As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world‑leading sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of a global business comprising 34,000 people in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role Description
We are seeking an experienced Associate Project Manager to join our team focused on delivering projects for Higher Education clients across the UK. The successful candidate will have a strong project‑management background with a proven track record of supporting or delivering projects for clients in the Education sector, particularly within Higher Education, in a professional capacity. This role involves managing diverse tasks simultaneously, with a focus on service delivery, account leadership and bid writing. You must be confident engaging directly with clients and possess excellent time‑management skills to meet deadlines and maintain project profitability.
Role Accountabilities
- Lead operational teams by setting objectives, managing performance and ensuring staff have the necessary skills.
- Translate business goals into financial targets, business cases and project plans while managing budgets and profitability.
- Manage complex, multi‑disciplinary projects with mid‑ to long‑term timelines to meet delivery standards.
- Monitor team performance and enforce organisational policies and codes of conduct.
- Ensure contract compliance with delivery parameters and scope.
- Analyse data and advise clients and stakeholders on project impacts.
- Develop and improve project management processes aligned with business objectives.
- Foster relationships with internal stakeholders to enhance efficiency and collaboration.
- Provide technical expertise and strategic advice to senior managers.
- Build and maintain client relationships, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
- Lead account management and bid writing initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Professional experience supporting or delivering projects as a Project Manager for clients in the Education sector (Higher Education experience highly desirable).
- Laboratory project experience preferred.
- Proven ability in managing complex projects and leading teams.
- Recognised project‑management expertise in your field.
- Experience managing executive‑level business relationships.
- Account leadership and bid writing experience.
Candidates must demonstrate professional project‑management experience and have ideally supported higher education sector clients.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together, diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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