Senior Project Manager – Real Estate (Hybrid)

Astute People; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical cover

Pension 5% employer contribution

Life insurance

Job summary

Astute is partnering with a global professional business to recruit a Senior Project Manager for its Cambridge / East Anglia office. The role offers a salary of around £75,000 and a £4,000 annual car allowance with hybrid working.

You will lead complex real estate projects, interface with clients at a strategic level, define governance and deliver value across time, cost, quality, and risk. Significant travel UK-wide and international opportunities may apply.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction, engineering, real estate, project management or related discipline; exceptional relevant experience may be considered.
• Professional membership or accreditation such as APM, RICS, PMI or CIOB is desirable, with APM particularly valued.
• Substantial consultancy-side or client-side project management experience within real estate.
• Strong track record leading projects at a strategic, client-facing level.
• Experience managing significant project values, budgets, programmes and multidisciplinary stakeholder groups.
• Experience within life sciences, healthcare or commercial real estate sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex real estate projects, ensuring client objectives are achieved to time, cost, quality, technical and performance standards.
• Act as the principal day-to-day client interface, building trusted relationships and maintaining clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Advise clients at project conception on delivery strategies, options, risks and the most effective route to achieving their objectives.
• Define success criteria, governance arrangements, processes, reporting structures and project controls.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, programmes and key milestones.
• Manage quality, safety, health and environmental considerations across the commission.
• Apply performance-management techniques and KPIs to monitor progress and drive improvement.
• Lead change control, risk management and issue resolution.
• Identify and develop opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
• Recognise and act on cross-selling opportunities across the wider business.
• Support bids, proposals and formal client pitches.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen project management services and ways of working.

Skills

Client-facing leadership

Strategic delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in construction/real estate/PM

APM/RICS/PMI/CIOB desirable

Job description

Astute is partnering with a global professional business to recruit a Senior Project Manager for its Cambridge / East Anglia office. The role offers a salary of around £75,000 and a £4,000 annual car allowance with hybrid working.

You will lead complex real estate projects, interface with clients at a strategic level, define governance and deliver value across time, cost, quality, and risk. Significant travel UK-wide and international opportunities may apply.