Senior Project Manager

Birmingham Permanent View Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for a Property Project Manager to lead and deliver various projects in the property industry. Based in Birmingham, the role involves overseeing all aspects of project management to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Lead complex healthcare projects with autonomy in a growing consultancy.
  • Join a dynamic consultancy with a collaborative, energetic team culture.

About Our Client

Our client is a growing property consultancy, evenly split between Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors, with an additional Principal Designer. The firm has a strong reputation across the public and private sectors, with particular expertise in healthcare projects - from maternity buildings to imaging replacements and acute hospital redevelopments.Alongside healthcare, they also deliver schemes across education, residential (including high-end apartments and PBSA), and local government. Core services include Project Management, Quantity Surveying, and Employer's Agent, with healthcare remaining the majority focus.The culture is sociable and open, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and development. The team enjoys a friendly, down-to-earth environment with regular socials, fitness enthusiasts, and Friday lunches. With no "snobbish" hierarchy, Directors work shoulder-to-shoulder with junior staff, creating a supportive workplace where performance drives progression.

Job Description

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll play a leading role in delivering some of the consultancy's most important healthcare projects, while supporting the wider PM team and contributing to business development.Current and upcoming projects include:

  • £60m new-build maternity building in Kettering
  • AMS programme for HSB
  • Imaging replacement schemes
  • Delivery of two X-ray projects by March
  • Framework secondment opportunity (2 days per week in Stoke)
  • You'll be trusted to manage projects with autonomy, balancing time between office (2 days per week), home, and site as required.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading multiple healthcare and public sector projects from inception to completion
  • Acting as the key point of contact for clients, contractors, and consultants
  • Delivering full contract administration (JCT - traditional and D&B)
  • Managing complex healthcare stakeholder groups and navigating challenging project requirements
  • Coordinating internal and external resources for seamless delivery
  • Driving risk management, reporting, and performance tracking
  • Supporting bids and contributing to framework success
  • Mentoring junior PMs and APMs within the team
  • Playing an active role in maintaining the team's collaborative, sociable culture



The Successful Applicant

You should have:

  • Significant consultancy-side experience managing complex projects, ideally in healthcare or public sector environments
  • A proven track record of delivering schemes through all project stages with autonomy
  • Strong working knowledge of JCT contracts (traditional and D&B)
  • Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills, particularly in sensitive healthcare environments
  • Chartered status (MRICS, MCIOB, MAPM) or near completion
  • A proactive, motivated approach with the ability to manage time across site, office, and home effectively
  • Leadership skills - able to mentor junior colleagues and contribute to business development activity

What's on Offer

  • Discretionary annual bonus scheme open to all levels
  • Business development incentive (2.5-5% return on client fees won)
  • Hybrid working: 2 days in office, site as required, with flexibility around home working
  • A vibrant, friendly team culture with regular socials and a flat, collaborative structure
  • Clear progression opportunities - advancement is performance-driven, with no glass ceiling
  • Exposure to large-scale, complex healthcare schemes (c.80% of workload), alongside residential and education projects
  • Structured training and development plans, plus support towards further professional accreditation
Contact
Doug Bichan
Quote job ref
JN-082025-6823375
Phone number
+442072692407

Job summary

Job function
Property
Subsector
Project Manager
Sector
Property
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Doug Bichan
Consultant phone
+442072692407
Job reference
JN-082025-6823375