Associate Project Manager

Currie And Brown; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in consultancy in Manchester is seeking a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to lead high-profile infrastructure projects in the ports and rail sectors. The successful candidate should have project management qualifications and experience delivering complex projects. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working, and comprehensive benefits, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Benefits

Car allowance (up to £4,800 at senior level)

25 days' holiday (increasing with service)

5% employer pension contribution

Private medical cover

£400 annual healthy living subsidy

Interest-free season ticket loan

Paid professional subscription

Flexible working culture

Global career mobility opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in ports, rail, or heavy civils.
• Proactive, collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the delivery of high-profile infrastructure projects.
• Shape the future of transport and logistics in the UK.

Skills

Project management professional (APM, RICS, or similar)

Experience delivering infrastructure projects

Strong stakeholder management skills

Confident communicator

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

About The Role

Currie & Brown, a global leader in construction and physical asset management consultancy, is looking for a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to join our growing infrastructure team in Manchester. You'll lead and support the delivery of high-profile infrastructure projects across the ports and rail sectors, helping shape the future of transport and logistics in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex, meaningful schemes that make a real difference.

What We're Looking For

• A project management professional (APM, RICS, or similar) with a relevant degree
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects - ideally in ports, rail, or heavy civils
• Strong stakeholder management and contract administration skills
• A confident communicator with a proactive, collaborative approach

What You'll Receive

• Car allowance (up to £4,800 at senior level)
• 25 days' holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years) + option to buy more
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Private medical cover
• £400 annual healthy living subsidy
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Paid professional subscription
• Flexible and inclusive working culture
• Global career mobility opportunities

Why Join Currie & Brown?

At Currie & Brown, we do more than deliver projects - we build careers. You'll be part of a supportive team that values fresh thinking, nurtures talent, and empowers you to lead from the front.

Our Manchester infrastructure team is at the heart of some of the UK's most vital upgrades in transport and connectivity. With structured progression, international opportunities, and a strong team culture, we offer the best of both worlds: the stability of a global consultancy with the close-knit feel of a local office.

Currie & Brown is proud to be a fair and inclusive employer, committed to equality, diversity, and creating opportunities for all.

About Us

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage - providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.