Job purpose

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of the London development and project consultancy team, providing high calibre project management services to high end commercial clients. You will deliver current workload, including investor led refurbishment, added value and new build schemes across commercial office, residential, retail and industrial asset classes, as well as build relationships with existing and new clients. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior project manager or for someone looking to make the step up to associate level to work with a people focused organisation and our enviable client list.

About TFT

TFT is the leading independent firm of Development, Built Asset & Engineering and Sustainability consultants. We place the wellbeing of people and the performance of buildings at the heart of everything we do.

We’re proud of our reputation for integrity and delivering work of the highest quality, blended with commercial pragmatism. We offer a strong track record across all commercial property sectors, advising investors, developers, occupiers and owners on maximising best property asset values. Diversity and strength in depth is important to us. Whether it be a technical thought leader with a career’s experience – or a recently qualified rising star – in today’s risk averse world you need people on your side with a reputation for diligence, transparency, intellect and commercial insight. Clients see TFT as large enough to provide the expertise and resources to get the best from their portfolios, and small enough for it to matter personally.

We have over 150 partners and employees operating from a network of offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Guildford, London, Manchester, Leeds and Dublin.

TFT is passionate about people development and will provide you with excellent and progressive career opportunities and sponsored learning.

Key accountabilities

1.0        Primarily working within the commercial sector, undertaking:

1.1        Project management services on office, retail, residential (and other) new build, refurbishment, alteration, extension, and fit-out projects on schemes typically ranging from £2m to £30m, but with some far in excess of this.

1.2        Contract Administration and Employer’s Agent Role

2.0        Enhance TFT’s service offering for project delivery

3.0        Good working knowledge of key JCT contracts, including experience in contractual issues such as extension of time, loss and expense claims etc.

4.0        Building new business to support strategic growth objectives by securing repeat business through successful project delivery.

Performance criteria

1.0        MRICS or MAPM qualified ideally from a Building Surveying or technical background (Architecture or Engineering for example)

2.0        Strong relevant track record in project delivery (with large degree of autonomy)

3.0        Ability to meet and exceed fee targets

4.0        Building client relationships with positive outcomes

5.0        Leading project teams and building trust

Skills and behaviour

1.0        Business focussed

1.1        Sought out by existing clients for repeat business

1.2        Socially adept and networks at business development events

2.0        Confident, client facing communicator both verbally and in writing

3.0        Able to manage and lead others and project teams

4.0        Lateral mindedness – able to think creatively to develop the brief, assemble the team and drive them through the feasibility, outline, detailed and final proposals stages of the design.

5.0        Organised and able to manage multiple key project issues to ensure projects remain on track.

6.0        Commercially driven

7.0        Comfortable as the key client contact for each project

8.0        Must be a positive team player but able to work independently

Package indicators

¡    Flexible & hybrid working

¡    Competitive salary and generous car allowance

¡    Benefits: Fee Plus bonus scheme, mobile phone & laptop, Personal Accident cover, Private Health Care (after 12 months), Life Assurance and 25 days holiday (27 for Associate andabove)

¡    Season Ticket Loan, Cycle scheme and company pension scheme on completion of probationary period

¡    Sponsorship is available to complete the APM Project Management Qualification, if not held already.