About

Our client, a global leader in experience design, placemaking and heritage planning, is seeking a Project Manager to join its creative teams delivering high-profile projects across the UK, Ireland and internationally. This role is suited to a Project Manager with around four years’ experience who is looking to grow and develop within a collaborative and creative environment.

Based primarily in Leicester, the role offers a flexible hybrid working model, combining office, remote and on-site work. The successful candidate will support projects from bid stage through to design and delivery, working closely with Senior Project Managers, technical leads, in-house designers and external consultants.

Job Role:

• Manage projects across bidding, design and delivery stages, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard
• Act as a link between creative, technical and delivery teams under the guidance of senior leadership
• Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting and resource coordination
• Manage internal teams and coordinate input from external consultants and subconsultants
• Contribute to bid and fee development, including budgets, work programmes and methodologies
• Ensure projects comply with contractual, legislative and statutory requirements
• Support client, stakeholder and site-based coordination, including attendance at meetings as required

Skills and Experience

• Around 4 years’ experience in project management or project coordination, managing multiple projects of varying scale
• Strong understanding of budgeting, scheduling, resourcing and project delivery methodologies
• Experience working within structured design processes, including RIBA stages
• Knowledge of procurement, contracts and delivery frameworks (including JCT and NEC)
• Awareness of Health & Safety, CDM, Building Regulations, sustainability and accessibility standards
• Understanding of heritage, museum or cultural sector funding processes (e.g. NLHF, Fáilte Ireland, Arts Council)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and MS Project
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Highly organised, detail-focused and able to manage deadlines and competing priorities
• Proactive, adaptable and keen to develop new skills
• Willingness to travel and work on-site as required, with a full driving licence and passport