Overview
TT is looking for a Project Manager to join its Projects Team, supporting the Development & Disposals function across planning, disposals, demolition, due diligence and development activity. This is a new role to support the delivery of large-scale and exciting projects.
The successful candidate will be RICS qualified, with a track record in residential development project management, and will work closely with Senior Project Managers as they build ownership of their own projects. Full support and guidance will be provided throughout.
They will be responsible for the technical and construction aspects of live schemes, from tendering technical surveys through to managing budgets, consultants and contracts, while supporting the wider team on planning, disposals and development activity nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver all technical and construction aspects of planning, disposals and development
- Negotiate and manage consultant appointments and construction contracts, in conjunction with the Commercial Manager
- Tender and interpret technical surveys and reports required throughout project delivery (e.g. geo-technical, acoustic, thermal)
- Support project teams and individuals throughout delivery, advising on programming, progress, cost, risk, change management and reporting
- Manage project budgets in conjunction with the Commercial Manager
- Ensure all collateral warranties and insurances are in place for each appointment and contract, alongside the Commercial Manager
- Assist the commercial team with commercial activities across planning, disposals and development projects
- Support the wider team in the disposal of commercial and residential property assets from portfolios nationwide
Working with Others
- Work closely with the Commercial Manager on consultant appointments, construction contracts and project budgets
- Collaborate with the wider Projects Team and Senior Project Managers across live schemes
- Support the Disposals team with due diligence across planning, disposals and development activity
- Liaise with external consultants, contractors, surveyors and solicitors throughout project delivery
- Build positive professional relationships across the business
Reporting
- Provide accurate programme, cost, risk and progress reporting throughout project delivery
- Contribute to accurate record-keeping and data maintenance for all live projects
- Report to the Senior Project Manager, within the Projects Team led by the Projects Director and Head of Development
Candidate Profile
We are seeking an experienced professional with:
- RICS qualified, with an RICS-accredited undergraduate or postgraduate degree
- Residential new build and refurbishment experience, with a track record of managing projects, particularly residential
- Knowledge of the whole spectrum of development activity, from concept design through to delivery and sales
- A good knowledge of technical construction standards and detailing
- Experience across a range of different procurement types, from joint ventures through to direct developments
- Good working knowledge of consultant and contractor agreements, e.g. JCT
- Contractor or consultancy experience considered on equal merit
- A proactive and analytical mindset, with an interest in development and disposal projects
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines
- Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills, for effective collaboration with consultants and stakeholders
- Current knowledge of the commercial and residential property markets
- Ability to understand and interpret data and cashflows
- Willingness to travel to sites nationwide, as required
- Full driving licence
What's on Offer
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
- Car allowance (where applicable)
- Discretionary, non-contractual bonus based on personal and company performance
- Double match stakeholder pension scheme capped at 10% (e.g. a 5% personal contribution results in a 10% company contribution)
- 25 days of annual leave
- Private medical insurance (single cover, with the option to self-fund family cover)
- Life assurance: 2 x base salary, 4 x on joining the pension scheme
- Income protection (after one year's service)
- Discounted dental insurance
- Maternity leave: six months full pay (subject to six months' service), then SMP for the remainder of the statutory period
- Paternity leave: four weeks full pay (after six months' service) or two weeks (under six months' service)
- Electric vehicle lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Financial support for relevant professional membership subscriptions
- Financial and other support for appropriate professional study
- Matched charity fundraising via Give as You Earn (up to £2,500 per year)
- Employee assistance programme
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Social and sporting activities
Why Join TT
TT is a market leader in the UK commercial property sector and one of the most significant privately owned portfolios in the country.
The business combines the scale and financial strength of a major operator with the agility, ambition, and decisive leadership that only a privately owned business can offer. Deep capital, a continuous acquisition program, and a leadership team that is analytical, commercially focused, and genuinely invested in its people make this a rare opportunity.
High retention and employee engagement are the most credible measures of a workplace. TT's numbers speak for themselves.
What makes this role stand out:
- Genuine ownership of technically complex, high-value projects from an early stage
- Direct exposure to one of TT's most significant client portfolios
- A supportive team environment, working alongside experienced Senior Project Managers
- A varied, nationwide portfolio spanning planning, disposals, demolition, due diligence and development
- Career progression opportunities for strong performers, within a growing team
- Direct access to senior leadership for guidance and ongoing support
This is a retained recruitment assignment being exclusively handled by Joshua Robert Recruitment. All third-party applications, CVs and candidate introductions will be forwarded to Joshua Robert for review and management.
