Senior Project Manager

Overview

In this role you drive project governance and delivery within Pareto’s Living Sector portfolio, ensuring quality outputs and timely close-out. You will mentor junior team members and contribute to the operation and profitability of projects. You will nurture client relationships and help secure opportunities through proposals and bids. The role combines hands-on project leadership with strategic involvement in growth and market presence. You will work in a collaborative, supportive culture that prioritizes professional development and meaningful living-sector schemes.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Health Care (Vitality)
• Professional Memberships paid (MRICS, MCIOB)
• Performance related bonus
• Structured training and mentoring
• Flexible and agile working
• Collaborative culture and wellbeing

Responsibilities

• Own project governance and quality of outputs, ensuring reports, actions, risks and decisions are accurate and driven to close-out
• Line manage, mentor and support junior/assistant-level team members, providing feedback and helping their progression
• Engage in Pareto’s wider operations including project performance, fees/resources, and ongoing improvement
• Support growth through client relationships, identifying opportunities, contributing to proposals and bids, and assisting marketing and industry engagement
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and challenge clients constructively when needed
• Lead by example as a collaborative leader who mentors others and supports career development
• Demonstrate interest in the property/construction industry, attending events and representing Pareto positively
• Contribute to proposals, client development, marketing and operational improvements as part of a growing consultancy

Key requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisation and stakeholder management
• Confident client advisory and constructive challenge when required
• Supportive, collaborative leadership with mentoring mindset
• Genuine interest in property and construction; proactive and well-informed
• Commercially minded with willingness to contribute to proposals and business development
• Degree in a related field; chartership or active progress towards it (preferred but not essential)
• Experience in managing junior/assistant-level staff and driving career progression

• communication
• stakeholder management
• mentoring
• project governance
• quality management
• risk and issue management

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