Your newpany
This is a partner‑led, independent construction and property consultancy with a long‑established reputation for delivering excellence across project management, cost management, and infrastructure advisory services. Operating across the UK and internationally, the firm supports clients on some of the mostplex, high‑value, and strategically significant projects in the built environment.
The consultancy is currently delivering a diverse portfolio that includes:
1. A major cultural institution redevelopment (£150m+) involvingplex stakeholder management and specialist conservation requirements.
2. A largemercial office development (£300m+) designed to achieve leading sustainability and wellness certifications.
3. A life sciences research and laboratory facility (£120m+) requiring highly technical MEP integration and specialist fit‑out.
4. A renewable energy infrastructure programme (£500m+) supporting national clean‑energy transition goals.
5. A heritage restoration and visitor‑experience transformation (£80m+) for a nationally significant landmark.
6. A hospitality refurbishment programme (£50m+) for a luxury, internationally recognised brand.
7. A mixed‑use regeneration scheme (£250m+)bining residential, retail, and public realm improvements.
8. A digital aviation research centre (£90m+) incorporating advanced simulation, testing, and innovation spaces.
9. A student amodation redevelopment (£70m+) focused on sustainability and modern living standards.
10. A high‑risemercial tower upgrade (£200m+) involving structural reconfiguration and future‑ready workplace design.
This portfolio reflects the organisation’s strength acrossmercial, life sciences, culture, infrastructure, sustainability, heritage, hospitality, and regeneration.
Your new role
As the Head of Project Management / Project Management Director, you will provide strategic, operational, andmercial leadership for the entire Project Management function. You will be accountable for shaping the department’s long‑term vision, ensuring excellence in delivery, and driving consistent, high‑quality oues across a portfolio of major capital projects ranging from £50m to £500m+.
You will oversee programmes acrossmercial development, life sciences, cultural institutions, renewable energy infrastructure, heritage restoration, hospitality, and large‑scale regeneration, ensuring that each project is delivered with rigour, innovation, andmercial discipline. This includes leading teams responsible forplex technical environments such as laboratory fit‑outs, high‑risemercial refurbishments, low‑carbon energy assets, and digitally enabled research facilities.
Your role will involve building and maintaining senior‑level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to boards, executive teams, and public‑sector sponsors. You will be responsible for ensuring that projecternance, reporting, risk management, and assurance frameworks are robust, scalable, and aligned with best practice across the industry.
You will lead a multi‑disciplinary team of project managers, associate directors, and technical specialists, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This includes developing talent pipelines, succession planning, and capability frameworks to support the organisation’s long‑term growth.
You will also play a key role in business development and strategic positioning, supporting bids for major programmes, contributing to thought leadership, and representing the consultancy at industry forums. Working closely with partners and senior leadership, you will influence organisational strategy, shape service offerings, and ensure the Project Management function remainspetitive, innovative, andmercially strong.
This is a pivotal leadership role for a candidate who can balance strategic vision, operational excellence, and client‑facing leadership, while driving the successful delivery of some of the mostplex and high‑profile projects in the built environment.
What you'll need to succeed
To excel in this senior leadership role, you will bring a blend of strategic vision, technical expertise, and the ability to inspire high‑performing teams. Success in this position requires:
11. Extensive senior‑level project leadership experience.
Proven ability to lead large,plex capital projects across sectors such asmercial development, life sciences, cultural institutions, infrastructure, heritage, or regeneration, typically ranging from £50m to £500m+.
12. A track record of delivering high‑value, multi‑stakeholder programmes.
Experience navigatingplexernance structures, managingpeting priorities, and ensuring robust risk, quality, and assurance processes on major programmes.
13. Strong strategic and operational leadership capability
Ability to set departmental direction, define delivery standards, and build scalable frameworks that support consistent, high‑quality project oues.
14. Exceptional client‑facing and stakeholder‑management skills.
Confidence operating at executive and board level, acting as a trusted advisor, and building long‑term relationships across both public and private sectors.
15. Deep understanding of project management methodologies and best practice.
Expertise in modern delivery approaches,ernance models, reporting structures, and assurance frameworks, with the ability to embed continuous improvement across teams.
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Experience overseeing departmental budgets, resource planning, fee structures, andmercial performance, with the ability to contribute to wider business strategy and growth.
17. Ability to lead, mentor, and develop high‑performing teams.
Proven experience managing multi‑disciplinary project managers, supporting career development, succession planning, and capability building across all levels.
18. Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
Ability to anticipate challenges, resolve issues proactively, and maintain momentum onplex programmes with technical, political, or stakeholder sensitivities.
19. A collaborative, partnership‑oriented mindset.
20. Professional credibility and recognised qualifications.
Accreditation such as RICS, APM, Prince2, or equivalent experience that demonstratesmitment to professional standards and excellence.
21. A forward‑thinking, innovative approach.
Interest in emerging technologies, sustainability, digital delivery, and modern methods of construction, with the ability to bring fresh thinking to project leadership.
What you'll get in return
22. A senior leadership platform with real influence over strategy, delivery standards, and the future direction of the Project Management function
23. Ownership of major capital projects (£50m–£500m+) acrossmercial, life sciences, culture, infrastructure, heritage, hospitality, and regeneration
24. A partner‑led, values‑driven environment that prioritises integrity, collaboration, and long‑term client relationships
25. Clear progression opportunities, including a transparent pathway toward senior partnership and wider executive leadership
26. Apetitive senior‑level reward package with performance‑linked bonuses, enhanced benefits, and flexible working support
27. The chance to shape nationally significant programmes with cultural, economic, and social impact
28. A platform to build a lasting legacy through innovation, capability development, and the leadership of high‑performing teams
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