Project Manager

Our core purpose is to enable nature and business to thrive together. Our services include but are not limited to: terrestrial ecology, freshwater ecology, hydrology, marine laboratory, habitat management, arboricultural services, geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping, environmental impact assessments.

Our brand mission is to be chosen by clients as their preferred specialists and regarded by people in our industry as the company to work for. We aim to be the most innovative, pragmatic and fast-growing environmental consultancy in the UK. With offices across the UK, our experts are committed to delivering exceptional outcomes to our clients across a range of environmental services and ecological contracting.

We have a fantastic opportunity for experienced Project Managers to join our dynamic commercial team at Thomson. As a specialist Project Manager, you will deliver a wide variety of specialist ecological and ecological contracting projects, including ecological surveying, habitat creation and maintenance. You will be a key member of our team, working across our business whilst leading projects all the way from initial pricing and estimating through delivery to post-completion review. Delivering projects safely, profitably and on time whilst meeting client expectations will be second nature to you.

If you're passionate about the environment & nature, enjoy managing complex projects as part of a vibrant and energetic team, this is the role for you!

Salary: from £41,000 per annum

Requirements

• You will be a highly experienced project manager that has worked with ecological consultancies, specialist contracting organisations and/or large infrastructure companies.
• You will have a passion for conservation and ideally will already possess an understanding of relevant environmental legislation, safety management and compliance standards.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience and skills in the following areas:

• Project Delivery: Lead projects to successful completion, ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery in alignment with client expectations. Collaborate closely with your support team and technical leads to provide high-quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Project Finance: Manage project budgets. Maximise project profitability by identifying productivity improvements, cost-saving opportunities and process efficiencies. Ensure contractual compliance, and manage the financial aspects of the project, including payments, invoices, and any compensation events.
• Project Resourcing: Oversee project resourcing, ensuring the right skills and resources are in place. Build strong working relationships with other teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure smooth project execution.
• Business Development: Identify new business opportunities and play a key role in building strong, lasting relationships with existing, potential and new clients. Prepare estimates and quotes for new work and support the preparation of tender documents.

Additionally:

• Be living in the UK with the right to work.
• Must have a Full UK Driving Licence and ownership / use of your own car.

Other information

At Thomson, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and our colleagues. We believe in One Thomson; we draw on and value every individual's unique skills and experience to come together and support each other in delivering an exceptional service. Our people are our greatest asset. We want Thomson to be a great place to work, where everyone feels supported to be the best they can be. We are proud of our friendly, supportive, 'nothing is too much trouble' culture. We live and breathe our RISE (Respect, Integrity, Support, Excellence) values. Your opinions matter to us; we are constantly evolving.

We promote a healthy work-life balance to ensure we have an engaged, productive and happy team. We are flexible and committed and welcome new challenges. We recognise the importance in training and developing our team as well as offering a competitive pay and reward package. Involving ourselves in our local communities is important to us and we are proud of our continued achievements in fund raising for charity. We work hard but have fun too.

We are passionate about career development so we make sure we nurture talent. Our people benefit from access to a diverse range of industry-accredited external training, as well as in-house training opportunities led by our specialists. The variety of projects we deliver across the breadth of environmental services encourages cross-team working and collaboration. We can offer you the opportunity to contribute to and lead on high-profile, once in a life-time projects. You'll enjoy all the benefits we have to offer which include: 25 days annual leave, healthcare cash plan, enhanced stakeholder pension scheme, life insurance, discounted gym membership, paid professional memberships, clothing allowance, outstanding performance rewards, long service awards, free parking and regular local and company social events.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomson is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join Thomson.