Assistant Project Manager
Status: Full-time
Location: London, with regular travel to sites nationwide
Overview
TT is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join its Projects Team, working closely with Senior Project Managers to support planning, disposals, demolition, due diligence and development activity across the Development & Disposals function. This is a newly created role to support the effective delivery of a large business-critical project.
The successful candidate will be RICS qualified, recently qualified, working towards or committed to APC. They will have a developing track record in residential development project support, and will work directly under Senior Project Managers as they build experience and ownership. Full support and guidance will be provided throughout.
They will support the technical and construction aspects of live schemes, from tendering technical surveys through to assisting with budgets, consultants and contracts, while supporting the wider team on planning, disposals and development activity nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Project Managers and Senior Project Managers on delivery of all technical and construction aspects of planning, disposals and development, with particular focus on key clients
- Assist with the preparation and management of consultant appointments and construction contracts, in conjunction with the Commercial Manager
- Tender technical surveys and reports required throughout project delivery (e.g. geotechnical, acoustic, thermal), with the technical knowledge to interpret them
- Support project teams and individuals throughout delivery, assisting and advising on programming, progress, cost, risk, change management and reporting
- Assist with the management of project budgets, in conjunction with Senior Project Managers and Commercial Manager
- Assist the Senior Project Managers and Commercial Manager to ensure all collateral warranties and insurances are in place for each appointment and contract
- 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 Senior Project Managers and Commercial Manager on consultant appointments, construction contracts and project budgets
- Collaborate with the wider Projects Team 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 Managers, within the Projects Team led by the Projects Director and Head of Development
Candidate Profile
We are seeking an experienced professional with:
- RICS qualified, recently qualified, working towards or committed to APC
- Residential new build and refurbishment experience, with a track record supporting the management of projects, particularly residential
- A good understanding of technical construction standards and detailing
- A good understanding of consultant and contractor agreements, e.g. JCT
- Contractor or consultancy experience considered on equal merit
- A proactive and analytical mindset, with a keen 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
- Strong IT skills
- Willingness to travel to sites nationwide, as required
- Full driving licence
What's on Offer
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience plus the below:
- 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:
- Structured development within a highly supportive, experienced Projects Team
- Early exposure to one of TT's most significant client portfolios
- Hands-on mentoring from Senior Project Managers, building towards greater project ownership
- A varied, nationwide portfolio spanning planning, disposals, demolition, due diligence and development
- A clear progression path towards a Project Manager role for strong performers
- 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.
