Associate Director - Programme and Project Management in London

The Role and Purpose

As part of the continued growth of our Programme and Project Management team, we are recruiting an Associate Director to lead the delivery of major, complex healthcare programmes across London and the South East. Based from our London office, this is a senior leadership role with a dual focus on delivery excellence and business growth. You will lead high-value capital projects, build and deepen client relationships, and drive the development of a strong and sustainable pipeline of work aligned to regional and national business plans. Working closely with the Regional Director and wider leadership team, you will also act as a specialism lead, shaping and enhancing our PPM offering while contributing to the broader strategic ambition of Archus.

We’re looking for a commercially minded leader who combines technical credibility with relationship‑building and growth capability.

You’ll Bring

• A proven track record of winning and growing PPM work within a region or sector
• Strong experience leading teams and developing people
• End‑to‑end experience of healthcare project delivery, including NEC/JCT contract administration and governance
• Excellent commercial awareness, with accountability for revenue and margin performance
• Deep understanding of the healthcare sector and operating environment
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior stakeholder level

You will ideally hold (or be working towards) a relevant professional qualification such as MRICS, APM, MCIOB, RIBA or equivalent.

About Archus

We are a healthcare consultancy providing strategic advice directly to government, health care providers and hospital groups. Founded in 2017, we have worked on over 1000 projects to date, supporting healthcare clients in the delivery of multi‑million‑pound healthcare projects across the UK, Canada and other locations internationally. The team is led by a highly experienced and capable senior leadership team who have worked together for many years. We have experienced significant growth since inception with five offices in the UK, one in Ireland and one in Toronto, Canada. We’re successfully targeting international growth via new territories while creating additional service offerings to meet the needs of the market and capitalise on global increases in healthcare spend.

We position ourselves uniquely as one of the few firms of consultants to provide end‑to‑end advice on healthcare projects, from initial strategy development through to on‑site delivery. This includes our Archus Insights team that provide a data analytics service to our UK and worldwide client base. A unique value proposition cited as the ability to support clients from "Boardroom to Boots". We pride ourselves in being a B‑Corp accredited business, we also hold the Silver Standard regarding Investors in People and a 2‑star Best Companies accolade. We are flexible in our approach and don’t conform to a traditional 9‑5 but instead trust our employees to fulfil their contractual hours in line with their personal and professional commitments. Importantly, every member of the Archus team is committed to a collective vision and shared purpose in the delivery of services to clients – to shape the future of healthcare.

Why join us

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of like‑minded people with a strong social purpose and to be a part of continuing the growth trajectory of Archus. Archus’ vision is to be the leading healthcare infrastructure specialist. We put people, communities, and stakeholders at the heart of everything we do, and we grow our business responsibly. We value and take pride in our people, our partnerships, and our customers – together we deliver exceptional work and build long lasting relationships.

Benefits And Salary On Offer

This role will have a salary commensurate with the level of experience and knowledge of the applicant. In Addition, You Will Have Access To The Following:

• Great social culture – but we also respect people’s personal approach to socialising
• An attractive annual bonus incentivisation
• Life assurance
• Individual private medical insurance
• Group Income protection Cover
• Pension – matching up to 5% employer for 5% employee contribution
• Employee share trust – Employees own 10% share of the business. Allocations are made to the team each year, with potential for discretionary dividends on an annual basis
• Sale reward scheme – designed to incentivise and reward those that secure and deliver new work/opportunities
• Up to a maximum of 28 days annual leave based on length of service.
• Annual leave purchase scheme (up to 5 additional days per annum)
• 1 annual wellbeing day
• 1 annual volunteering day
• Enhanced family friendly leave such as 12 weeks full maternity pay!
• Hybrid/flexible approach to work
• International secondments
• Opportunity to request an unpaid sabbatical – up to 12 weeks away from the workplace, extended to a formal 6 month career break if you need longer to experience life away from your home country
• Opportunity to get involved with our internal working groups – become a champion for your region for Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Wellbeing, Social Value, Environmental and Governance

Applying for the role

If you feel you have the drive and energy to assist us in achieving this mission and are aligned with the person specification, please don’t hesitate to apply by clicking on ‘Apply NOW’. Archus is a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means we take a number of proactive steps to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and also to support any of our team who may have a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you need any assistance or would like to request any adjustments as part of our recruitment process, don’t hesitate to ask.