Project Manager

Project Manager – Landmark Mixed-Use Redevelopment Milton Keynes 

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager (No.1 Project Lead) to take the helm on a landmark redevelopment scheme in the Milton Keynes . This £multi-million development will see the redevelopment, including demolition and delivery of a 20-storey mixed-use scheme comprising:

Up to 355 residential units 

Flexible ground and upper ground floor space for retail, restaurant/café, and office/co-working/workspace

High-quality amenity, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure and access works.

The Role

We are looking for a seasoned Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex, large-scale residential-led mixed-use schemes. As the No.1 on site, you will take full ownership of project delivery, reporting directly to the client’s Director.

You will:

Lead the project from site establishment through to completion.

Oversee consultants (with support from the client’s Technical Team), ensuring design keeps pace with contractor and procurement needs.

Manage governance and compliance in line with BSR Golden Thread obligations.

Drive programme, quality, cost, and health & safety performance.

Be supported by Site Managers and a Project QS.

Represent the client with authority, professionalism, and leadership throughout the scheme.

About You

A dynamic, hands-on leader who is equally comfortable rolling up sleeves or steering the full delivery programme.

Strong communicator with the authority to command respect and the professional demeanour to represent the client.

Proven experience managing schemes of comparable scale, complexity, and value.

Familiar with online document management systems (the client uses ACC, but experience with similar systems is sufficient).

Confident in managing multiple stakeholders, from consultants to subcontractors, while driving project success.

Able to operate with autonomy, while knowing when to draw on team support.

Why Apply

Lead one of the Midlands’ most significant redevelopment schemes.

Work with a supportive leadership team, while enjoying the autonomy of being the project lead.

Opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the client’s growing reputation in the region