Project Manager

Project Manager - Industrial & Logistics
Location: Midlands base with UK-wide travel

An opportunity to join a leading UK industrial and logistics real estate platform at a pivotal stage of growth, delivering refurbishment and refresh projects across a national portfolio.

Following continued expansion, we are seeking a Project Manager to take responsibility for the delivery of refresh works and support larger refurbishment schemes across a diverse industrial and logistics estate.

The Role:

Reporting to the Projects Director, you will play a key role in delivering refurbishment and refresh projects across a multi-site portfolio. This position sits within a newly evolving project function, providing real opportunity to shape delivery processes and ensure consistency, quality and compliance across works.
You will take full ownership of the refresh workstream (typically fast-paced, smaller-scale works), while supporting Senior Project Managers on larger refurbishment projects.
This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role requiring strong organisation, stakeholder coordination and a practical approach to project management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full end-to-end ownership of refresh projects, ensuring delivery to programme, cost and quality standards
• Define scopes of work including strip-out, repairs, redecoration and minor M&E
• Support delivery of larger refurbishment projects alongside Senior Project Managers
• Procure, appoint and manage contractors and professional teams
• Manage project budgets, programmes, risks and reporting
• Act as Client representative under CDM 2015, ensuring compliance and safe delivery
• Oversee snagging, defect resolution and quality control
• Deliver structured handovers to Facilities Management, ensuring assets are fully operational and compliant
• Work closely with Facilities Management to manage scope thresholds and ensure smooth transitions

About You:

• Experience delivering property, construction or refurbishment projects in a client-side or consultancy environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different locations
• Strong understanding of CDM Regulations 2015 and H&S compliance
• Confident managing contractors and external stakeholders
• Highly organised, practical and delivery-focused
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally

Desirable:

• Experience within industrial, logistics or multi-site property portfolios
• Professional qualifications (or working towards)

What's On Offer:

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
• Pension, private healthcare and life insurance
• Client-side role within a high-quality industrial and logistics portfolio
• Opportunity to join a growing team and play a key role in shaping delivery standards

Ready To Take The Next Step?

If you're looking for a client-side project leadership role with real autonomy, variety and the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a growing industrial and logistics platform, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch with Lucy Wynn for a confidential conversation:

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