Associate Director - Project Management

Associate Director - Project Management
Industrial & Commercial Development
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid working)
Salary: Up to £90,000 + bonus + comprehensive benefits

The Opportunity
We are partnering with a well-established and growing construction consultancy to appoint an Associate Director within its Project Management division, supporting the delivery and growth of a market-leading industrial and commercial development portfolio.
This is a senior appointment for an experienced project management professional who is ready to step into a leadership role combining client ownership, team leadership, and strategic input, alongside hands-on oversight of complex development projects.
You will work closely with Director-level colleagues, acting as a trusted advisor to developers, investors, and occupiers, while helping shape the future direction of the Project Management offering across the Midlands and wider UK.

The Role
As Associate Director, you will operate at both strategic and delivery level, with responsibility for leading major commissions, developing client relationships, and contributing to the commercial success of the business.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of large-scale industrial, logistics, and commercial development projects, from early feasibility through design, construction, and handover.
• Acting as a senior client interface and trusted advisor, managing long-term relationships with developer and investor clients.
• Providing strategic leadership across programme, risk, governance, and commercial performance.
• Advising clients on procurement routes, delivery strategies, and development risk.
• Managing, mentoring, and developing project managers and senior project managers within the team.
• Contributing to business development, including client pitches, fee proposals, and repeat business generation.
• Supporting Directors in shaping service delivery, best practice, and regional growth strategies.
• Ensuring consistently high standards of delivery, compliance, and commercial awareness across all projects.

About You
This role is ideally suited to a senior project management professional operating at Senior PM / Associate level, looking to step into an Associate Director position with broader leadership and commercial responsibility.

You are likely to have:

• A degree in Construction Project Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience delivering industrial, logistics, or commercial development projects, within a consultancy or client-side environment.
• A strong track record of leading complex, high-value development programmes.
• Excellent knowledge of construction processes, procurement strategies, and contract administration (JCT / NEC).
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management capability, including mentoring and team development.
• Chartered status (RICS, CIOB, APM, or equivalent).
• A commercial mindset and the confidence to operate at senior client and board level.

What's On Offer

• A genuine Associate Director role with a clear pathway to Director.
• Competitive salary (up to £90,000) plus bonus and comprehensive benefits.
• Exposure to high-profile industrial and commercial development schemes.
• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements.
• A collaborative consultancy environment with real influence and autonomy.