Project Manager

• Leading communication and coordination with clients and key stakeholders, building strong relationships and ensuring project requirements are understood and delivered effectively.

• Developing and managing project programmes, overseeing design coordination, change management, risk management, and financial control throughout all RIBA stages.

• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure project outputs align with the client brief, programme requirements, and relevant regulatory standards.

• Managing client and subconsultant contracts, including the procurement and oversight of specialist providers, ensuring contractual and commercial obligations are met.

• Preparing and maintaining key project documentation, including Project Execution Plans (PEPs), Strategy Reports, Risk Registers, Progress Reports, and other project governance information.

• Leading and chairing meetings with clients, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors, ensuring actions, decisions, and outcomes are clearly documented and followed through.

• Working closely with clients from project inception to understand, develop, and refine their brief, applying a solutions-focused approach to deliver successful and mutually beneficial outcomes.

• Taking a proactive approach to project delivery, identifying opportunities, resolving challenges, and ensuring projects remain aligned with client objectives, programme requirements, and business goals.
  

• An HNC, HND or degree in a construction-related discipline, supported by relevant industry experience.
• Professional membership with a recognised industry body such as RICS, CIOB, CIBSE, or equivalent (desirable).
• A strong understanding of building technology, construction methodologies, and project delivery principles.
• Experience working with NEC contracts, with a strong understanding of NEC project management principles and the successful delivery of design and construction projects.
• Sound knowledge of standard forms of building contract, with experience of contract administration and commercial management.
• The ability to effectively plan, programme, and manage project activities to ensure successful delivery.
• Experience monitoring project performance, including progress, budgets, costs, and resource allocation.
• A clear understanding of risk management principles, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and transfer.
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and other project management software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing bids, proposals, presentations, and client-facing documentation.
• The confidence to build strong client relationships, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and lead projects to successful outcomes.

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better. 

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. 

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.  

What we offer 

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect: 

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities  

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey. 

Accessibility 

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you. 

Agencies 

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.