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Senior Project Manager - Living Sector
London
£60,000 - £70,000 + Chartership Support
Shape the future of UK living, and grow your career while you do it.
About Pareto Projects
Pareto Projects was founded in 2022 on one simple belief: exceptional people deliver exceptional results. In a short time they've become a trusted development consultancy behind some of the most exciting projects in the UK's built environment. They manage complex developments strategically and build their approach around each client's goals. They work across many sectors, with a particular focus on the Living Sector: Residential, Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Co-Living and Hotels. These schemes change how people live, study and stay, and they're proud to be delivering them.
They have a strong pipeline of varied projects, especially in the Living Sector. You'll build broad, valuable experience quickly, in a people-first consultancy that rewards initiative and invests in your progression.
Why Pareto?
- £60,000 - £70,000 salary. Competitive pay that reflects your experience and potential.
- Real career progression. A young, growing business where your contribution gets noticed and your path upwards is clear.
- Private Health Care - Through Vitality.
- Professional Memberships payment covered - MRICS, MCIOB.
- Performance related bonus - Based on business and individual performance.
- Structured training and mentoring. Learn directly from experienced PMs and industry leaders.
- Flexible and agile working. We trust our people to work in the way that suits them best.
- A close-knit, supportive culture. Collaboration, wellbeing and growth matter here.
- Projects worth talking about. High-profile Living Sector schemes that make a real difference to how people live.
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Your Role
- Own project governance and quality of outputs, ensuring reports, actions, risks and decisions are accurate, clearly communicated and driven to close-out.
- Line manage, mentor and support junior and assistant-level team members, including Assistant Project Managers and graduates, setting clear objectives, providing regular feedback and helping them develop their confidence, capability and career progression.
- Take an active interest in the wider operation of Pareto, including how projects perform commercially, how fees and resources are managed, and how the business continues to improve, grow and operate effectively.
- Support Pareto's growth through strong client relationships, identifying opportunities and additional services, contributing to fee proposals and bids, building external networks, and supporting marketing, events and industry engagement where appropriate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise clients and challenge constructively where required.
- A supportive and collaborative leader who is comfortable line managing junior and assistant-level staff, enjoys mentoring others, shares knowledge openly and takes an active interest in helping colleagues develop.
- A genuine interest in the property and construction industry, with the curiosity and initiative to stay informed, build relationships, attend relevant industry events and represent Pareto positively in the market.
- Commercially minded and interested in the wider business, with a willingness to contribute to proposals, client development, business development, marketing and operational improvements as part of a growing consultancy.
- A degree in a related field, such as Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Civil Engineering, or Property Development/Real Estate.
- Chartership, or active progress towards it, with a relevant professional body (strongly preferred but not essential; we'll support you to get there).
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If you want to grow your career on some of the UK's most exciting living projects, with a team that invests in you, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.
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Desired Skills and Experience
- Project Management
- Development Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Project Governance
- Risk Management
- Residential Development
- Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA)
- Business Development
- Bid Writing
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