Project Manager

Ganymede Solutions; Luzley Brook; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Manager to lead civil and geotechnical projects. You will be responsible for managing multiple projects, ensuring budgets are adhered to and financials tracked. The ideal candidate has proven project management experience, commercial awareness, and the ability to oversee site operations effectively. This is a full-time position offering competitive salary and benefits, with opportunities for career progression and training.

Benefits

25 days of holidays plus bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Industry-leading training and development

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience across civils, geotechnical, infrastructure or rope access environments.
• Ability to price work, manage budgets and track project margins.
• Confidence visiting site, managing crews and checking progress on the ground.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely execution.
• Plan, cost, and programme works, tracking financials throughout delivery.
• Liaise with clients and suppliers for effective communication.

Skills

Project management experience

Budget management

Commercial awareness

Confidence in site management

Job description

Project Manager - Rope Access, Geotechnical & Civils | Greater Manchester

Location: Manchester (office & site-based across the UK). Salary: £50,000-£70,000 DOE + benefits. Contract: Full-time, Permanent. Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays. Working Style: Office, site and remote flexibility.

Ready to take ownership of projects others can only watch from a distance?

We're working with our client, a nationally recognised rope access and civil engineering specialist delivering everything from cliff stabilisation and rock engineering to complex structural works in difficult access environments.

With new investment, expanding markets and increasingly ambitious projects, we're searching for a Project Manager who wants more than spreadsheets — someone who thrives where engineering, challenge and commercial leadership collide.

From rapid-response £1k call-outs to multi-million-pound geotechnical schemes, you'll own delivery end to end, bring fresh thinking and shape how future projects are won and delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ranging from reactive works⚡to schemes £3m+
• Plan, cost and programme works, producing accurate budgets and tracking financials throughout delivery
• Liaise confidently with clients, suppliers and internal teams — ensuring seamless communication and clear expectations
• Oversee site-based delivery teams and supervisors, ensuring safe, compliant and high‑quality execution
• Support business development and bid preparation where required
• Maintain core commercial control — risks, variations, reporting & forecasting
• Drive efficiency, collaboration and continuous improvement across every project phase

What's In It for You

• Projects with impact – landslip stabilisation, rockfall prevention, rail infrastructure, and hard‑to‑reach environments
• Career progression – grow as the company enters new markets and step into senior roles as capability expands
• Shape the future – influence innovation, new service streams and emerging sectors including water infrastructure
• Training & development – access industry‑leading rope access, geotechnical and safety training
• Supportive culture – work with teams where commercial delivery and technical excellence go hand in hand

Candidate Profile

• Proven project management experience across civils, geotechnical, infrastructure or rope access environments (essential)
• Ability to price work, manage budgets and track project margins (essential)
• Confidence visiting site, managing crews and checking progress on the ground as well as remotely (essential)
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to juggle multiple live workstreams (essential)
• Background in rope access or geotechnical works (desirable)
• Experience in related markets – e.g. rail, construction, water – to help diversify and innovate (desirable)

About the Company

Our client is a trusted leader in work‑at‑height construction, geotechnical engineering and civil infrastructure, delivering complex projects nationwide. They're expanding into new markets, investing in technology and backing their people to shape what comes next.

If you're looking for a company where your influence is visible, your decisions matter, and your career can accelerate fast, this is it.

Ready to lead projects that take engineering to new heights? ✨

Hit Apply Now or reach out for a confidential conversation.

Own delivery. Drive innovation. Build the future of high‑access engineering.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.