Workplace Project Manager - 12 Month FTC

Ashurst; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in London seeks a Workplace Project Manager to oversee multiple workplace projects. The role involves coordinating between departments, managing project delivery, and ensuring compliance with company standards. Candidates must possess substantial project management experience in a law firm or professional services context. The position offers a full-time fixed-term contract with a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working

Corporate health plans

Global professional development offering

Diversity and inclusion programme

Qualifications

• Substantive experience as a Project Manager with a proven track record in property or workplace-related projects.
• Experience on complex, large-scale business transformation projects across the project lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in workplace and construction matters.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery from initial discussions to project closure.
• Coordinate with departments and external contractors to manage projects effectively.
• Ensure compliance with global workplace standards and strategy.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Job description

The Opportunity:

As part of the Ashurst Operations department, the Global Workplace team is responsible for all property related matters from acquisition, disposal, fitout and relocation of the firm's corporate real estate.

The Workplace Project Manager will have autonomy over a number of workplace projects, at the direction of the Director of Workplace. They will be responsible for coordinating with other departments and external contractors to ensure premises projects are properly and appropriately managed, resourced in line with timescales, and that all interdependencies and risks across related support areas are identified and managed effectively. Through discussions with local Ashurst staff, they will help ensure the outcomes of each project meet the requirements for that office, while ensuring compliance with global Ashurst Workplace standards and strategy.

The role requires the ability to confidently manage end-to-end project delivery, from initial discussions, through design, business case creation, briefing and specification development, construction, operations and then closure, with minimal disruption to business operations.

The Workplace Project Manager will join the Global Workplace team during a busy period with multiple projects underway, including significant relocation projects in Europe and the Middle East.

This is a full time, 12 month fixed-term contract role based out of our London office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site.

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• Substantive experience as a Project Manager with a proven track record of successfully managing and leading property or workplace related projects, within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Demonstrable experience of working on complex, large-scale business transformation projects, across the whole project lifecycle including scoping, scheduling, costing, resourcing, change, communications, quality, risk and project closure.
• Advanced organisational and influencing skills, flexibility of style and attention to detail, whilst being a critical and logical thinker, able to multi-task in a fast-paced, high pressured, detail-oriented environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. As well as a proven ability to operate confidently in relation to workplace and construction matters.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme.

We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.

Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.