Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Industrial & Logistics
Location: Midlands (Birmingham base with UK wide site travel)

An opportunity to join a leading UK industrial and logistics real estate platform at an exciting stage of growth, delivering high-quality refurbishment and capital projects across a national portfolio.

Following continued expansion, we are seeking a Senior Project Manager to take client-side responsibility for a portfolio of refresh and refurbishment projects, typically ranging from £1m-£10m, across industrial and logistics assets.

The Role:

Reporting to the Projects Director, you will lead projects end-to-end, working closely with Asset Management and Facilities Management teams and taking full ownership of the project lifecycle - from inception and governance through to delivery and handover.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role requiring strong commercial discipline, stakeholder management and technical credibility in a multi-site environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take client-side accountability for refresh and refurbishment projects once works exceed FM-led thresholds
• Lead projects from initiation to close, including scope, programme, budget, governance and risk management
• Appoint and manage external consultants and contractors, driving performance across cost, time, quality and H&S
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, approvals, change control and invoice processes
• Lead procurement and tendering activities, ensuring best value and robust commercial outcomes
• Work collaboratively with Facilities Management to ensure clear scope definition and seamless transitions
• Discharge Client duties under CDM 2015, ensuring full compliance and proportionate controls
• Oversee structured handovers to Asset & FM teams, with complete operational and compliance documentation
• Provide clear, high-quality reporting into senior stakeholders and governance forums

About You:

• Proven experience delivering client-side refresh and refurbishment projects (£1m-£10m)
• Experience managing multiple projects across different sites
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and statutory compliance
• Confident managing consultant and contractor supply chains
• Commercially astute, with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth environment
• IT-literate with strong reporting and presentation skills
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel nationally

Desirable:

• Professional qualification (RICS, CIOB, APM, PRINCE2 or similar)
• Familiarity with standard construction contracts and client-side contract administration

What's On Offer:

• Competitive salary with discretionary performance-related bonus
• Pension, private healthcare and life insurance
• A genuinely client-side role within a high-quality, ESG-focused industrial and logistics platform
• Opportunity to play a key role in a business with significant growth ambitions over the next 3-5 years

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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