Senior Project Manager

Currie & Brown; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in asset management is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Leeds office. The ideal candidate will have strong technical delivery experience in construction and excellent client-facing skills. Responsibilities include managing design and construction phases of multi-site projects, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring project success. The role offers comprehensive benefits tailored for all levels of employees.

Qualifications

• Experience in the construction industry required.
• Experience in the education sector is advantageous.
• Risk management qualifications or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the project lead in managing design and construction phases.
• Liaise with clients, designers, contractors, and consultants.
• Lead coordination of customer fit-out design.
• Ensure effective financial control and timely work outputs.
• Maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Technical delivery experience

Client-facing skills

Communication skills

Well-organised

Proactive and assertive attitude

Team player

Flexibility

Education

BSc in construction management, architecture, or building surveying

Job description

About The Role

Currie & Brown is one of the leading International physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and have fun along the way.

The role – what is it we would like you to do?

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a Senior Project Manager.

Your core duties will involve :

• Support the project lead in managing the design and construction phases of the design and fit-out of multi-sited projects
• Liaise with multiple stakeholders from the client and customer teams including, property services, designers, contractors, FM and building management and security consultants.
• Lead the coordination of the design of the customer fit-out against the client’s design guides and constraints.
• Delivering projects, commissions and professional assignments
• Assuming a leading role in setting objectives and priorities, working as a proactive team player
• Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control
• Assisting with commercial management services
• Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner
• Providing support to the team leader / service leaders in cost management of projects
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you :

• Technical delivery experience gained within the construction industry
• Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills
• Well‑organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well‑disciplined and commercially astute
• A team player with a ‘can‑do’ attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible
• BSc in construction management, architecture, building surveying or equivalent
• Experience in the education sector environment would be advantageous
• Experience of fit-out projects
• Risk management qualifications or experience

About You

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.