Project Manager Construction Consultancy
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A growing construction consultancy based in Bristol is looking to appoint a Project Manager to join its expanding team. This Project Manager opportunity offers the chance to take full ownership of projects across the residential and PBSA sectors, delivering schemes from inception through to completion with a high degree of autonomy. The successful Project Manager will join a consultancy that has built an excellent reputation for developing its people, providing genuine career progression and exposure to a strong pipeline of residential developments.
This Project Manager role would suit a consultancy-based Project Manager who is looking to take the next step in their career and lead projects with minimal oversight. The Project Manager will work directly with clients, consultants and contractors, managing all aspects of project delivery whilst benefiting from the support of an experienced leadership team. With a clear route towards Senior Project Manager level, this is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager looking to accelerate their career within a growing Bristol consultancy.
You must have prior construction consultancy experience to be considered for this role.
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading residential and purpose-built student accommodation projects through the full project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing projects from feasibility through to completion and handover
- Acting as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders
- Coordinating consultants, contractors and wider project teams
- Developing and maintaining project programmes
- Managing project budgets, risks and reporting processes
- Supporting procurement and tender activities
- Undertaking Employer's Agent duties where required
- Monitoring project delivery against programme, cost and quality objectives
- Chairing project meetings and producing key project documentation
- Building long-term client relationships and supporting repeat business opportunities
The successful Project Manager will have:
- Previous construction consultancy experience
- Residential and/or PBSA project experience
- Experience delivering projects through both pre and post-contract stages
- Employer's Agent experience or exposure would be highly advantageous
- A degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying or a related construction discipline
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent organisational and communication abilities
- Chartered status or progression towards MRICS, MAPM, MCIOB or equivalent would be advantageous
- A proactive attitude and ambition to progress into a Senior Project Manager position
- £45,000 - £55,000
- Discretionary bonus
- Pension contribution
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Full project ownership and autonomy
- Industry-leading APC support with an exceptional chartership success record
- Clear progression route to Senior Project Manager
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Supportive and collaborative consultancy environment
Project Manager | Residential Project Manager | PBSA | Employer's Agent | Construction Consultancy | Bristol Project Management Jobs
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⭐ Lead your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names 'construction consultancy', 'PBSA' and 'residential' experience, as the advert flags consultancy-side background as a hard requirement.
📊 Quantify project delivery: e.g. 'Delivered 3 PBSA schemes totalling 450 beds from feasibility to handover, managing budgets of £8M–£14M'.
🎯 Dedicate a bullet to Employer's Agent duties — the advert lists EA exposure as highly advantageous, so even limited EA experience should be called out explicitly.
🏅 Highlight chartered status or APC progress (MRICS, MAPM or MCIOB) prominently under your qualifications section, as the consultancy offers APC support and values progression.
🤝 Include a specific example of chairing project meetings and managing multi-disciplinary consultant teams, as the role requires direct client and contractor coordination with minimal oversight.
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- •Delivered 2 PBSA schemes totalling 320 beds from feasibility through to practical completion, managing a combined construction budget of £11M and maintaining programme within a 3-week tolerance.
- •Acted as Employer's Agent on a 95-unit residential development, administering JCT Design & Build contract, chairing 24 monthly progress meetings and resolving 14 contractor variation claims.
- •Coordinated a 9-consultant design team during RIBA Stages 2–4 on a £7.5M residential scheme, reducing pre-contract programme by 6 weeks through early procurement of long-lead packages.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Brandon James Ltd's search for a Project Manager within its Bristol construction consultancy aligns closely with the work I have been building towards. Having delivered residential and PBSA schemes through both pre and post-contract stages — including Employer's Agent duties and full programme management — I am confident I can take ownership of projects from feasibility to handover with the autonomy this role demands.
My background in construction consultancy has seen me coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, chair project meetings, and maintain client relationships across schemes ranging from 80-unit residential conversions to 300-bed student accommodation developments. I am currently progressing towards MRICS and am keen to benefit from the APC support your consultancy is known for.
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Technical
- ›Walk us through how you manage a project programme from feasibility through to handover — what tools and processes do you use?
- ›How do you approach Employer's Agent duties during the post-contract stage, and what documentation do you prioritise?
- ›Describe your experience managing project budgets and risk registers on a residential or PBSA scheme.
- ›How do you coordinate a multi-disciplinary consultant team during the pre-contract stage to keep procurement on programme?
- ›What is your approach to monitoring delivery against cost, programme and quality objectives simultaneously?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you took full ownership of a project with minimal oversight — what challenges did you face and how did you resolve them?
- ›Describe a situation where a project programme slipped. How did you identify the issue, communicate it to the client, and recover the schedule?
- ›Give an example of building a long-term client relationship that led to repeat business.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities across multiple live projects. How did you stay organised?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to chair a difficult project meeting involving contractors and clients with opposing views. What was the outcome?
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Tell me about a time you took full ownership of a project with minimal oversight — what challenges did you face and how did you resolve them?
Describe a situation where a project programme slipped. How did you identify the issue, communicate it to the client, and recover the schedule?
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