Associate Project Manager

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd in Central London is seeking an Associate Director-level Project Manager to lead a major central London development valued at around £500 million, joining during the early design and mobilisation phase to provide strategic leadership.

You will head a PM team of about five, oversee governance, procurement, risk, and reporting, and work closely with the Client Director to deliver milestones with senior client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience at Associate Director or equivalent level.
• Experience delivering projects valued at £100m–£150m in central London.
• Experience working with major developers, investors, or client-side organisations.
• Strong knowledge of commercial, mixed-use or complex London developments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through early design and mobilisation.
• Excellent governance, procurement, programme management and risk understanding.
• Ability to lead and motivate an established PM team with a one-team ethos.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to advise senior stakeholders.
• Experience in transparent procurement environments.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic project leadership across a large-scale development.
• Lead and develop the project management team (approx. five PMs).
• Assist with appointment and mobilisation of design and consultant teams.
• Establish governance, reporting and decision-making processes.
• Oversee programme risk, procurement, commercial performance and stakeholder management.
• Act as senior client contact and coordinate with the wider project team.
• Challenge consultants and contractors to protect the programme outcomes.
• Maintain clear, transparent reporting and control procurement expenditure.

Skills

Senior leadership

Project governance

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Client-facing

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Associate Director - Project Management
Location: Central London
Salary: Circa £85,000-£95,000
Start date: October 2026

The Opportunity

A leading global project and programme management consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director-level Project Manager to take a senior leadership role on a major central London development valued at approximately £500 million. The successful candidate will join during the early design and mobilisation stage, providing strategic leadership as the design and consultant teams are appointed and the programme moves towards delivery. This position requires an experienced project leader who has delivered major developments valued at more than £100 million to £150 million, ideally with a developer, client-side or development management background.

The Role

Working alongside the Client Director, you will lead a project management team of approximately five Project Managers and take responsibility for the successful planning and delivery of the programme. Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic project leadership across a complex, large-scale development.
• Leading, managing and developing the project management team.
• Supporting the appointment and mobilisation of the design and consultant teams.
• Establishing robust project governance, reporting and decision-making processes.
• Overseeing programme, risk, procurement, commercial performance and stakeholder management.
• Acting as a senior point of contact for the client and wider project team.
• Challenging consultants and contractors to protect the programme and achieve the required outcomes.
• Maintaining clear and transparent reporting throughout the project.
• Ensuring procurement decisions and expenditure meet the standards required by a highly accountable procurement process.
• Identifying and resolving strategic risks before they affect delivery.
• Supporting the project director and peers to work collaboratively when reporting to board level within the client organisation.

Candidate Requirements

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Significant experience at Associate Director or equivalent level.
• A strong track record of leading projects valued at more than £100 million to £150 million.
• Experience working for, or closely alongside, a major developer, investor, development manager or client-side organisation.
• Strong knowledge of major commercial, mixed-use or complex central London developments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant and design teams through the early stages of a project.
• Excellent understanding of project governance, procurement, programme management and risk.
• The ability to lead and motivate an established team of Project Managers whilst maintaining a "one team" ethos.
• Strong commercial experience and the confidence to advise senior client stakeholders.
• Experience working within a transparent and highly scrutinised procurement environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and reporting skills.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role on one of London's most significant forthcoming developments. The position offers involvement from the early design and procurement stages, leadership of an established project management team and direct engagement with senior client stakeholders throughout a complex and high-profile programme.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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