Senior Project Manager/Project Director

Job Description

Senior Project Manager/Project Director - Major Regeneration & Development

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

Yorkshire or North East (with travel across the North East region)

Competitive salary + car allowance & benefit package

Permanent | Full-Time

Tempest Jones is partnering with a leading UK regeneration and development business to appoint a Senior Project Manager/Project Director to support the delivery of a portfolio of strategically important projects across the North East.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in some of the region's most significant regeneration and placemaking initiatives, including major mixed-use developments in Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland.

Working alongside senior development leadership, you will help drive projects from concept through planning, procurement and delivery, ensuring momentum is maintained, risks are managed proactively and complex stakeholder environments are successfully navigated. This is not a traditional project management role.

We are seeking an experienced delivery leader who can operate confidently across development, technical, commercial and stakeholder workstreams, helping to turn ambitious regeneration opportunities into deliverable projects.

The Role

The successful candidate will work closely with senior development colleagues, supporting the progression of major regeneration projects through key development and delivery milestones.

You will lead consultant teams, engage with contractors and public sector partners, manage project risks and dependencies, and ensure projects remain focused on achieving successful delivery outcomes.

Key responsibilities will include:

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• Leading complex regeneration and development projects through pre-construction and delivery phases

Supporting projects through planning, funding, procurement and delivery gateways

Driving performance across multidisciplinary consultant teams

Managing programme, cost, risk and quality objectives

Holding consultants and contractors accountable for delivery outcomes

Identifying and mitigating project risks, assumptions and critical dependencies

Preparing governance papers, project updates and board-level reporting

Building strong relationships with local authorities, investors, funding bodies and key stakeholders

Supporting the successful delivery of major mixed-use and regeneration schemes across the North East

About You

We are interested in speaking with candidates who have built their careers delivering complex development, regeneration or major project schemes and who are comfortable operating within highly visible stakeholder environments.

Suitable backgrounds could include:

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• Senior Project Manager, Development Manager or Project Director within a major developer

Associate Director or Director within a leading project management consultancy

Pre-Construction Director, Regional Director or senior operational leader from a major contractor

You will likely demonstrate:

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• Experience delivering projects typically valued between £20m and £150m+

Strong understanding of development, construction and project delivery

Experience working alongside public sector partners and funding organisations

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Strong commercial awareness and decision-making capability

The ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships

A proactive and delivery-focused approach to problem solving

Why Apply? xwzovoh

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• Work on some of the North East's most significant regeneration and mixed-use developments

Play a leading role in shaping major projects in Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead, and Sunderland

Influence projects from concept through to delivery

Join an experienced and highly respected development team

Work within a collaborative environment that values leadership, accountability and commercial thinking

Long-term project pipeline and excellent career development opportunities

The successful candidate will be based in Yorkshire or the North East and should be comfortable travelling regularly across the North East region.

For a confidential discussion or further details, please submit your CV or contact John at Tempest Jones directly on or email