Project Manager

Bennett & Game are working with an award-winning environmental consultancy, recognised with a Silver Award for Best Place to Work at the 2025 Consultancy Awards. The business specialises in ecology, arboriculture, flood risk and habitats and is now seeking a Project Manager to drive delivery across residential development and land-promotion schemes.

This is a hands-on role where you will take ownership of scope, programme and budget while coordinating technical teams to deliver high-quality outputs for planning.

You will be joining a consultancy in growth mode with a brand-new Bristol office opening in the coming weeks. Stepping in early gives you the opportunity to help shape the new team and influence ways of working from the outset. With a strong residential and strategic land pipeline, you will work closely with ecologists, arboriculturists and water specialists to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and to the required standard. Hybrid working and flexible hours are available.

• Salary: 35,000-40,000 DOE
• 26 days' annual leave including 1 day in your birthday week and 3 days between Christmas and New Year
• 2 paid CSR days for volunteering of your choice
• Christmas Eve office closure
• Enhanced maternity: full pay for the first 12 weeks then statutory pay
• Enhanced paternity: full pay for 3 weeks plus additional leave or TOIL by negotiation
• 500 "Baby Bonus" per household toward nursery or pram costs
• TOIL banking and overtime system so every hour is accounted for and rewarded
• Introduction bonuses for recommending new staff
• Death in Service insurance (opt-in) at a salary multiple dependent on grade
• Annual training budget for external courses plus internal seminars and CPD
• Laptop, phone, PPE and equipment provided with remote access to systems
• Hire cars and company fleet available as required
• Flexible working arrangements with home/office split and FT/PT options
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Employee charity fundraising matching scheme

Project Manager Job Overview

• Lead delivery of residential and land-promotion projects, ensuring programmes, deliverables, budgets and quality standards are met
• Act as primary client liaison, providing updates, managing change requests and ensuring contract compliance
• Oversee project lifecycle: resource scheduling, site access, RAMS preparation, survey coordination and QA
• Manage budgets and forecasts, flagging risks early and resolving overspend through change control
• Maintain CMAP (or similar) for scheduling, invoicing, billing and progress tracking
• Brief and coordinate technical teams, chair internal progress meetings, and ensure deliverables are up to date
• Mentor a Deputy PM and assign Technical Leads as required
• Support business development by preparing fee proposals, securing funding for scope changes, and managing follow-on opportunities

• 3+ years' experience in project management or Project Coordination within an environmental or engineering consultancy
• Proven track record delivering residential or land-promotion schemes, with strong knowledge of planning processes (ideal but not a must)
• Experience coordinating ecology surveys, BS5837 tree work and water environment inputs (FRA, SuDS, etc.)
• Strong commercial control: budgets, invoicing, change management and fee proposals
• Proficient with CMAP or similar PM/ERP systems, with experience using report registers and GIS trackers
• Nextweek software knowledge advantageous but not essential
• Strong communication and stakeholder skills with the ability to mentor junior staff
• Highly organised, with attention to QA, RAMS and on-time project delivery

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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