Project Manager

deverellsmith; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks a Project Management professional to lead and coordinate complex construction projects. You will manage project life cycles, oversee development compliance, and engage deeply with clients to ensure successful delivery. Candidates must have a Chartered qualification and experience in relevant sectors. This role offers potential for remote work and values team collaboration and innovative thinking.

Benefits

Opportunity to work on world-class projects

High-trust, performance-driven culture

Collaboration with experienced colleagues

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in sport & leisure, government, residential, or heritage sectors.
• Strong skills in stakeholder communication and team collaboration.
• Comfortable working autonomously in dynamic client environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate across all project life cycle phases.
• Act on behalf of funders or landowners to oversee project compliance and performance.
• Manage multi-disciplinary teams to assess project viability.

Skills

project management

stakeholder communication

team collaboration

commercial awareness

solutions-oriented mindset

Education

Chartered Project Management Qualification (RICS or similar)

Job description

Role Overview

As a Project Management, you will be deeply involved in the hands-on delivery of complex construction and development programmes. You'll assume ownership of client goals, steer project teams, and drive outcomes with precision, reliability, and a client-first mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management: Lead and coordinate across all project life cycle phases, from initiation through to handover, ensuring design, cost, quality, and time lines are tightly managed.

• Development Monitoring: Act on behalf of funder's or landowners to oversee progression, compliance, contractor performance, valuations, and contractual deliverable's.

• Feasibility Studies: Manage multi-disciplinary consultant teams to assess viability of projects, providing independent analysis and strategic recommendations.

• Contract Administration: Serve as Employer's Agent or Contract Administrator where needed, facilitate smooth contractual administration, and provide informed, proactive advice.

• Client Engagement: Cultivate deep relationships with clients, interpreting deliverables through their lens, and delivering with value, on-schedule, and on-budget, exemplifying a high-performance ethos.

Your Profile

• A Chartered or equivalent qualified project or programme management professional (RICS or similar) preferred.

• Demonstrable experience, ideally within sport & leisure, government, residential, or heritage sectors.

• Strong skills in stakeholder communication, team collaboration, and multi-disciplinary coordination.

• Commercial awareness and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Comfortable working autonomously and integrating seamlessly within dynamic client environments.

Why Join the Consultancy?

• Contribute to world-class, innovative developments across prestigious projects.

• Work as a senior, visible operator, not hidden behind hierarchy, your expertise and judgement matter.

• Be part of a high-trust, performance-driven culture where client service and craftsmanship are valued.

• Collaborate with an experienced team of directors and associates renowned for leadership in programme delivery across sectors.

• Enjoy the opportunity to develop in a client-focused, agile consultancy environment, where your impact is direct and celebrated.

This Project Management position may be done completely remotely. The company trusts their employees to work and deliver schemes.

Desired Skills and Experience

• project management

• design

• contract management

• contract administration

• procurement