Associate Project Manager

Currie & Brown is one of the leading International physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network.

Currie & Brown are looking for an Associate Director to join our growing project and programme management team in Leeds. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and keen to grow with the business into a future leader, providing a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, working to promote the business and services, capturing, and sharing knowledge across projects, and enhancing our culture of innovation and collaboration.

Currie & Brown is committed to the development of our people. Growth of the team will open opportunities to develop your skills and build experience across numerous sectors and all stages of the project lifecycle. There will be opportunity for individuals to lead smaller projects or be members of larger teams delivering major UK programmes.

The role – what is it we would like you to do?  

• Managing full consultant teams on behalf of our clients to deliver a range of construction projects
• Lead and grow the current Leeds PM team alongside our local and regional growth ambitions
• Delivering plans for projects under their control and monitoring subsequent performance against this, taking corrective action where appropriate
• Implementing and monitoring relevant project control and administration systems in accordance with the Currie & Brown business management system (especially national quality standards for the services provided)
• Establishing a strong working relationship with key stakeholders and ensuring that all user requirements are captured and approvals are in place to meet scheduled dates, as well as understanding regulatory requirements
• Undertaking end-to-end project execution and management, ensuring clear goals, roles and deliverables are well defined and achieved
• Ensuring the integration of design, development, construction delivery, commissioning and process requirements are achieved using the subject matter experts in the team
• Managing the change control process using a pre-agreed client process through to successful handover and completion
• Reporting project cost, programme, health and safety and performance using project controls and reporting tools

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• Degree qualification in an appropriate discipline, or equivalent academic achievement
• Professional qualifications (membership of an appropriate institution) including incorporated or chartered status with a relevant professional body
• Experience as project manager on new-build, fit-out and/or refurbishment works projects with a strong focus in Commercial development, involving mixed use, including retail, infrastructure, residential (also covering student accommodation), commercial, industrial and healthcare.
• Experience of working across all stages of the project delivery.
• Experienced in a range of capital/revenue projects with a clear understanding of project management processes and methodologies, particularly APM
• Independent consultant who is capable of running projects with minimal support from senior colleagues
• Experience of undertaking the contract administrator role using JCT and/or project manager role under the NEC form

Why choose Currie & Brown?

Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people’s futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage – providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long.

We don’t offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis.

We are an international industry leader – Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world’s most prestigious projects and for some of the world’s top clients.

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work everyday and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be fundamental in creating a successful work force.   

We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives.