Senior Project Manager (Quantity Surveyor)

mjhrecruitment solutions limited; West Acton (MA); On-site; USD 93,871 - 100,576; Full time

Job summary

A small expanding consultancy in West Acton seeks a Senior Project Manager (Quantity Surveyor). You will oversee project management duties while guiding junior team members, taking on client ownership, and leading high-end residential projects. Ideal candidates should have a foundation degree in construction, a minimum of five years’ consultancy experience, and strong project management skills. This role offers a competitive salary up to £75k plus benefits and potential for equity ownership.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ UK consultancy experience.
• Experience with bespoke private residential development.
• Technical exposure to cost management (MRICS preferable).

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the MD and oversee existing PM team.
• Manage client relationships and guide junior PMs.
• Deliver responsibilities in Project Management and Quantity Surveying.

Skills

UK working eligibility

Construction Project Management knowledge

Numeracy skills

MS Office skills including Excel

Education

Foundation construction degree (BSc/MSc)

Job description

Senior Project Manager (Quantity Surveyor)

West Acton £70k - 75k per year + Benefits Permanent Posted 07 / 01 / 26

Reference: clond716

Wanting out of the corporate life or simply wanting a more freedom /or a more integral role in a small but expanding PM / QS consultancy business?

Our clients’ business was born 8 years ago, it’s privately owned, based in West London, and more latterly has carved a niche reputation within the private London residential market. Now employing 5 technical staff, they perform traditional duties of Project Management / Quantity Surveying/ Employers Agent including Development Management.

By way of careful stewardship, they’ve now established a sound reputation for delivering exclusive high end residential projects as far away as Jersey. They also manage complex refurbs in listed properties in Belgravia (major basement redevelopments etc) as well as various other heavy refurbishments at exclusive postcodes across London. Projects typically ranging from £1-10m.

This is a strategic hire to the business. One where you’ll be working closely with the MD, shouldering some legacy duties, adopting an oversight role within the existing PM team but importantly championing their day-to-day pre & post PQS work.

Fundamentally, they’re seeking someone who has a maturing character and experience to take on client ownership, but also someone capable of coaching, steering and guiding three intermediate level PM’s on various high‑end projects. Each PM manages c3/4 projects concurrently.

Candidates wishing to apply must have a foundation construction degree (BSc or MSc), preferably in Quantity Surveying with either having developed and / or migrated their day to day over towards Project Management (or vice versa) but equally content to deliver responsibilities in either discipline.

Our client is seeking someone with a minimum of five years’ UK consultancy experience with experience of bespoke private residential development, being advantageous.

Other key criteria / skills required include:

• Full UK working eligibility in UK (our client cannot support those requiring VISA’s or related support)
• Sound knowledge of construction ProjectManagement / Quantity Surveying
• Experience of delivering construction projects, or robust experiences / understanding of
• Full technical exposure & understanding of cost management (MRICS preferable)
• Proven experience with traditional JCT contracts
• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage others but also offer strategic direction & independent working
• GoodMSOfficeskillsincludingExcel,Word,PowerpointandOutlook

This is superb opportunity for a budding Senior PM or a hybrid PM/QS, seeking that next step into business management (ie. Associate Director within the next 12 months) and in addition, with time, equity / business ownership.

Starting salary up to c£75k basic salary + benefits.

At mjhr it’s simple. Outstanding client relations and recruitment expertise, choose the experts… we make things happen. If you have the necessary skills to meet this specification, drop us a line for a confidential chat on 07789 967 532.