Senior Project Manager Construction Consultancy
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A leading global construction and property consultancy based in London is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their established fit out and hospitality team. This Senior Project Manager opportunity offers the chance to deliver prestigious luxury hotel developments and high-end office fit out projects for major international clients across London and the wider UK market.
The successful Senior Project Manager will join a highly regarded consultancy with an exceptional reputation within the commercial fit out and hospitality sectors. This Senior Project Manager role is suited to a confident and client-facing individual capable of managing complex projects from inception through to completion. The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in leading project delivery, managing stakeholder relationships and supporting junior team members across a range of fast-paced luxury hotel and workplace schemes.
You must have prior construction consultancy experience as a Project Manager to be considered for this role.
The successful Senior Project Manager will oversee luxury hospitality and commercial fit out projects through all project stages.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing high-end hotel and office fit out projects
- Leading client meetings and stakeholder engagement
- Overseeing project programmes, budgets and reporting
- Coordinating consultants, contractors and design teams
- Managing procurement, risk and change control processes
- Supporting contract administration duties
- Monitoring project delivery to ensure quality and programme targets are achieved
- Mentoring and supporting junior project managers where required
The consultancy is seeking a professional and commercially aware Senior Project Manager with:
- Consultancy-side project management experience
- Strong luxury hotel or commercial office fit out experience
- Excellent client-facing and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple fast-paced projects
- Strong understanding of contract administration and project controls
- Degree qualified in Construction, Project Management or similar
- Chartered or working towards MRICS, MCIOB or MAPM preferred
- £65,000 - £78,000
- Bonus scheme
- Pension contribution
- Private healthcare
- Professional membership support
- Clear progression opportunities
- Exposure to prestigious hospitality and commercial projects
- Collaborative team environment
Senior Project Manager | Luxury Hotels | Office Fit Out | Commercial Fit Out | Hospitality Projects | London Construction Consultancy
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with explicit mention of construction consultancy-side experience, as the advert states this is a strict requirement and will be the first filter applied.
📊 Quantify your project delivery track record: e.g. 'Delivered a £22M luxury hotel fit out across 8 floors, completing 3 weeks ahead of programme and 2% under budget'.
🎯 Highlight any MRICS, MCIOB or MAPM chartership status (or progress towards it) prominently in your qualifications section, as the advert lists this as a preferred differentiator.
🏨 Dedicate a skills or sector experience section to luxury hospitality and high-end commercial fit out specifically — generic construction PM experience will not stand out against candidates with sector-specific portfolios.
🤝 Include a bullet in each relevant role demonstrating client-facing responsibilities, such as chairing client progress meetings or managing international client relationships, as the advert repeatedly emphasises client-facing capability.
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- •Delivered a £18M luxury hotel fit out across 6 floors in Central London, maintaining programme milestones across 4 consultant disciplines and achieving practical completion 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
- •Administered JCT Design and Build contracts on 3 concurrent high-end commercial office fit out projects totalling £24M, managing change control processes that reduced cost overrun to under 1.5% of contract sum.
- •Mentored 2 junior project managers through MRICS APC structured training whilst overseeing full project controls — programme, budget and risk reporting — on a 220-bedroom boutique hotel refurbishment.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Brandon James's search for a Senior Project Manager within a leading global construction consultancy's fit out and hospitality team is precisely the next step I have been targeting. With a strong background in construction consultancy-side project management and direct experience delivering luxury hotel and high-end commercial fit out schemes, I am confident I can contribute from day one to the quality of delivery your clients expect.
My background in managing complex fit out projects — from procurement strategy and contract administration through to programme oversight and client reporting — has equipped me to handle the multi-stakeholder environments that characterise prestigious hospitality and workplace schemes. I have administered JCT contracts on projects valued at over £15M, chaired regular client progress meetings with international occupiers, and mentored junior project managers through their first major delivery roles.
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Interview questions
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Technical
- ›Walk us through how you manage a project programme from RIBA Stage 1 through to Stage 6 on a luxury hotel fit out — what tools and reporting cadence do you use?
- ›How do you approach procurement strategy on a high-value commercial fit out — what contract forms have you administered and why?
- ›Describe your process for managing risk and change control on a fast-moving hospitality project with multiple consultants and contractors.
- ›How do you ensure budget integrity across a complex fit out project when scope changes are frequent? Give a specific example.
- ›What experience do you have with JCT or NEC contract administration, and how have you handled contractor disputes or claims?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you delivered a complex project under significant programme pressure — what did you do to keep it on track?
- ›Describe a situation where a key client relationship was at risk. How did you manage it and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you had to mentor or support a junior project manager through a difficult project challenge.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified and mitigated a significant project risk before it became a major issue.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to coordinate multiple consultants and contractors with conflicting priorities — how did you resolve it?
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Tell me about a time you delivered a complex project under significant programme pressure — what did you do to keep it on track?
Describe a situation where a key client relationship was at risk. How did you manage it and what was the outcome?
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