Project Manager (Hiring Immediately)

As a Project Manager at Foster + Partners , you will play a pivotal role in the commercial, contractual, and operational management of architectural projects from appointment through to completion. Working closely with Partners, architects, clients, and consultants, you will help drive successful project outcomes, balancing commercial performance, risk management, and design excellence across a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects.

This role is ideal if you want to:

• Establish and maintain project execution plans, design schedule, and delivery strategies.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Lead projects from appointment through to successful completion.
• Play a key role in commercial, contractual, and operational decision-making.
• Influence project strategy, governance, and risk management.

What you will bring to the team:

• Significant project management experience within architecture, design, engineering, or professional consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of consultancy appointments and construction-related contracts.
• Experience managing project finances, budgets, forecasting, and commercial performance.
• A proven ability to identify and manage contractual and project risks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a solutions-focused mindset.
• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to support and challenge project teams constructively.

What we offer:

We offer a benefits package designed to help you thrive professionally and personally. This includes: private medical insurance for you and your family; life assurance; personal travel insurance; access to a range of wellbeing support, comprising virtual GP services, mental health support and lifestyle coaching; as well as discount programmes for various retailers. On our London campus, we have subsidised catering facilities and host regular social events, and sports activities, for everyone to enjoy.

To support you in building a meaningful career, the practice offers opportunities to develop both your technical and non-technical skills through continuous learning, professional development support, and knowledge sharing and insights from experienced colleagues.

If our designs spark your curiosity and you would like to contribute to solving complex challenges with local and global impact, we invite you to join our team. You’ll be challenged and inspired, collaborating on extraordinary projects in an environment designed to cultivate excellence.