Head of Project Management & Cost Consultancy

We are looking for a Head of Project Management and Cost Consultancy to lead our growing project management and cost consultancy practice.

This is a full time, permanent role with a base salary up to £80,000 dependent on experience.

About this role

Pennington Choices is a UK wide consultancy and surveying company working across the built environment. We have a unique opportunity to lead our established project management and cost consultancy team, as we embark on our next five year growth strategy.

The Head of Project Management and Cost Consultancy (PMCC) will be part of our senior leadership team. A technical expert in their field, we are also looking for somebody who has an entrepreneurial approach and can thrive in an agile and demanding environment whilst engaging and developing high performance teams to deliver the very highest standards to our clients.

This role would suit a senior project manager or cost consultant/ quantity surveyor in construction (or similar) who is looking for a leadership role in a growing company, with significant development potential, and a great benefits package.

Role Objectives

Growth strategy - work alongside the Professional Services Director to develop and deliver the business strategy and plan for PMCC, aligned to overall organisational strategy objectives.

Leadership - leading the PMCC teams, developing technical competence and capability to ensure services are delivered to the highest standards. Recruit and build capacity to meet our growth ambitions.

Client relationship management - build and maintain strong trusted partnerships with our clients, advising at a strategic level to ensure successful delivery of client objectives.

Project delivery – lead and support delivery of key client projects. Commercial and operational performance – achieve agreed performance targets in line with key business objectives.

Business development – work with the sales and marketing teams to drive new enquiries, support tender development and drive growth.

Key skills and experience

• Chartered status (RICS/ CIOB/ APM or equivalent).


• Proven project management and cost consultancy/ quantity surveying experience, meeting, and exceeding targets.


• Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of an organisation, including executive and C-level.


• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.


• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.


• Demonstrable experience of utilising data and analytics as a means of improvement and measurement of performance.


• Excellent commercial acumen.


• Degree or equivalent experience and/or education. About you We are looking for someone that:


• Is bright, driven, high-energy, dynamic, robust and action oriented – someone who makes things happen at pace.


• Is an entrepreneur – agile, with a strong personal drive to deliver operational and business success.


• Can identify, engage, and develop a high performing internal and external team, creating an environment and leading an agenda that people want to follow.


• Is a problem solver, with a can-do attitude, focused on pro-active anticipation, a confident decision maker, able to make tough calls and deliver decisive action.


• An innovative thinker, able to show where they have taken ownership of multiple, operationally complex projects and delivered exceptional outputs.


• Is a clear and engaging communicator and excellent networker and has strong stakeholder management & relationship skills.


• Is comfortable to thrive in an agile, demanding, and accountable environment. Able to bring real energy to embrace the opportunity – a ‘stand-up’ professional individual on top of their game.


• Has an ability to implement Continuous Improvement Strategies and has a natural inclination to do so.

Personal traits/ competency traits:

• Positive and energetic disposition.


• An inspirational and confident leader who gets things done in a smooth and controlled manner.


• High degree of honesty, integrity, and work ethic.


• Demonstrable ability to effectively delegate and manage a diverse team.


• Ability to easily develop and maintain professional relationships and act collaboratively whilst balancing business risks.


• A team player and team builder must be honest and present data led/ evidence-based information. Look for what is best for the business as a whole and how to support.


• A mentor, must be engaging and able to bring people into the team and onto the journey.


• Very organised – prepares and plans for every eventuality. Is a robust character that can ensure targets are met. They must build credible programmes and cost plans.


• Promotes and welcomes innovation and judges ideas and concepts on their merits. We are doing things differently, so they will help drive our vision and expand upon it.


• Strong attention to detail is essential to ensure no area of this role is under served.


• Hands-on approach to carrying out the role and its responsibilities along with a flexible attitude to getting involved in all manner of work is absolutely an essential requirement.


• Passionate about the customer and the strive for excellence.