Associate Project Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

Healthcare

APC mentoring

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall in Cardiff is seeking an Associate Project Manager to lead project delivery in the West & Wales region. You will manage client accounts, oversee teams and coordinate value-for-money outcomes across sectors including office, residential, and education.

The role requires a proactive, client-focused mindset, strong leadership, and experience in consultancy environments with a track record of delivering complex programmes on time and to budget.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Construction, Real Estate or related field.
• Professional Chartered qualification (MRICS, MCIOB, MAPM).
• Experience in consultancy and client-facing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of projects across sectors.
• Key account management and business development.
• People management responsibilities.
• Leadership across people, projects and business.
• Support business objectives delivering value for money.
• Carry out duties efficiently following processes and procedures.
• Prepare progress reports and present at monthly client meetings.
• Working knowledge of various building contracts.

Skills

Client facing

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction/Real Estate

Chartered qualification (MRICS/MCIOB/MAPM)

Job description

Associate Project Manager

Department: Project Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Cardiff

Reporting To: Partner

Description

Title: Associate

Division: Project Management

Location: Cardiff

Reporting to: Partner

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

Our dedicated Project Management Team at RLB is responsible for seeing a project through the initial planning stages to completion. Their main task is to break down projects into stages, taking responsibility for monitoring and managing the programme, cost, quality, and risk of each stage of the project. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service to our clients and enjoy long term relationships with them.

Due to continued growth, we are looking to strengthen our team with an Associate in our West & Wales region; to lead, grow and develop project management as a service in Wales. The role will focus on delivering projects across a range of real estate sectors including but not limited to commercial office, residential and education for private and public sector clients, key account management, and leadership across people, projects and business.

Role Responsibilities

• To lead the successful delivery of projects across a range of sectors.
• Key account management including developing client accounts and business development.
• People management responsibilities.
• Leadership across people, projects and business.
• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
• Preparation of progress reports and presentation at monthly client meetings.
• Working knowledge of various forms of building contracts.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

Experience

• Key account management including developing client accounts and business development.
• Demonstrable experience of leadership across people, projects and business.
• Proven project delivery experience within similar sectors.
• Previous experience as a Project Manager in a Consultancy environment.
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of delivery.
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts.
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering to deadlines.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Construction, Real Estate, Project Management, or a related field.
• Professional Chartered qualification (e.g. MRICS, MCIOB, MAPM).

Behaviours

• Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

RLB Employee Benefits

Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:

• Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
• Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
• Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
• Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
• Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
• Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
• Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
• Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with either hidden or physical disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. This guarantees an interview, not an offer of employment.