Associate Project Manager

Currie & Brown; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in physical assets management is seeking ambitious Associate-level Project Managers with experience in UK infrastructure projects. The role involves leading project delivery, managing teams, and ensuring high service standards. Competitive salary and benefits offered, emphasizing professional growth and development.

Benefits

Pension

Private healthcare

Flexible working

25 days holiday + options to buy additional days

£400 annually for gym/healthy living memberships

Qualifications

• Significant experience on complex UK Rail or Ports projects.
• Experience with NEC4 / NR / FIDIC contracts.
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management services on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Develop and manage multidisciplinary teams to meet client requirements.
• Mentor junior staff and support bids for new work.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client engagement

Risk management

Effective communication

Job description

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Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients on the management and use of their physical assets. We are differentiated by our people, innovation, expertise, and experience.

Our people, from first-day apprentices to senior management, make our business what it is today. Everyone in the Currie & Brown family, regardless of experience, plays a unique role in our success, and we enjoy our work along the way.

Due to recent appointments with Network Rail, EDF, and the Environment Agency, and supporting major projects in the Middle East from our UK offices, Currie & Brown are seeking ambitious and highly motivated Associate-level Project Managers with UK infrastructure experience to join our team. We are looking for candidates who have:

• Experience leading project management services on £100m+ UK infrastructure, utilities, or other complex construction projects.
• Proven experience leading, developing, and managing multidisciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, risk, engineering, and others to meet client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan for successful delivery.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering NEC4 / NR / FIDIC contracts.
• Experience working within a project delivery team, either in a client organization or a consultancy.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to lead commissions, provide high standards of service in challenging and fast-moving environments, and achieve successful outcomes for clients. We value proactive learners and developers who share our values, ambition, and professionalism, and who contribute to team development and future growth. Mentoring junior staff and supporting bids for new work are essential parts of the role.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Have significant project management experience on complex UK Rail or Ports projects.
• Possess good technical writing, client-facing, and effective communication skills.
• Are well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, disciplined, and commercially astute.
• Can obtain Security Clearance.

About You

About Us

We offer competitive salaries and benefits to attract key staff seeking long-term roles within a progressive business. Our benefits include pension, private healthcare, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday with options to buy additional days, £400 annually for gym/healthy living memberships, and more.

Our team culture is progressive, professional, and supportive, emphasizing development opportunities, delivering client requirements, and training staff. Join us to be valued as an individual and supported in achieving your goals.