Project Manager

Ayesa - UK and Ireland; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Model (2–3 days from home)

Flexible Hours 37.5 per week

Professional Development and Chartership Support

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Generous Annual Leave with Additional Days Based on Service

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager to drive major projects across commercial and infrastructure sectors. This role involves managing project scope, risks, and costs while leading teams and interacting with stakeholders. Candidates should have over ten years’ experience in large-scale civil or railway projects and hold a relevant degree in Project Management. The position offers a hybrid work model, flexible hours, and support for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years’ proven project management experience in large scale civil/railway projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership, organisational and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the design work and manage project scope.
• Chair regular programme review and risk workshops.
• Ensure project risk and opportunities registers are maintained.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Financial Controls

Fluent in Spanish

Education

Degree or relevant industry recognised qualification in Project Management

MSc in Civil Engineering

Tools

CEMAR

ProjectWise

Asite

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to lead the design of bold, future-proof Major Projects across the UK’s commercial, residential, and infrastructure sectors? Ayesa is looking for a Project Manager to join our dynamic team in London. You'll drive high-impact projects from concept through to construction and help grow our Major Projects engineering capability in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the day-to-day delivery of the design work, ensuring full coordination between internal and external designers.
• Manage project scope, risks, programme, and costs ensuring complete alignment with the client and other designers.
• Lead discussions with internal and external stakeholders including direct interface.
• Chair regular programme review, progress meetings and risk identification workshops.
• Oversee the production and management of the programme and ensure accurate commercial cost plans.
• Proactively identify delivery challenges and drive mitigation strategies in collaboration with the delivery and engineering teams.
• Administer the contract in adherence to the requirements of NEC contracts, including production of Compensation Events (CEs) and General Communications (GCs)
• Manage the change control process, ensuring Early Warning Notices are raised and administered in accordance with industry standards.
• Undertake the role of line manager for junior project management staff.
• Provide oversight on reporting requirements, including internal dashboards, programme/commercial reports, and external submissions to the client.
• Coordinate the use of CDE tools (CEMAR, ProjectWise, Asite) for contract administration and document control.
• Ensure project risk and opportunities registers are actively maintained and communicated.
• Support project closure activities, including lessons learned workshops and final reporting.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree or relevant industry recognised qualification in Project Management.
• Minimum ten years’ proven project management experience working in large scale civil/railway infrastructure projects.
• High-level knowledge of NEC contracts; recognised qualifications are highly advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership, organisational and reporting capabilities.
• Demonstratable experience in financial controls.
• Due to collocating working requirements, this role will require regular travel to client offices in London and Birmingham.
• Right to work in the UK (Pre-Settled/Settled Status, British Visa, or equivalent work permit)
• MSc in Civil Engineering holding a professional qualification (e.g. Chartered or national equivalent)
• Experience working on HS2 or large-scale railway infrastructure projects in UK/ireland
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Fluent in Spanish.
• Understanding of Network Rail and other industry body processes.

What’s in It for You

• Hybrid Work Model (2–3 days from home)
• Flexible Hours 37.5 per week (Core: 10am–4pm Mon–Thu, 10am–3pm Fri)
• Professional Development and Chartership Support
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Sustainability & Innovation-Focused Culture
• Generous Annual Leave with Additional Days Based on Service

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ayesa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background or neurodiversity. We believe that a diverse workforce fosters innovation and stronger outcomes. We are committed to inclusive hiring practices, providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with disabilities, and ensuring equal access to opportunities for learning, development, and progression across our organisation.