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Associate Director Project Management
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Role Purpose
As a Senior/AD Project Manager or Associate Director, you will take ownership of significant commercial office projects, providing strategic leadership from inception through to completion. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, manage multidisciplinary teams, and ensure projects are delivered successfully against programme, budget, and quality objectives.
For Associate Director-level candidates, there will also be opportunities to contribute to business development, client growth, and team leadership initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of commercial office projects from feasibility through to handover.
- Manage new-build office developments, major fit-out projects, and complex cut-and-carve refurbishments.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with developers, investors, occupiers, and key stakeholders.
- Oversee project governance, reporting, risk management, and programme control.
- Manage consultant teams, contractors, and specialist subcontractors.
- Chair project meetings and provide clear communication across all project stakeholders.
- Monitor budgets, programmes, and project performance to ensure successful delivery.
- Support procurement and tendering activities.
- Identify and mitigate project risks while maintaining quality and commercial objectives.
- Mentor junior project managers and contribute to team development.
- Support the growth of existing client accounts and help secure new opportunities.
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Requirements
- Proven experience delivering commercial office projects within a consultancy, client-side, or project management environment.
- Strong background in:
- New-build office developments
- Commercial office fit-outs (CAT A & CAT B)
- Cut-and-carve refurbishment projects
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects from inception to completion.
- Strong understanding of programme, cost, risk, and project controls.
- Commercially aware with the ability to drive project success.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
- Experience operating at Senior Project Manager or Associate Director level.
- Chartered status with APM, RICS, CIOB, or equivalent.
- Experience within a leading project management or multidisciplinary consultancy.
- Existing network within the commercial office market.
- Track record of winning work and developing client relationships.
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