Associate Project Manager in EC1

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Résumé du poste

Aldwych Consulting is seeking an Associate Director-level Project Manager to provide strategic leadership on a major central London development valued at around £500 million. You will guide the early design and mobilisation, appoint design and consultant teams and drive the programme toward delivery.

The candidate will have delivered large-scale projects (£100–£150M), with experience in developer, investor or client-side environments, and a strong grasp of governance, procurement and risk

Qualifications

• Significant experience at Associate Director or equivalent level.
• Led projects valued at more than £100 million to £150 million.
• Experience with developer/investor/client-side organisations or development managers.
• Strong knowledge of major commercial, mixed-use or central London developments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant and design teams in early project stages.
• Excellent understanding of governance, procurement, programme management and risk.
• Ability to lead and motivate an established Project Management team and report to senior client stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic project leadership across a complex, large-scale development.
• Lead, manage and develop the project management team.
• Support the appointment and mobilisation of design and consultant teams.
• Establish robust project governance, reporting and decision-making processes.
• Oversee programme, risk, procurement, commercial performance and stakeholder management.
• Act as a senior point of contact for the client and project team.
• Challenge consultants and contractors to protect the programme and outcomes.
• Maintain clear, transparent reporting throughout the project.
• Ensure procurement decisions meet Highly Accountable procurement standards.
• Identify and resolve strategic risks before delivery.
• Support the project director and peers in reporting to board level.

Connaissances

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance understanding

Procurement awareness

Description du poste

Job DescriptionAssociate Director - Project Management

Location: Central London

Salary: Circa £85,000-£95,000

Start date: October 2026

The Opportunity A leading global project and programme management consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director-level Project Manager to take a senior leadership role on a major central London development valued at approximately £500 million. The successful candidate will join during the early design and mobilisation stage, providing strategic leadership as the design and consultant teams are appointed and the programme moves towards delivery. This position requires an experienced project leader who has delivered major developments valued at more than £100 million to £150 million, ideally with a developer, client-side or development management background.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic project leadership across a complex, large-scale development.
• Leading, managing and developing the project management team.
• Supporting the appointment and mobilisation of the design and consultant teams.
• Establishing robust project governance, reporting and decision-making processes.
• Overseeing programme, risk, procurement, commercial performance and stakeholder management.
• Acting as a senior point of contact for the client and wider project team.
• Challenging consultants and contractors to protect the programme and achieve the required outcomes.
• Maintaining clear and transparent reporting throughout the project.
• Ensuring procurement decisions and expenditure meet the standards required by a highly accountable procurement process.
• Identifying and resolving strategic risks before they affect delivery.
• Supporting the project director and peers to work collaboratively when reporting to board level within the client organisation.

Candidate Requirements

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Significant experience at Associate Director or equivalent level.
• A strong track record of leading projects valued at more than £100 million to £150 million.
• Experience working for, or closely alongside, a major developer, investor, development manager or client-side organisation.
• Strong knowledge of major commercial, mixed-use or complex central London developments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant and design teams through the early stages of a project.
• Excellent understanding of project governance, procurement, programme management and risk.
• The ability to lead and motivate an established team of Project Managers whilst maintaining a "one team" ethos.
• Strong commercial experience and the confidence to advise senior client stakeholders.
• Experience working within a transparent and highly scrutinised procurement environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and reporting skills.

This is an opportunity to take a leading role on one of London's most significant forthcoming developments. The position offers involvement from the early design and procurement stages, leadership of an established project management team and direct engagement with senior client stakeholders throughout a complex and high-profile programme.

Aldwych Consulting values and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business