performance and accountability.
• Prepare and maintain project governance documentation, including programmes, cost reports, and risk registers.
• Lead procurement activities and contract administration using a variety of standard forms (JCT, NEC).
• Develop strong, trusted relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Produce progress and governance reports for client and internal review.
• Promote best practice in health, safety, and environmental management across all project phases.
• Contribute to business growth by maintaining positive client relationships and supporting opportunities for repeat work

Profile

• Degree-qualified in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Ideally chartered (MRICS, MAPM, or equivalent) or actively working towards professional accreditation.
• Proven track record managing end-to-end delivery of residential, commercial, or mixed-use projects, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding, with hands-on experience in procurement, risk management, and cost control.
• Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholders across complex projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence leading meetings and representing clients.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and committed to maintaining high professional standards.
• Car driver, with flexibility to travel to client and site locations as required.

Job Offer

• Tailored training and development, with a clear structured pathway to chartership (including APC support, in-house counsellor and supervisor, lunchtime learns, and CPDs).
• Private healthcare (Vitality) with a wide range of benefits and the option to include family members.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• NEST pension scheme.
• Flexible working environment - including a 4.5-day working week.
• Regular social events and team activities.
• Payment of professional fees.
• Annual PDR with 6-monthly check-ins to support career growth and performance development.
• Additional perks such as Just Eat weekend vouchers, National Trust memberships, sweepstakes for major sporting events (with prizes such as TVs), and exposure to diverse, cross-sector projects.