Senior Project Manager – London

Company: Chattertons Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Senior Project Manager – London

The Company

  • Specialist project management and cost consultancy
  • 4x revenue growth in the past 12 months with 100% staff retention
  • B Corp Certified, RICS Regulated, NABERS Accredited
  • Rapidly growing team with direct founder access
  • Promotion is merit-based, not tenure-based. Rapid progression opportunities for high performing candidates
  • One-stop-shop: project management, cost consultancy, decarbonisation advisory, and energy modelling

The Projects

You’d be stepping into a live and varied portfolio from day one:

  • £38m new-build mixed-use scheme with public realm
  • High-end residential and commercial scheme
  • 180-bed student accommodation
  • Grade II* listed retrofit for a high-net-worth private client
  • Grade II listed estate conversion to events/hospitality use

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading projects from inception through to completion across feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and handover
  • Managing project briefs, budgets, programmes, and risk (full ownership)
  • Leading procurement strategy including tender processes, contractor appointments, and contract negotiations
  • Managing risk registers, mitigation strategies, and contingency planning across live projects
  • Coordinating statutory approvals and compliance including building control, fire safety, and building regulations
  • Coordinating professional teams including architects, engineers, cost consultants, and energy specialists
  • Administering building contracts (JCT, NEC) including instructions, valuations, and practical completion
  • Chairing client, design, and site meetings
  • Managing and developing client relationships directly

***Business development is not a requirement of the role, but there is a genuine opportunity to get involved in winning new clients and building your own pipeline***

Who This Is For?

This role is suited to current Project Managers or Senior Project Managers looking to step up and take on more responsibility within a rapidly growing specialist PM business.

What We’re Looking For

  • Minimum 2 years’ project management experience in the built environment
  • Degree in a relevant field – Maths, Civil Engineering, Real Estate, or Built Environment discipline preferred
  • Comfortable managing programmes, budgets, and risk independently
  • Interest in retrofit, decarbonisation, and net-zero construction
  • MRICS, MCIOB, MAPM, or working towards chartership is desirable
  • Package

    • Competitive pay structure
    • 26 days holiday + bank holidays + charitable causes leave
    • London

    Posted: July 5th, 2026