Overview

Project Manager – Cambridge, CB3

Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working

Competitive Salary & Benefits

About this opportunity

We're searching for a project manager with experience delivering construction projects from early feasibility stages to completion, to work with clients across life sciences, industrial, commercial and education sector schemes local to Cambridge.

Our Cambridge Project Management team are a small but successful group of project managers who work with a range of clients from small scale developers to globally recognised institutions, delivering projects spanning cutting edge research & innovation centres, schools & university facilities, commercial fit-outs and more.

Joining us as a project manager in Cambridge, you will have a key role in project delivery, and have a clear route of progression within the team, as well as support to develop your career as you hone your skills and gain further experience and add new projects to your name.

Working on a hybrid basis, you will have a high level of autonomy over your work, with support and supervision where suitable. We will provide you with opportunities to mentor junior team members and provide guidance and advice while they assist you with your work.

We are looking for a specific set of criteria for this position, and you'll suit this opportunity if you:

Requirements

• Hold recent construction consultancy experience as a project manager, contract administrator, Employer's Agent, Building Surveyor or Quantity Surveyor
• Live within an hour's commute of Cambridge, and are comfortable with a hybrid working arrangement
• Have experience delivering construction, refurbishment or fit-out projects from inception to completion
• Hold a Bachelors or equivalent degree in project management or relevant built environment subject

Our Cambridge office specialises in high quality projects with a focus in the following sectors: Higher Education (including projects for the University of Cambridge and Colleges), Hi-tech, pharmaceutical, science and research projects on the science and business parks of the Cambridge Cluster; Arts and Heritage projects throughout East Anglia and further afield.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements
• Managing projects to deliver high quality services and deliverables in accordance with the business procedures
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business units activities
• Managing service delivery for profit
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• A contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Our Global Travel Scholarship Programme
• Flexible working arrangements

About us

Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.