Project Manager | Newcastle, UK

As TSA Riley continues to grow our presence in the UK market, we are seeking to strengthen our project management team in the northeast region by hiring an ambitious and well-rounded Project Manager in our Newcastle office. We are looking for someone capable of performing pre and post contract duties across the full lifecycle of projects from conception through to completion. Someone who can make a positive impact within our team by collaboratively working with internal and external team members to deliver meaningful, lasting and sustainable results for our clients and communities.

Our Newcastle office currently works with an exciting blend of clients across multiple sectors of the built environment, including healthcare, retail, education and industrial & logistics. Therefore, this role would particularly suit candidates who enjoy gaining exposure to projects across multiple sectors.

In terms of culture, it doesn’t get much better. Our Newcastle office has won local awards for their work and social engagement in the local area. Therefore, you’d be joining a team who make a genuine transformative contribution to the region.

We also see supporting your professional development as paramount. We believe chartership is a key milestone in your career journey, which is why we offer a structured, in-house APC programme designed to help you achieve RICS status efficiently and with confidence.

If you’re ready to make a meaningful move in your career with a team that values your growth and contributions, we’d love to hear from you.

About Your Responsibilities:

• You will work collaboratively alongside a team of cost managers and project managers within our Newcastle office where you will be responsible for:
• Taking ownership of planning, procurement, coordination, and consultant inputs to ensure quality delivery.
• Leading meetings, site coordination, and project documentation across assigned workstreams.
• Monitoring programme and cost performance, identifying deviations, and supporting corrective actions.
• Tracking project risks, opportunities, and commercial factors, and escalating issues when required.
• Resolving conflicts, addressing challenges, and mitigating delays to keep projects on track.
• Preparing project reports, updates, and records using TSA Riley systems and templates.
• Maintaining clear, responsive communication with clients and delivery partners.
• Managing client expectations to support satisfaction and build strong, trusted relationships.
• Collaborating with project teams to support performance, share knowledge, and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Managing project risk, safety, and compliance practices in line with TSA Riley standards.
• Contributing to proposals, sector initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.

About You:

• Proven experience of delivering projects as a project manager in a client-side or consulting environment.
• A tertiary qualification in a field relevant to shaping or delivering projects in the built environment such as construction project management or a similar equivalent subject.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end project lifecycles, including procurement, design coordination, delivery, and contract administration.
• Curiosity and adaptability to work across sectors, secondments, and different delivery contexts (public and private).
• Proficiency with digital tools to support reporting, tracking, and documentation.
• Known reputation for high-quality work, and a collaborative, effective working style.
• Brings critical thinking and problem-solving skills to support effective project delivery.
• Experience working in agile environments and contributing to cross-functional teams.

About Us:

TSA Riley has a 130-year heritage dating back to 1890 when Henry Riley Esq first established a quantity surveying practice in London. In Asia Pacific we trace our roots back to the 1980s through the merging of several respected, small project management and advisory firms. Now, in the 21st century, we’re defining and pioneering a new way of helping our clients drive greater value and impact from their built assets. Plan. Procure. Deliver. Optimise. Decarbonise. We call this project consulting.

We provide expert strategic, commercial and operations advice; project and cost management; carbon advice; and dispute resolution. This uniquely broad range of services - across the project lifecycle - means we understand the interdependencies at every stage. We combine this with hands-on experience and personalised service to drive greater value, impact and certainty for our clients’ projects.

About Our Values:

• We win together: Collaborate openly, learn from each other and succeed as one global team.
• We own it, always: Act with integrity and take responsibility to deliver with purpose.
• We focus on what matters: Striving for high standards to create meaningful, lasting and sustainable impact.
• We are curious: Embrace agility and change, explore ideas and turn our curiosity into progress.

TSA Riley is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working with us but are not able to commit to a full-time role and/or would require forms of flexible working. Additionally, we provide hybrid working as standard practice.

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.