Project Manager

GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Mossley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationally recognised engineering specialist is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead varied projects in civil engineering, geotechnical works, and rope access. This role emphasizes ownership of project delivery and requires solid experience in project management, budget oversight, and client communication. With a competitive salary of £50,000–£70,000 plus benefits, this opportunity offers significant career progression alongside a supportive work culture promoting innovation and professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Career progression opportunities

Access to extensive training and development

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience across civils, geotechnical, infrastructure or rope access environments (essential).
• Ability to price work, manage budgets and track project margins (essential).
• Experience in related markets — e.g. rail, construction, water (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ranging from reactive work to schemes £3m+.
• Plan, cost and programme works, producing accurate budgets and tracking financials.
• Liaise confidently with clients, suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Commercial awareness

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

You’ll lead and influence work that protects infrastructure, stabilises landscapes and enables access where others can’t:

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ranging from reactive work 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

’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.

Similar job titles (to boost search visibility)

Project Manager – Civils | Geotechnical Project Manager | Rope Access Project Manager | Construction Project Manager | Infrastructure Project Manager | Rail Project Manager | Geotechnical Engineer – PM | Site Project Manager | Civils Delivery Manager | Engineering Project Lead | Rope Access Works Manager | PM – Rockfall, Cliff Stabilisation & Structures

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