Job Description
Project Manager – Construction Consultancy
Justice Sector (MoJ)
Suffolk | Hybrid working (2/3 days on site)
Salary £52,000 - £60,000
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a leading consultancy-led delivery team supporting one of the UK’s most significant Ministry of Justice capital programmes.
This role sits at the heart of a major custodial development programme, working alongside an alliance framework contractor and a highly experienced professional team. The programme is construction-led, technically complex and makes extensive use of modern methods of construction, standardised design and repeatable delivery models.
The Opportunity
Acting as a trusted advisor to the client, you will provide end-to-end project management and construction oversight, from procurement strategy through to on-site delivery. You will play a key role in governance, programme assurance and commercial control, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with strategic objectives.
Hybrid working applies, with a requirement to be on site a minimum of two days per week, balancing client-facing delivery with consultancy-based planning and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading project management commissions from brief through construction and handover
* Providing consultancy advice on programme controls, procurement strategy and risk mitigation
* Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and managing contractor interfaces
* Driving construction delivery performance, quality assurance and site governance
* Managing budgets, cost certainty and NEC4 contract administration
* Supporting the Project Lead in shaping strategy and maintaining senior client relationships
* Championing collaboration, innovation and best-practice construction methodologies
About You
* Ideally chartered or working towards chartership (RICS, CIOB, APM or ICE)
* Strong background in construction consultancy-led project management with significant construction-phase experience
* Proven track record delivering complex public sector, justice or infrastructure projects
* High level of commercial awareness with hands-on NEC4 contract experience
* Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, contractors and delivery partners
* Strong understanding of sustainability, carbon reduction and compliance requirements within UK construction
* Why Join?
o Deliver nationally significant justice-sector infrastructure
o Operate as a trusted client-side consultant with real influence over delivery outcomes
o Work within a mature, high-performing project management environment
o Gain exposure to major construction programmes using modern delivery methods