Senior Project Manager to Associate Director

Whatsoninleeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to Associate Director for education and public sector construction projects in Yorkshire. This role involves overseeing project activities, ensuring compliance, and driving quality performance. The ideal candidate will have a construction-related degree and extensive technical delivery experience, with a focus on customer service excellence and commercial results.

Benefits

Car allowance

Excellent benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Proven track record in consultancy, developer, or client-side environment.
• Experience delivering projects in education and public sectors.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and overseeing project activities, ensuring compliance with governance.
• Driving exceptional delivery and quality performance on infrastructure projects.
• Developing a team of Project Managers.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Risk Management

Health & Safety

Education

Construction-related degree or similar qualification

Job description

Senior Project Manager to Associate Director

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

Tempest Jones Recruitment

Posted today

Full Job Description

Job Description

Senior Project Manager to Associate Director | Education/Public Sector construction projects (multiple roles available)

Location: Yorkshire (hybrid)

Salary: Competitive salary + car allowance & excellent benefits package

Company overview

Our client is a globally renowned, independent real estate and infrastructure consultancy with a strong presence across the UK, including several offices in Yorkshire. With consistent and sustained growth, they have secured major national programmes backed by significant investment—projects that are not only career-defining but also vital to the UK’s infrastructure and economy.

They work with a diverse portfolio of high-calibre private and public sector clients, delivering innovative solutions across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. Their reputation for excellence has positioned them as a trusted partner on some of the UK’s most significant and high-profile projects.

As a company, they are committed to delivering better outcomes for their clients, fostering professional growth for their employees, and driving positive social and environmental impact. Their inclusive, collaborative culture, extensive professional development opportunities, and investment in people make this an excellent place to build a rewarding and successful career.

The role

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual to take responsibility for providing all services related to project management across Yorkshire.

Main responsibilities include:

• Delivering, leading, and overseeing project activities, ensuring effective communication and compliance with governance procedures.
• Understanding, anticipating, informing, and delivering great outcomes for clients, consistently.
• Driving exceptional delivery, health & safety, commercial, risk management, and quality performance on infrastructure projects throughout the lifecycle.
• Developing a team of Project Managers with a strong pipeline of work.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a consultancy, developer, or client-side environment and demonstrate a positive, proactive approach, with a commitment to delivering customer service excellence and good commercial results.

Essential experience includes:

• A construction-related degree or similar qualification with extensive technical delivery experience in a similar role within a consultancy or developer.
• Experience delivering projects in education and public (or comparable) sectors.
• Well-organized, diligent, proactive, assertive, disciplined, and commercially astute.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.

Our client values employee success both professionally and personally. They promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. They are an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. They actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

For more information or a confidential conversation about the role, please apply now by submitting your CV or contact John Tempest at Tempest Jones.